| #1  05-01-2008, 02:41 PM | |||
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| what rod to buy ??? help hiya all,I need help in buying a new rod, what is good and what to avoid. I want to buy a new rod, 13ft for beach work, casting wieght about 6-7oz are grauvell,any good or do i go for. penn,daiwa,shakespeare salt type rod. its a mine-field out there, peter (beginner)     |
| #2 05-01-2008, 08:17 PM | ||||
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| Re: what rod to buy ??? help In my opinion and this is only my opinion. Forget Shakespeare. They have a great range of Ugly Stick rods but the rest are pretty poor. I have rods from all the manufacturers you mention. Living in Spain Grauvell are massive over here. With out a doubt they make the best telescopic rods on the market, but for beachcasting I would go for a Diawa. My first beachcaster was a Diawa Moonraker, endorsed by Paul Kerry. Great rod for the price. I still have it now almost 22 years later. I have never been a fan of Penn. Their top of the range Big Game fishing tackle is very good. The rest is OK at the best. The finishing on a lot of mid and low end Penn tackle is poor. But like everything, you get what you pay for. |
| #3 05-02-2008, 05:45 PM | |||
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| Re: what rod to buy ??? help help what rod many thanks pete |
