b'After meeting Danielhigh-end fishing series andshrink-rubber handles for aup and into the bin was Eisenhut at the boat show whowith extra layers of high- firm grip and it also comesthe start of some epic late is the NZ based distributorquality carbon tape, thewith a nice, padded neoprenespring fishing.who lives in the South Island.Irods are 20% stronger thanrod bag for protection. Over the next couple of was eager to get my hands oncomparable rods. The rod looked strong andhours, we caught our limit some of their tackle to assessI noticed when thealthough quite long at 2.15mof fish, and the Adrenalin and Daniel soon organisedrod arrived that qualityor just over 7ft, which is longcombo got a good the Adrenalin Medium S400components are used onfor a jigging rod, it appealedworkout.The blank had jig rod and Adrenalin 6500the rod with Fuji reel seat,as a rod that could be usedtoo much grunt for the spin combo for us.The BalzerUnderwound Fuji Alconitefor jigging or heavy softbaits3-4kg snapper and easily Adrenalin range is their topguides, divided Duplon andin deeper water for kingfishaccounted for the rat or big snapper.It also wouldkingfish, I was hoping to suit as a light stick baiting setland a larger fish, but we A healthy bin of snapper caught in only two hourstoo, so it has good multi- couldnt find them with of fishing when using the test combo. use options. so many snapper eagerly The Adrenalin 6500 reel istaking the jigs under compact and has 5-doublethe baitfish.sealed stainless-steel bearings,Overall, the 2-piece plus one needle bearing, withrod blank is strong with a housing made from torsion- a nice tip to work jigs proof duraluminium withup to 400gm but also at carbon-fibre drag discs thatthe lighter end of around provide an impressive 15kg100gm.The 6500 sized drag power. reel is a good match offering a smooth drag BOI TEST and 5.5:1 retrieve with The combo certainly hasplenty of drag on call if a the features to take onbig kingfish grabbed serious fish and I plannedyour lure.While the a trip to the Bay of Islandslonger rod enables good in early December to targetcasts, works lures well and the schooling snapper andoffers oodles of power. I hopefully find a few kingfishwould recommend this to test it on.The weatherset for inshore fishing and forecast wasnt looking greatthe perfect combo for the as we launched at sunrise inHauraki Gulf, for anglers Waitangi and headed out intoto switch between the bay.The rising northerlylighter (100-140gm) winds were causing a sloppysnapper jigs or larger sea and not many boats hadmechanical jigs (200-dared to venture out, but300gm) for kingfish.we were on a mission andThe combo comes with with gannets diving and the24 months warranty. Also sounder showing a loadedavailable in Adrenalin screen of baitfish, we knew theLight 135 and Adrenalin predators should be close by. Medium 250.FIGZOn the first drop using a 120gm Fish Fingers jig, a solid fish grabbed it and peeledKey Specsline.It put up a short fight and I called it for a rat kingfish and sure enough a 70cmBALZER ADRENALIN hoodlum was soon at the boat,MEDIUM S 400unhooked and released.The+Length: 70.5 (2.15m) 2-pcnext drop and a fish took it on+Action: medium+Weight: 365gmthe bottom as I lifted working+Lure Weight: 120-400gmthe jig, the tell-tale nods of a+RRP $375 (reel $370)nice 3kg snapper which came/FISHINGINGODZONE69'