b'Editor Matt Hewetson headed outin fish through the surf and plentyyour hand placement is the same west to surfcast using the new Ticaof drag to put the hurt on big fishfor every cast.The Kazumi is Giant on Northlands Ripiro Beach. such as rays and sharks to getrated for casting 100-250gm (ideal your line back.A quality handlefor the 4-5oz breakout sinkers), that is easy to grip with constantand this rod is fitted with light wet hands is also a must for me. weight low rider guides which The new Giant G10000 from Ticahelp make the rod very light in is one such reel that meets mythe hand, weighing only 540gm.requirements and I happily tookBack to the new reel and giving one recently on a west coast tripit a good once over, I liked the to test and paired it with my Ticasmooth powerful carbon drag Kazumi Gold Medal rod that haswashers and the 5RRB, shielded proven to be a top surf rod over theball bearings.The large, forged past 2-3 years.This 4.5m 3-piecealuminium spool is designed to slim line blank rod features a hybridprovide a slow oscillation to improve tip of high-strength graphite forline lay on the spool by a slower up more power and accurate casting. and down stroke. This also reduces While the rod butt features a handyfriction when line flows out to help ergonomic palm swell to ensureachieve a longer distance casting.The new Tica Giant is a well-built surf reel with long spool for improved casting and quick 5.2:1 retrieve with 15kg of max drag!H aving started out surfcasting as a teen, I still love my surfcasting, and I want good gear that will stand up to the ultimate test of fishing in the surf.A quality surfcasting reel should have a few key points that I consider for my fishing, the first is a decent sized spool to hold 300m+ braid that I like to fish with and help achieve long casts.The second is a good rate of retrieval for cranking/FISHINGINGODZONE67'