shimano rods

[ch70]

hi all,

are these rods any good, in particular the catana surf range?

looking at getting a pair of rods,fixed spool guides, 13 or 14ft, 4-8oz, roughly 80 pounds each. any other recomendations?

thanks in advance chris

[pompy.bass.man]

those rods are spot on mate. i had one last year but i snaped it when i put 2 sets of feathers on and caught 7mackie,2bass and a pollock all at once. grrrrrr.
back to the subject
brillaint rods but if you want the same quality, try the leeda olypic range. love them. i have 3 i love them so much. and there only 25 quid each. super rods.

[pompy.bass.man]

oh yh olypics are 4-6oz casting wieghts

[NICK R]

i use a couple of shimano beastmaster,s cracking rods for my beach casting

[ch70]

just read a review of these rods and it said they were only ringed for multipliers. was only one out of a dozen that said so. could you confirm this?

[pompy.bass.man]

rods ringed for multiplyers can still be used with fixed spools

[ch70]

will this reduce casting distance a little with the extra friction on the rod rings.