Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
Pros:
Very responsive balanced rod, can handle Barbel and carp to low double figures with comfort. At 13" Avon configuration it can punch a waggler out a good distance when fishing shallow for carp.
Cons:
There are only two problems i found with this rod, The main one being the reel fitting, it would not take my 5010 baitrunner or my centerpin reels.The second one is the fact that it is a two piece rod and is a tight fit in the holdall and is supplied with
A good all round rod for the price After getting over the fact that two of my reels dont fit i have found this rod and its predecessor very good value and can be used in plenty of situations, having caught decent carp/pike and barbel on a variety of methods.
FishingMagic Administrator
Registered: February 2009 Posts: 265802
Review Date: Tue September 30, 2003
Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
Pros:
can be used for a good variety of methods. used as a quivertip , it can be used with bomb/feeders or even freelining. With 1.25lb top section on , will handle big weight leads and allow float fishing for larger species
Cons:
doesn't accept all reel sizes.Rod has to be broken down to fit extra 2ft dolly section.
A versatile rod , and good value for money i have only had the rod two weeks but in that time i have caught minnows through to 5lb+ chub on the quiver and had a 16lb 7oz mirror carp on the avon tip , floatfishing in the margins. i had to apply a loy of pressure at one stage and the rod handled it
Shrek Senior Member
Registered: December 2001 Location: Rugby, Warwickshire Posts: 2503
Review Date: Wed December 31, 2003
Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 6
Pros:
Very versatile rod covering a lot of fishing methods
Cons:
I find the rod very top heavy, espacially when using it at 13ft. I've added some thick lead wire to the butt to try and balance it out.
A good all round rod for the price Now that they are almost
FishingMagic Administrator
Registered: February 2009 Posts: 265802
Review Date: Wed April 6, 2005
Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
Pros:
Its biggest strength is its versatility. I use it as a small river barbel/chub rod. Brilliant tench/bream rod when used with feeder. At 13 feet makes a more than adequate heavy waggler road. I have not had any problems with reels not fitting.
Cons:
Quiver tip a little on the light side for fast river work. Normally rely on Avon tip for barbel.
Best value rod around Brilliant piece of kit for the money. I use two and if anything happened to them I would not hesitate to buy two more. Have used mine since they came onto the market with no problems
FishingMagic Administrator
Registered: February 2009 Posts: 265802
Review Date: Wed July 16, 2008
Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 5
Pros:
Avon top good control medium to close range, in a current. Keeping in touch (touch ledgering) it was great, sneaking through the bankside vegetation the shorter avon length was helpful. Just a good sturdy rod for me. (Avon)Though on chunky fish I felt it
Cons:
Wear and tear on the spigots? They wore out so the rod would twist around on its own accord. Easily fixed with some candle wax (thats an oldy) but not what I expected as the rod looks cosmetically great. But is it? Thought the quiver sections were too lig
Okay rod for the price Thought it was great as a touch ledger rod, specimen float etc cause it has a bit of poke, but I felt the feeder/ quiver sections were far too light specially for river work, to be of any use to me at all. Always been a bit deflated about that really. No
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