Hi all, I went to my local store and bought a Star Aerial rod. Its 5ft 6inch and it a jigging rod. Its like the shimano Trevala that's also a jigging rod but my new star is rated extra heavy with huge Fuji guides and its a 50-200lb class.
I put a penn battle 8000 with 600 yards of 40lb power pro. Whatcha yall think. This rod was "high sticked" at the shop and it bent very, very, well and its extremely impressive. So I called Star rods themselves and talked to a designer, rod expert and he said from the shore it will pull in the sharks and big boys with ease. He said its very very strong.
has anyone had experience with this rod. It also is fighting belt ready for the gimbale 
Just in case anyone wants to look it up heres the model number and specs: star aerial jigging exjs56xh 5'6"
braided line line weight 50-200lb
jig weight 160-325g
mono weight 40-100
lure weight 5-12oz
Like I said, this rod is a beast!!
11 views so far and no reply? Man im bummed out 
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You might want something heavier than 40lb for the beach, sand is really hard on braid.
Maybe 65-100lb
Rod sounds fun though
Thank you batrayz for the reply. I might step up the line but figured if I played the drag good 40lb would be good. On my 9/0 on a star rod I use 50lb mono aand I hear the 40lb braid is stronger
Thank you batrayz for the reply. I might step up the line but figured if I played the drag good 40lb would be good. On my 9/0 on a star rod I use 50lb mono aand I hear the 40lb braid is stronger
You and batrayz are talking about two different things. 40lb may take more pounds of pressure to break compared to 50lb mono, but it's brittle and the abrasion of getting dragged along the sandy bottom can cause it to fail. This is one of the major reasons guys do a mono top on their line.
well good news, The new little jigging rod held up like a champ. It is a strong lil bastard
Jigging rods have a soft tip which is great if you want to hold bottom with a sinker. They have a a lot of bend which is difficult to set the hook but they do have a lot of backbone.
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This is a photo of a 225g rod on a kingfish. I think you will need a 500g rod.
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That seems like a funny combination to me. Especially for a battle. I use my battle more for surf fishing. I would never set it up for a shark. I have a 7 foot star rod 30 lbs. I use with a 6500 spinfisher. 30 lb braid. I use it for small blacktips or when the big jacks ar hitting. Your rod seems pretty short for leverage in casting. Might be good off bridge for grouper etc.
Ftmyersjack, I kayak my baits out and the rod holds up great. I put a bell on the top sit in the sand and wait to hear it ringing
So far so good