b'has the power for casting a bait with 4-5oz sinker out over 80m+.I have been fishing with a Tica Kazumi 3-piece surfcaster for several years and this 4.5m (14ft 7) slim blank designed rod, achieves long casts and being so lightweight, they are good on the back to hold for prolonged periods of fishing.Tica surf rods range between $400 - $800 depending on the model.The Tica Kazumi blanks feature a light tip that is sensitive for feeling those subtle bites in the surf, and a swell palm for better grip.BRAID & SHOCK LEADERSFor the fixed spool (spin) reel which should be ideally between 800012000 sizes, you should also respool it with braid, which really has so many advantages for surfcasting, and it will also give you a much longer cast due to its thin diameter over monofilament.Select braid between 20-40lb and I prefer to use 30lb as this still provides a good cast and has the power to deal with unwanted The writer with a solid 50cm+ snapper taken on the North Kaipara on the Tica surfcaster with favoured overcast conditions at low tide.rays and sharks to land quickly.If0.370mm to 50lb / 0.570mm), so you are lucky enough to hook ayou will get a much smaller knot kingie off the beach (which happenstied to the mainline (braid).The often in Godzone), then you also havetidier knot means less friction on better fire power to play and land it. the guides when cast, so you get For a shock leader which is amore distance, and I favour the must have to prevent busts offAll-Bright knot for a top connection.generated by the force of casting onThe heavier 50lb line is tied at the surfcasters, I recommend Sunlineend to the swivel of your ledger Castest Tapered Leader.The linerig so your 4oz or 5oz breakout comes in 15m lengths and starts outsinker wont break off from the with the lighter weight (e.g. 20lb /high force generated by your cast. /FISHINGINGODZONE39'