mikench
Well-known member
We know about Normarks and Daiwa Amorphous rods but what rod should any current angler have from this era which will compare favourably with modern rods, which can still be found and which are sensibly priced!
'Normarks' is a bit vague considering the number different blanks produced from the Diamaru factory in Japan before the Masterline days. I'll set the ball rolling declaring the 2000 series the best of the lot. Now I'll wait for Ian (tigger) to disagree.....
The Triple X were very nice rods, I had 13' hollow and spliced tips, but I thought they were more 80s than 90s?Shimano triple x float rods for one,normark Norboron,the 2000 range,Bob James twin tip barbel rod.
Normark 3000 range - very rare.
Team Daiwa X, Daiwa Tournament and Daiwa Connoisseur.
Still kicking myself for not buying a Carbotec No. 1 with extra soft tip (two different tips) (got a No. 2) and as for the 17ft Carbotec No. 1....
We know about Normarks and Daiwa Amorphous rods but what rod should any current angler have from this era which will compare favourably with modern rods, which can still be found and which are sensibly priced!
My m8 still has a 13 to 15ft 3000 avenger, it is a nice rod but I didn't like the screw down seat on them, it was similar to the ones on the daiwa tournament rods.
The rods themselves are great but if i'm honest they're virtually exactly the same as the 2000's appart from colour and real seat.
The 1000 rods where pretty much the same blanks but just a different colour and they had cheaper guides and silver cups oon the fuji reel seat. The gold cups on the 2000 rods soon wore of leaving silver cups anyhow.
Sorry tigger the 1000 and 2000 rods were totally different,the 1000's were a bigger diameter at the but and softer in action,I would have bought an avenger 1000 else...
I was using the Team Daiwa X today, pulling out carp to 4lbs on a barbless 22 and .10mm line; it really is some rod.
The Normark 3000s I handled had identical handles to the 2000 which is what's shown in the 1999 catalogue.