New Gear

[carpman2005]

Hi guys

 

Im looking into getting some new gear because mines not very good.

 

In my local angling shop they have Wychwood Rogue rods. They are £50 each and come with a free baitrunner. Are these rods any good? My mate rekons if i say to him i will give you £50 and a bit more if i can get better reels because he thinks they will probably not be that good.

 

I want a pair of rods, i dont want to spend too much. I also need to get a rod pod, 2 new bite alarms, a bag and a chair

[Norfolkdan]

I use the Wychwood Rogue rods and have found them to be great! They've coped with fish to 16lb so far and are a joy to use. I use Shimano 6000 GTE B's with them now, but I used to use the baitrunners that came with them and they were fine too.

 

As for bite alarms if you're going by a budget you can't go wrong with Fox Micron M's in my opinion

 

[carpman2005]

Thanks dan.

 

Ive just worked out how much all my gear will cost, most from Harrisons Tackle.

 

Rods + Reels (x2) Wychwood Rogues £100

Bite Alarms Fox Micron M £21.99

Rod Pod Fox A-Pod £33.99

Rear pod rests (x3) Fox Duo Grip Rear Rest £5.98

Bag (Fox) from local angling shop £25

 

Overall thats roughly £190 for all of it.

 

Do harrisons charge postage?

Edited November 21, 2005 by carpman2005

[seph]

All internet orders with Harrisons is free postage.

[carpman2005]

Oh right great. THey have a great range of products, absoluteley amazing, i was looking through it going, yep, one of them, one of them. I could spend loads on there lol. Well after xmas i will be getting my new gear, ready for summer

[carpman2005]

Anyone got any idea what the Rogue Baitrunner reel is like?

[carpman2005]

Do you think that is a good price for all the gear?

[Alan Stubbs]

I'm not so sure the Fox 'A' Pod is a good deal.

 

It's extremely basic - non-extendable for a start, and clumsy to set up by comaprison with other budget pods. As with any pod, you can only point the rod dead ahead - what if you want to cast at an angle? It leads to inefficient bite registration on bite alarms.

 

Why not use 4 or 6 bank sticks? At least you can point the rods in the direction and save yourself a lot of money

[carpman2005]

Yeah i was thinking that Alan, can you get adjustable pods?

 

Pods just look so much easier than bank sticks, no pushing in through hard ground n all that.

 

Wot other people think?

[Norfolkdan]

I prefer to use banksticks mate.