Which Beachcaster?

[Ernie Eels]

Im about to purchase a beachcaster but have no idea which 1 to buy so was looking for some advice,

 

price range - £30-£80, fixed spool.

 

Here's some ive found, any thoughts on them? or any other rods you could recommend? Also if you see any of them cheaper lmk,

 

Abu premium Beacaster £50

Mustad Viking Power Beachcaster £58

Shakespeare Odessa Beachcaster £40

Shakespeare Powerplay Beachcaster £50

Shakespeare Ugly stick Beachcaster £44

Penn Powerstick Plus £70

Daiwa Longbeam £40

[Norrie]

Ernie, What type of ground are you going to fish, as it will make a difference in the type of rod you will buy/need. I have an old Daiwa Paul Kerry rod, that I love to bits, and a Leeda Riptide for the rougher stuff, again about a couple of years old,I find them very easy to work with, but I only use multipliers on them....dont have much info on F.S. ones. Why not go secondhand, you will get a much better rod for your money...and there are always plenty about to be had.Glasgow Angling has a second hand section in their shop in the Gallowgate in Glasgow.

Cheers. and happpy hunting mate.

[Guest jay_con]

Ive heard good things about the penn range, Infact im gonna get my son one for christmas. As norie says its best to match the rod to the type of ground your going to fish.

[Starvinmarvin]

Bought a Shimano Nexave 4.25BX back in the summer, beautiful quality finish, really easy to cast distance and great bite detection. Teamed this up with a Daiwa Emcast which after the first one broke has been really good.

 

Can't recommend them enough.

 

The rod was £110, but you may be able to get it cheaper if you shop around.

 

SM

[magpie36]

check out the penn range, they have a rod to suit most grounds,easy to cast plus there exelent value for money.

 

tight lines mate

[101_North]

quote:

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Originally posted by Norrie:

[QB] I have an old Daiwa Paul Kerry rod, that I love to bits,

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So I'm not the only one

[kentangler]

Don't forget to choose a rod with rings configured for a fixed spool.

[Ernie Eels]

Hi, Thanks for the replies, only recently taken sea fishing up and I have been fishing on clean ground mainly up until now, deffinately dont need a specific rough stuff rod, just a general all round beachcaster if theres such a thing these days

 

Cant really go down the 2nd hand way as its a present off a family member, will deffo make sure its a fixed spool version when i buy.

[Jim Roper]

I've got a Mustad Viking Extreme that is probably my favourite rod at the moment, but not a fixed spool version and not bought for £58.

The Viking Bass rod looks lovely!

I also have a Shakespeare Odessa which is a lot floppier.

Have a look at a Tuffstik 4-10 oz. Bit short in the handle perhaps, but really light and about your price c£50!

[Guest jay_con]

Have a think about using a multiplier. They are not for everybody, but they are pretty easy to master. Might just save you money in the long run>