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    Marker & Spod Rods

    in Coarse Fishing

    Posted

    I need a marker and a spod rod but can't decide whether to buy a budget model or splash out a bit more. Can anyone convince me that I need to avoid a budget model? i was considering, for both rods, either a Fox Warrior S, Korum, Sonik SKS or Sonik Sk3 XTR.

     

    Any advice would be very welcome!

    Grauvel Titan Surf X 4500 Rod

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    I'm looking for a decent 15 - 16ft beach rod. All the ones I've tried so far have been really unweildly and heacy.

     

    I was looking at the Grauvel Titan X 450 the other day - it looks very light, but the only real snag I could see was the tiny tip ring. I'm worried that my leader knot would snap the tip as it passes through the tip ring.

     

    Has anyone used one? I know Sea Angler magazine says its a good rod, but I've never seen a bad review in the magazines so i don't trust them at all.

     

    Does anyone want to give me a brief review?

    Penn Surfblaster 7000 fixed spool reel for my bass rod?

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    has anyone tried the new Penn Surfblaster 7000 reel? I'm looking for a good medium sized fixed spool reel to go with my Daiwa Supercast Bass rod.

     

    I was going to get a Shimano Beastmaster 6000 reel until I saw that the 7000 and 6000 are exactly the same size as each other apart from the spool on the 6000 is slightly shallower. Why do Shimano do this? I could buy the 7000 and use lots of backing to achieve the same result.

    Century Tip Tornado Supermatch

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    I've always thought that a lot of tackle is over priced and could not justfify spending more than £100 on a new rod as a more expensive one does not always guarantee more success than cheaper tackle.

     

    I thought anyone shelling out on a Century rod was wasting money unnecessarily...until I tried one myself!

     

    I recently had a try on my friends Tip Tornado Super Match - the new version with the Fuji-K guides. To say I was blown away would be a understatement. I've been fishing for 39 years and have tried countless beach rods but this rod is an a league of its own.

     

    After just three casts I estimate I'd added at least 20 yards to my cast. the rod sits really well in the tripod and registers bites very well, even with a strong wind in your face and a decent swell in front of you.

     

    I take back everything I said about expensive rods - at least in this case! Now I just need to win the lottery!

    Penn - quality control issues

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    I was looking at the new Penn rampage 15ft 9ins rod today. I tried to put the three sections together but the middle section would not slide into the butt section. The top section was fine though.

     

    i asked to see another one and this time the tip section wouldn't fit! I managed to get a useable rod together by mixing the sections from both rods!

     

    2 out of 2 rods unuseable - 100% failure rate = very poor quality control. Not what I would expect from a rod costing £130!

    Don't buy fish like these...

    in Fish Keepers

    Posted

    An interesting artical. Although I entirely agree that the idea of tatooing fish is disgusting, I have to say that medling with fish genetics has gone on for centuries and we have been complicit. The natural colour of a goldfish is actually brown / bronze, as is the common carp. Selective breeding has created the koi and coloured goldfish that we see everywhere today. It is unlikely that brightly coloured fish would survive in the wild if they were spawned in the natural environment as they would face a much higher risk of predation. Yes, we do see koi in fisheries but they are introduced as adult fish.

     

    Will neon angelfish and convict cochlids become an accepted sight here in the UK? Probably!

    Daiwa Supercast STB115SB Bass Rod

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    yet another "has anyone used.." question!

     

    I'm still udecided which bass rod to get abut have just seen the daiwa Supercast Bass rod.

     

    It looks really nice but can I justify spending around £200? I've always liked daiwa rods but is this as good as the price tag suggests?

    Beach Casting - Reel up or down?

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    I've been fishing now for about 40 years and I've always used my reel in the "up" position. I've never really like the look of casting with the reel low down but now I'm wondering if I'm being too narrow minded! In particular I didn't like the idea of having to control the reel with my left hand!

     

    Can anyone tell me what (if there are any) advantages i would have by casting with my reel low down?

    Seatbox carrying Systems

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    Once i have decided which size seatbox to go for (Beta or Team), I will be looking for a carrying system. I see there are three main chices:

     

    1. Shakespeare seatbox Sherpa

    2. Breakaway Seatbox conversion

    3. Anyfish Anywhere Box Pack (I realise this will only fit the Beta size box)

     

    Can anyone tell me their experiences with the above?

     

    Which ones gets your vote?

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