Rod Kali Kunnan Shangrila 45º Torzite Test

If you want to buy a rod for Surf-Casting the first thing you should know is that it will practically become an extension of your own arm.
There are rods specially manufactured for the practice of this type of fishing and that have special characteristics.

MATERIAL
The main options to consider are centered on two: carbon and fiberglass.
Carbon is the favorite choice of anglers because it offers much lighter and easier to cast rods. It also allows us a faster recovery to improve our casts.
THE LENGTH
It must be long enough, ranging over 4.5 meters.
In any case, the most important thing is that the rod is comfortable when casting. A comfort that must always be subordinated to the need for the cast to reach the back line of the breaker of the waves, if we want to obtain any result in this type of fishing.
The place where we are going to develop the fishing is another variable to take into account because if we fish from the shore of the beach, the best will be long and powerful rods, about 3.80 to 4.20 meters long with an action of 8 to 10, with which we can overcome the line of the breaker. If we fish from cliffs or breakers, the rods can be somewhat shorter, in order to facilitate the casting maneuver from our fishing spot between the protruding rocks.
Telescopic or plug rod? The first thing to know is that both options are, as far as mechanical characteristics are concerned, very similar, allowing us very similar casts in any case (as long as they have the same type of carbon, the same action and the same length).

THE POWER
The rods for this type of fishing are extremely resistant, in order to support the great weights of some pieces that we will have the opportunity to lift on occasion.
But this resistance cannot be, in any case, against flexibility; so much so that any expert will tell you that it is essential that the rod we use in Surf Casting can be bent along its entire length.

THE ACTION
The most used size in our country is 4.5 meters, and with an action of 100 - 200 grams. This is because it is the most versatile model and the one that best adapts to any fishing condition.
When selecting the action of our rod, we must choose between three different options

• Tip action: the one in which only the end parts of the rod work, i.e. the tip. This type of action requires a very fast reaction, which means an immediate and precise strike. It is suitable for very long casts and for anglers who have a fairly refined technique to obtain a good performance from the rod
• Semi-parabolic or semi-rigid action, suitable for any type of casting distance
• Parabolic action: rods that work along their entire length, allowing casting small weights at more than acceptable distances. It requires that we act with certain anticipation with respect to the moment of the bite, since it presents certain delay in the nailing. It is a good action for medium distances, since it requires a minimum effort to cast. For all these reasons it is undoubtedly the most suitable for novice anglers

RINGS
Currently the market trend is towards the rings called monopulse or balloon and ceramic SIC, also known as "0" friction.
It is recommended that these rings are large, in order to facilitate the passage of the thread, without imposing any resistance.

A last but important point to take into account in the selection of the rod for this type of fishing is the species we are going to fish, since depending on its characteristics we will have to give more importance to the power of the rod (large species, which oppose a strong resistance) or to its flexibility (smaller species whose bite is less perceptible).