b"I got a smallThe writer with the 6-7kgwell bent, but it still had snapper that was taken onpower to lift the snappers hit and struck,the new Tica combo andhead up and the Tempest had then the weightreleased to breed. ample drag to stop it from reaching cover in the nearby came on and thereef. After a good fight we had little reel sung as thethe estimated 6-7kg snapper beat beside the boat and after Sunline 15lb braidquick photos, it was released took off at a goodand filmed on the Go-Pro as it swam away.rate of speed! In summary, the reel is exceptionally light weight, On our first casts usingwith smooth drag and good Z-man softbaits, we bothretrieve.While the longer hooked up instantly!Two fatrod enables long casts, works pannies and we proceededlures well and offers plenty to fill the bin with fish in theof power. The Tica Tempest 1.5-2.5kg range over the nextTT2500 has a RRP of $199.99 hour.The Tempest was goingand the Kazumi Spin 8' well, the drag smooth and the2-piece rod is RRP $109.99.rod achieving long casts withThis combo offers good value just a flick of the rod.I couldfor just over $300 for avid set the hook effortlessly andlure fishing anglers looking the pan sized snapper werefor a lighter set. The reel easily dispatched. also comes with a 10-year I was hoping for a biggerwarranty.FIGZsnapper to really test the combo out and after Craig had earlier landed and released a solid 75cm (17lb) fish, I knewKey Specsthey were around.A heavy fish soon hit the softbaitTICA TEMPEST TT2500and it stayed down, but it+Ratio: 5.2:1felt different to a snapper?+Capacity: PE #1 (8kg)/200mI was sure it was a trevally+Max Drag: 5kgwith vibrating line, and tight+Weight: 255gmcircles, it soon proved to be+RRP: $199.99a nice trev which measured 53cm and was put on ice.It was nearing slack tide in the middle of the day, not the best bite time, so we decided to have one last cast by the white water before heading in.I had changed to my favourite 5 Atomic Sunrise Z-Man and flicked it out near the rocks working it back.I got a small hit and struck, then the weight came on and the little reel sung as the Sunline 15lb braid took off at a good rate of speed!This was the fish I was hoping for and I pumped the rod gainingThe little 2500 Tica has a max line on the reel in betweendrag of 5kg with capacity for the short runs.The rod was200m of PE #1.0 braid line. /FISHINGINGODZONE73"