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Memories of my T40X Salmon-Steelhead Rod! - ScubaChris - 12-23-2020 Okuma's NEW Replacement Series Is The Guide Select Pro! For years this has been my favorite rod for medium light dunking (bait casting) to whipping (spin casting). I had 6 models. Casting to spinning. Now i'm using a Guide Select Pro 9'9" 2pc spinning rod with a Helios SX40 spooled with 15lb Eminent Braid by Soft Steel for my day & night activities. Sometimes using lighter gear is great for "feeling" the bite! I've caught a great variety of inshore species using the T40X over the years. The largest was a GT weighing 32lb to even slightly heavier Eagle Nose Rays. My main targeted day species are Jack Trevallies & at night it's Mackerel Scads. So i'm going to show the species i'm most used to catching & landing day & night using this rod. The reels always differed back then. The one +10ft rod i used a 4K spinner, the rest from 6-10ft i used 3K spinners. I'd recommend the same reel sizes for the Guide Select Pro as well. I'll provide the time indexes to the following catches- GT Strike- The Beginning. Bluefin Trevally- 0:32 White Trevally "Papio"- 2:02 Cow Nose Eagle Ray- 3:50 Mackerel Scad "Akule"- 10:02 Red Bigeyes "Aweoweo"- 10:22 Others species caught have included Cornet Fish, Barracudas, Leatherbacks, Snappers, Small Sharks & Threadfins to name just a few. https://youtu.be/e7_oPZDrIOM