Slinging Metal - What rod/reel do you use?

[Sandcrab]

When the blues are in town and hitting metal far out, what type of rod and reel setup do you use? I'm looking into building a conventional rod this Winter for catching those fish far out.

Any recommendations for a rod/reel (conventional only) setup? I intend on casting 1-4 ounce metal - Stingsilvers, Crippled Herrings, Krok-L-Dyles, etc...

[Sandcrab]

I know you have a metal-slinging setup. You have a Penn 525 Mag - correct? How do you like it? What type of rod do you use? I'm looking into the Lamiglas or All Star rod blanks...

[markedwards]

sandcrab you might want to look at the allstar 1565 its 13 ft long and rated for 1-4 with 2-3 being the sweet spot and it'll cast metals out of sight.ask longranger he's seen it.

[Sandcrab]

How heavy is the rod?

[markedwards]

i think finished mine wieghs around 6 oz.

[Digger]

1565 That's one metal slinging rod.
I'm on a budget so I use a Diawa Sealine-X 10 footer for those duties.

[sand flea]

I just started using a 12-foot Okuma Solaris for throwing 3-5 oz. of weight. It flings a spoon a country mile.

[markedwards]

that okuma is next on my list but not for slinging metals.

[Cdog]

I use a Star Nicklelite rated 4-8oz but really is a 2-6oz.Matched up with a Abu 6500c3. Loved it for casting but didn't know how well it would handle a bigger fish. Found out Sat with 2 nice stripers in 30 min. :D

[LongRanger]

SandCrab,
I like the Penn International Vengeance for 2 and 3 ounces (it’s rated up to 4oz.). But, I use a Zziplex Power-tex Bass for 4 ounces. Both rods are very smooth and send a sinker long way in the right conditions. I also like Mark’s Breakaway just don’t happen to own one.

[Sandcrab]

Still looking around...