Need a New Rod and line for New Reel

[Novafan438]

On Christmas I got a new Daiwa Tatula Type-R 100xs with an 8:1:1 gear ratio. I am looking for a new rod and line to accompany the reel. I would like to be able to use this setup in just about any situation with multiple things. Lastly, I am trying to keep price in mind.

[Darren.]

Welcome aboard!

 

Give us an idea of what you mean by keeping

price in mind. Are you talking a max of $100 for

the rod plus another $30 for the line?

 

Personally, I use braid on every setup including

casting gear. I like 20#, but you'd be safe with

30 or 40#. I also use a leader on everything...

 

For rods, I like BPS Carbonlites for value and 

quality at $99.

[ethan-333]

for a 100 dollar rod i would get a falcon bucco in 7' MH. not a lot you wont be a able to do with that rod. for line i would get some 15lb fluorocarbon. possibly 12 if youre using it more for crankbaits etc. or maybe 18 or 20 lb if youre mainly flipping

[Finnz922]

Irod Fiber 703 ($99) and Daiwa J-braid 30lb ($11)

[fishnkamp]

There are many of options depending on your budget. That reel is really a nice one. I fish a bunch of Daiwa Tatula Type Rs and Tatula CTs. My two 8-1 reels are used for flipping and pitching, and frogging.

For under $100 look for a Berkely Lightning Shock rod. The 7 foot mh would do nicely.  A Powell Diesel is a nice rod and it runs $60.  An Abu Garcia Veritas will run you around $80.

If your budget is around  that $100 then the Irod Fiber is a good option.  Maybe a 7'2 mh.

If you can go a bit above $100 to say $150 then there are tons of good options. The Falcon Bucoo micro is a nice series, I own a 7 foot rod they call the Trap Caster. It can handle a lot of different baits. 

Dobyns makes the Fury series and a Fury FR 734C is about as universal as they make.  It runs $110 also.

[nameiztaken]

Dobyns Fury and PowerPro braid. There are multiple threads here about the best type of rod for a certain technique, depends on what application you want to use the reel for. 

 

Since its a 8.1:1 reel, I would get a Dobyns Fury 7'3" Heavy and 40# PowerPro Braid. You could use that setup for Frogging and Flipping, which are probably the 2 best ways to fish imo.