Advice on new rods

[CJ BRIBIE]

Currently looking at expanding my quiver of rods while I have the money to do so. Looking at a bass/bream racks and structure rod for all round use (topwater/pink grubbing/plastics/hardbodies), as well as a heavier plastics rod for big flatties, jewies and snapper casting up to 1/2oz max. Looking for any advice on what you use or what you'd buy; hoping not to go as top end as another megabass, looking more towards td commanders and down. What I've found

Bass/structure/racks rod:
- black label 641lxs 4-10lb 1/32-3/8
- harrier 641lxs 4-10lb 1/32-3/8

Jew/Snapper rod:
- commander armouraider 3-6kg 4-12g
- nitro baby viper 3-6kg 9-40g

Leaning towards the commander armouraider for the heavier setup and the harrier if it's just a blinged up version of the black label. Open to other suggestions!

[seanh]

They are all good rods but I reckon the Amouraider would be a great rod.

[Station49]

Just picked up an armouraider on the weekend for the same task. Havent fished it yet, but it feels brilliant.

[snagsbream]

Wondering if you ended up grabbing the Black Label 641LXS and can give some feedback?
Cheers

[chris268]

The Armouraider seems like a good rod. I was looking at getting this for a heavier estuary outfit.
One question though - what on earth is a 1 and a half piece rod?

[Green Hornet]

Originally Posted by chris268

The Armouraider seems like a good rod. I was looking at getting this for a heavier estuary outfit.
One question though - what on earth is a 1 and a half piece rod?

A rod where the join is down low, generally at the front of the foregrip.

[CJ BRIBIE]

Originally Posted by snagsbream

Wondering if you ended up grabbing the Black Label 641LXS and can give some feedback?
Cheers

Ended up getting the harrier, but had a decent play with the black label and can say it's a very nice rod, nice fast action for plastics and fairly stiff through the bottom 3/4. A perfect bass rod, slightly softer than the harrier and possibly a better allround rod, but I took the blingier approach with the harrier

[snagsbream]

Originally Posted by CJ BRIBIE

Ended up getting the harrier, but had a decent play with the black label and can say it's a very nice rod, nice fast action for plastics and fairly stiff through the bottom 3/4. A perfect bass rod, slightly softer than the harrier and possibly a better allround rod, but I took the blingier approach with the harrier

Awesome mate, how do you rate the Harrier? Catching any?

I like the sound of the black label. I want something to ping lightly weighted plastics in tight to structure out of the yak. Does being 6'4 reduce casting distance much?

[CJ BRIBIE]

Haven't had a great deal of time to use it yet but from the time I've spent with it in hand I rate it very highly! Absolutely love the thing, if you can get one at a good price I'd go it over the black label for snag bashing for bass etc. and I find 6'4 to be ideal for around structure; giving you both length and accuracy without hampering casting distance or pin point casting too much

[snagsbream]

Originally Posted by CJ BRIBIE

Haven't had a great deal of time to use it yet but from the time I've spent with it in hand I rate it very highly! Absolutely love the thing, if you can get one at a good price I'd go it over the black label for snag bashing for bass etc. and I find 6'4 to be ideal for around structure; giving you both length and accuracy without hampering casting distance or pin point casting too much

Awesome mate. What reel and line are you using? I might throw some PE 0.5 on a 2004 Daiwa. The rod is so light and small that I don't want to put a 2500 on it.

ALSO any idea how the Gen Black Pinster compares to these? Roughly the same line rating, but they describe it as a light hardbody rod. You can use it for whatever you like, but I'm hoping it's best suited to lightly weighted plastics in structure. Even surface lures near racks and sharp stuff?

[CJ BRIBIE]

Originally Posted by snagsbream

Awesome mate. What reel and line are you using? I might throw some PE 0.5 on a 2004 Daiwa. The rod is so light and small that I don't want to put a 2500 on it.

ALSO any idea how the Gen Black Pinster compares to these? Roughly the same line rating, but they describe it as a light hardbody rod. You can use it for whatever you like, but I'm hoping it's best suited to lightly weighted plastics in structure. Even surface lures near racks and sharp stuff?

Haven't bought a specific reel for the rod yet but am happy running my 2000S Vanquish with 0.8 PE line, a combo for dragging those big bass and bream from snags and racks

Haven't played with the pinster for a while so can't comment on that one sorry mate

[snagsbream]

Good stuff mate anyway. Show us some fish you get with the Harrier