Short Term Test
GRAUVELL TC CARP ROD
Price: £ 199.95
| TECH SPEC |
| Length: 12ft |
| Test Curve: 2.75lb |
| Material 1: High Modulus Carbon Core |
| Material 2: Titanium/epoxy Fusion (Titanium particles in epoxy for extra strength which also gives it that silver grey colour) |
| Material 3: Six Titanium wire strand overwrap for additional strength |
| Fuji reel seat |
| Revolutionary Fuji LC (long cast) guides. Fuji claim you can get an increased 15% distance over conventional guides with the LCs |
| Padded bag |
| 5 Year warranty |
I was rather unkind (but truthful) about Grauvell’s Bionic Barbel rod some time ago, criticising the gaudy graphics and the bag that didn’t even have separate compartments. To their credit the company have taken this criticism on board and come a long, long way since then.
This TC carp rod has small, understated graphics on the underside of the rod (actually smaller now than you can see in the photographs) and the rod bag is an exceptionally good quality, padded bag that really does protect the rod from knocks and scrapes.It’s a good looking, very tough, well made rod that will handle any carp it happens to do battle with, and the action of the blank is such that it will have no trouble casting well over the 100yd mark in the right hands.
The Fuji reel fitting and the Fuji LC rings are a good indicator that no expense has been spared, and the little touches that could go unnoticed (the rod aligning indicator and the hook keeper) help to put this rod up there with the best. 
