b'were fishing, I was confidenton the first cast it happened!he would get a trevallyAfter dispatching the trev or snapper. to the bin, I continued to fish I rigged up the 6/0 recurvewith the new Penn and lost hook with fresh tuatua,a fish and landed another wrapped it with cotton andtrevally.The next morning, advised that I would cast firstI got up early to do a solo up and he could hold my rodmission fishing low tide at while I threw his out.Thendawn and scored another he could cast his own line totwo trevally and a nice learn after that.I waded out45cm snapper.and threw a good cast overThe reels handle is great to 100m out, I set the breakouthold while cranking in line, sinker and walked back intothe large circle knob gives the shallows to give him mygreat grip especially when you rod.I had just thrown outconstantly have wet hands Trevally cant resisthis rod when I heard him yellstanding in the surf.The line fresh tuatua baits whenout and saw my Powerplaycrank is 112cm per turn of the surfcasting out west.bending hard in his hands! handle, so you can keep up He had a big smile on hiswith the waves to keep your TEST ON RIPIRO BEACH Northland and I was gettingface as I yelled out to walkline tight on a fish.Early in the New Year, Inice, long casts over 100mbackwards while reeling toPriced at only $225, the paired the reel to my trustyalong the beach. keep the pressure on the fish,Penn Battle III 8000 HS offers Kilwell Powerplay which is myI had brought my eldestI suspected it was a good trevgreat value and versatility favourite surf rod.The reel isson Christian along fishingand they can throw the hookfor surfcasting, jigging or quite heavy which might putand promised him a fish.Heeasily with their soft mouths. top water fishing. It should some anglers off at first, but Iadvised you cant guaranteeChristian took a few minutesprove to be a workhorse for dont mind this on my heavierthat dad!With a calmingto land a beautiful yellow- anglers looking for a solid spin Kilwell rod.The combo feltwest coast sea, a New Moongold trevally that was aboutreel and I think Ive found a solid and I had a few practisephase, and plenty of tuatua2.5kg, he was chuffed.Well,suitable replacement for my casts on Ripiro Beach, offon the sand bank that weI said you would get a fish andaging Fin Nor.FIGZKey SpecsPENN BATTLE III 8000 HS+Ratio: 5.3:1+Capacity:0.41mm braid / 470m +Max Drag: 13.6kg+RRP: $225The 8000-sized reel feels solid, is well-built and up to the task as a reliable surfcasting reel.We love the big, round handle for grip in the surf. /FISHINGINGODZONE75'