N
ot all surf rods 
appear the same.  
Many inexperienced 
surfcasters just 
think that bigger 
is better, and this 
is not so when it 
comes to looking 
for a quality surf rod that will 
deliver longer casts, hook fish and 
serve the angler well over time.
I can remember the old one-piece 
fibreglass rods from the seventies 
and eighties that my grandad and 
uncles used, which were then 
passed onto me in my teens.  They 
were usually 12ft long and heavy, 
they were built to last and you could 
get a decent cast on them, but they 
were light years behind the latest 
surf rods we have available now.
Most of the surfcasters available 
now are either two or three-piece 
models and built on slim line blanks, 
which are very lightweight and so 
much easier to cast and fish with 
all day long.  The latest rods also 
have low rider guides which are 
suited for reels spooled with braid, 
this means you get even more 
distance over heavier mono lines.
TWO-PIECE OR THREE-PIECE
The surf rods sold in the tackle 
shops are typically offered as either 
two-piece or three-piece rods, 
and it is rare to find a one-piece 
surf rod these days.  Travelling 
with long 14ft+ rods is difficult 
so breaking down a surfcaster is 
best and it doesn’t really affect 
your casting as some may think.
The writer readies to cast with his 
4.5m Tica Kazumi surf rod, a slim 
line blank designed rod featuring 
low rider guides suited for braid.
 /FISHINGINGODZONE  55

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