Do shakespeare make any decent carp rods?

[Alan Stubbs]

My first ever rod was a Shakespeare match rod....

[Alan Stubbs]

My first ever rod was a Shakespeare match rod....

3rd time out, one of the eyes went. Rather gives a jaundiced point of view about the brand IMO.

 

I knew the shop owner and he replaced it with a D.A.M match rod, which I still use.

 

I have a D.A.M feeder rod and a Daiwa match rod.

 

My carp rods are a pair of Rangemasters (thank you Mum!) - they do all I want and a lot more. It's still a pity that D.A.M went out of business. I suspect that the quality of the revived D.A.M may suffer a little. I still have 5 different D.A.M reels which are really reliable workhorses - so much so that I use the largest of the reels for fishing carp off the top.

[Elton]

Try this review of an alternative:

 

http://anglers-net.co.uk/reviews/masterline02.htm

[wooody]

Thanks for the replies. I ended buying a fox warrior in the end (turned up this morning).