Hello I am thinking of buying the Daiwa Sealine-x/Interline Combo Any good .thanks.

Sorry I forgot can you use it from a pier ,can you cast it thanks.

The Sealines are pretty solid reels, but what is this Interline? You said it's a daiwa combo so I'm assuming it's some Daiwa rod. Sounds pretty cheez. Big 5 combos are not the way to go. There are very few companies that make rods equally well as they make reels. Penn- good reels, $hitty rods. Shimano- great reels, some decent rods. Daiwa- good reels, $hitty rods. Get the point? Normally companies specialize in either rods or reels, and don't put much effort into the other one (rod or reel, depending on what they specialize in). So, any combo you buy is sacrificing either the rod (usually) or the reel. Daiwa for instance makes pretty good reels, but their rods are $hit. If you're concerned with money, which I'm assuming you are, buy a corsair and a cheap all star, lamiglas, calstar or seeker or something. Don't skimp on the rod, it's tougher to get a rod fixed or replaced than it is to get a reel fixed or replaced. Cheap rods are also usually more easily broken than reels. You break that Daiwa rod in half, bummer, you get to buy a new one. You break that Daiwa reel, learn how to fix it, or take it to a tackle shop, 15 bucks, back in business. What are you using this setup for? Pier fishing? You asked if Sealines can cast- uh, yes they can. I'm a little confused about that question, but yes they can cast. If you only need a pier setup, go for the cheap stuff, you're not going to be putting much stress on it anyway. If you're going to get serious and fish it on party boats, or buy yourself a float tube, or something like that, you'll catch bigger fish and use it for more applications and will thus need a higher quality rod, but for mackerel fishing off the pier, it doesn't matter.
-Brian

Brian the Interline is the rod w/ only one guide. The line travels through the blanks. I've only seen a few in use, and they were all owned by the same person. They seem like they'd be nice in the fight, but I've heard that the tip loads up w/ water and the casting degenerates. I'd shy away from them myself. I can't afford the $100+ experiment. I am a big fan of the Diawa reel though. I only have one now, but will have another by next month. They are a solid reel, that casts very well.

Give us more info and we can be of more help. How will you use it? Bait, or rubber? What lb. test? how often? Stiff or Loose? Fast or slow action?

Amish Ed

Oh yeah, those ones. I can't see a rod blank being very strong with that design. Worth a shot I guess.
-Brian

Well I'll be using 20-30 lb test and a median rod.In seacliff(a pier in middle california).thanks

O I forgot agan sorry Ill be using live bait and a drift rig. thanks


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All I want is a big @%%^& halibut.
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Get an Allstar Western Inshore Series, 8' rated 15-40#, w/ Aftco Light Weight Roller Guides.

Amish Ed

Interline rods totally suck. Why do tackle companies insist on trying "new" ideas every so often. Someone came out with this interline s**t in the 80's and it didn't catch on then either. Anyway they are a pain to thread the line through, the tip does load up with water, they cast like you put thick grease on your guides, etc., etc. - don't be fooled by the hype. Simple is best - why do you think Calcuttas are so great?

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You can't catch tomorrow what you kill today - please practice catch and release.

Well which reel rod do you guy recomend I'm looking at the penn gs series, shimano speedmaster,Daiwa sealine saltwater and the okuma titus reels.Which one do you guy recomend with witch rod.I'll be at seacliff using live bait on drift rig.thanks agan

What's your budget? Tell me how much you want to spend for the rod and the reel, and I'll tell you what to buy.
-Brian

This will be my first reel that is not a spinner im thinking no more than $250 for both reel and rod.thanks

If I understand this corectly, you want a rod/reel for fishing halibut w/ a drift rig. Go with a 7' rod, my personal prefrence is the calstar 700L grafiter series. This will cost you between $115 (if you build it yourself) all the way to $200+ (if you get it custom wrapped). I recomend building it yourself, you can cut down on cost and you get exactlty what you want. For the reel I would recomend the diawa sealine series. The SL30 or SL40 would be excelent reels. Another choice is the penn gs series. I have a gs 535 on my 700L. Both of these reels are in the $120-$140 price range. So if you build the calstar it will be under $115 and the reel at $140 equals $255.

Ok I will throw in my .02 here
I'm not totally clear either on exactly what you are going to be using the rod for, but I would buy something 8 foot or more. If there is one all around combo for ocean fishing that you will get more use out of than anything else, it's the calstar 900XL with a calcutta 400S. Yeah you are going to go over budget but you now have the rod you will always want when you buy anything else. You could buy an All Star inshore rod, or a Graphite USA, or a Graphtec and those would all be ok too, but the more you get into it, the more you are just going to want a 900XL. As for reels, you could buy a Newell, or a small Penn, or a Sealine, and those would all be ok too, but it's the same story. The Calcutta 400S is what you will ultimately want.
So I don't know how helpful that is, but if I was you I would just save my money another month or two and pick up the dream combo. The fishin' isn't that good right now anyway =)

You could probably even get away with the 700ML, it's a little beefier than the 700L and is made for 20-30 pound line. Awesome rod. I don't fish the Sealines, but I hear lots of folks saying good about em. I've also heard lots of folks talking bad about em. I just think they feel cheap. They dog spring is cheez, it's super small, and often craps out. One of the most important gears is plastic. I think you can get a metal replacement, but why spend the extra money/effort when you can buy one with the proper parts already? I'd suggest the 700ML, you could get that built for 150, or cheaper. Go cork tape, it's the cheapest handle material. For the reel, look into a little Newell. Like a 300 series. They're easy to cast, so you can learn easily. Also, look at Abu Garcia's, they're probably one of the best beginner's baitcasters.
-Brian

Won't be that cheap if you build it unless you've got connections with calstar. That blank runs around 80 bucks. Add to that hypalon, reel seat, guides, not to mention the tools, thread, and glue/finish a newbie will need. I'd guess a bare min of $130 and probably more like $150 for him to build one himself. All that extraneous stuff ads up.

Considering Kevin's situation and purpose for the rod, I'd suggest going with a cheaper fiberglass Seeker or even Ugly Stik Tiger BWC2200 rod. Those things are decent, durable rods for around 55 bucks from Bass Pro Shops and probaly close to that at Wal-Mart. A buddy of mine has landed numerous threshers and yellowtail on his Ugly Stiks.

For the reel, that penn 525GS has been on sale very cheap for around $80 at www.bigfishtackle.com and that would work great for fishing halibut. So that's my suggestion for ya Kevin. For around 145$ you'd have a decent first rig that you'll be able to cast and is still heavy enough to eventually use on 1/2 or 3/4 day boat.

So that'd be my pick: Ugly Stik Tiger BWC 2200 (7' 12-30# line) paired with a Penn 525 GS.

Get the more expensive stuff when you get more into the sport. And stay away from those interline rods. Interesting concept, but if it casts better than a rod with guides, it defys physics.

Good luck,
Adam

Hey leapin bass do you go to pierfishing.com

Same guy.

Don't know about the rod and costs but I'd go with the Daiwa SL30SH reel.