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Originally Posted by Nebe
IMO rod action is less important than the hook shank size when casting eels- a narrower hook like a gamagatsu octopus hook will rip out while a beefy hook like a gamagatsu live bait will hold true no matter what the blank.
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respectfully disagree my dear surfhogness
last year, 1201 m in the shop- for a retape on the cork
took out my rogue 905, with gami live bait hooks
threw 6 out of 8 eels to the abyss, and was not trying to load the rod, kind of like that super fast loomis action
i know what your saying eben, but if you don't want to lollygag a snake out there and really put some ass into a cast, you need the rod to load for you and a fast rod will not be helping as much as the "right rod" for the situation
getting back to the point though, live baits with a fatter shank does help more