fishingworld.com.au | March 2015 | 47OST fishos would have a 2-4kg spin outfit in their
quiver. Ideal for a range of fishing scenarios
from estuary, freshwater and even light saltwater
use, a 2-4kg stick covers much of the fishing most
of us do. This combo from Abu Garcia is a great
example of your t ypical 2-4kg outfit. Featuring a
Veritas 702SPL rod (two-piece, seven feet in
length) and a Orra S30 spin reel, this outfit is both
affordable and practical. I’ve been using a test
outfit for the past several months. Spooled with 6lb
FireLine, it’s proved a great all round set-up. I’ve
used it to catch Murray cod, EPs, bass, flat ties,
salmon and bream. The rod itself has proven light
and sensitive while possessing enough backbone
to enable decent casting performance and good
fish fighting abilit y. It’s the sort of rod that works
across a range of fishing applications – I’ve used it
as a sof t plastics stick, a bait rod and while casting
hard-bodies, metals and small poppers/stickbaits.
It features “nanotechnology”, which the boffins at
Abu say “manipulates graphite at an atomic level
for improved compression strength (by introducing)
nano particles to the resin that binds fishing rods. This nano enhanced
resin supports and bolsters graphite fibres by surrounding them with
nano-spheres creating a stronger bond and increasing the compression
strength of the blank”. As well as the nanotechnology, the rod sports
st ylish white and black livery, Fuji “K” guides, an Abu designed “Extreme
Exposure” reel seat (which provides increased blank contact for extra
sensitivit y), E VA grips and a handy Texas rig st yle hook keeper. Being twopiece, the rod is easily transportable. Teamed with the Orra S30 reel,
which features seven bearings and carries well over 200m of 6lb braid,
the Veritas has impressed me as being the sort of outfit you use more than
you realise. It’s certainly earned itself a place on my boat.
See http://www.abugarcia-fishing.com.au for more details. Your local tackle
shop should have products on display.
By Jim HarnwellM
TESTED ABU GARCIA VERITAS & ORRA COMBO GREAT ALL ROUNDER!
Jim uses his test
Veritas 702SPL /
Orra S30 combo all
the time, including
when jigging
plastics for South
Coast EPs.
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