Shimano Teramar Casting Rods

[robster80]

was at the beach a cpl weeks ago and went to a tackle store and they a whole aisle of inshore rods and noticed a shimano teramar casting rod i nearly bought on the spot. reasonable price very nice looking rod. anyone own one?

[John G]

I think that they are heavy is the reason that I have not bought one.

[Jaheff]

Yes, I own two west coast style, nice swimbait and in a pinch live bait rod.

I pair the Med with a 200e7 and a MH with an Avet SX.

 

I have seen some anglers use these rods as freshwater swimbait rods.

[SirSnookalot]

My terramer I owned lasted no more than 5 casts then I returned it.  I bought an 8' mh 10/20 fast taper spinning rod.  The rod actually was lighter than my 8' Okuma inshore coastal with the same stats, but the casting performance wasn't as good as the Okuma which was what I wanted to replace.  The Okuma handled the lure weights better and casted farther, the terramer was less awkward and lighter due to a slightly shorter butt IMO.  The terramer may have been satisfactory had I been looking for a rod to use with lighter lures.

What did I wind up buying?  Went to a rod that I have experience with, a Star steller lite mh 10/20 with a wider lure parameter than both the terramer and Okuma, this time I went with a 7'6.  My only word is WOW !, this is my tarpon set up and it performs great, cabo 40 on it's back.  The Star surpasses both the other rods in every facet.