I got through the door today following a debilitating night session on a top secret water to find a Fed ex card through the door, my new rod was with my next door neighbour!
I've recently bought a 10-30 gram casting weight travel spinning rod to take with me to Poland. I thought I'd add a lighter one, for Perch (if there are any left there
Anyway you know how you do, rip open the parcel with child-like excitement. My first thought was about the packaging. A flimsy plastic tube for a 'travel' rod? not to worry I thought, I have plenty of sturdy tubes already.
Then I looked at the rod. The handle was shorter than it should have been, by around 2 inches. Those 2 inches were taken up by a garish looking cross whipping. I put the thing together. The first thing that struck me was its weight. At 6 foot 6 and apparently 5-15 gram casting weight it was significantly heavier than my 7 foot 10-30. it was also stiffer than the 10-30. The action is all through, totally unsuitable for a spinning rod. The blank was as thick as any carp rod I've seen. I'd say the ideal casting weight for this heap of junk is 20 grams and not more than 1 or 2 grams either side. Not just heavy, it was very top heavy in the hand. I'm pretty sure, because of its limp action, that the rod was made from fibreglass.
The rod is a Shakespeare Ugly Stilk travel spin. I know Shakespeare aren't top end but I've used them before, they have always been honest products at fair prices.
I now need to contact the retailer to see if they'll take it back.
How can a reputable company sell such an utterley useless piece of junk??
I've recently bought a 10-30 gram casting weight travel spinning rod to take with me to Poland. I thought I'd add a lighter one, for Perch (if there are any left there
Anyway you know how you do, rip open the parcel with child-like excitement. My first thought was about the packaging. A flimsy plastic tube for a 'travel' rod? not to worry I thought, I have plenty of sturdy tubes already.
Then I looked at the rod. The handle was shorter than it should have been, by around 2 inches. Those 2 inches were taken up by a garish looking cross whipping. I put the thing together. The first thing that struck me was its weight. At 6 foot 6 and apparently 5-15 gram casting weight it was significantly heavier than my 7 foot 10-30. it was also stiffer than the 10-30. The action is all through, totally unsuitable for a spinning rod. The blank was as thick as any carp rod I've seen. I'd say the ideal casting weight for this heap of junk is 20 grams and not more than 1 or 2 grams either side. Not just heavy, it was very top heavy in the hand. I'm pretty sure, because of its limp action, that the rod was made from fibreglass.
The rod is a Shakespeare Ugly Stilk travel spin. I know Shakespeare aren't top end but I've used them before, they have always been honest products at fair prices.
I now need to contact the retailer to see if they'll take it back.
How can a reputable company sell such an utterley useless piece of junk??