fladen rods

[audiracer]

hi guys

need a bit of advice

i have just seen a fladen power stick 12' beachcaster 100-250g casting weight, £26.00

are they any good?

[wellyfish]

they are ok if you put feathers on them and use the for dusting the ceiling. ooops ,sorry you dont do the cleaning do you !!!!!!

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Never used or tested but £26.00 is a giude to what you will get

And for that kind of money I would wait till january and see what the sales bring

Just depend how often you go and what type of fishing you will be doing with it , cheap does not always mean c--p though

[audiracer]

i want to be able to do the odd bit of beach fishing when i can, but did not want to spend too much on a rod just yet, i can always upgrade at a later date and keep it as a spare

[kiwimarty]

Yeah but can you get into the corners with it?

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Well if it had a different name on it say penn you would be paying an extra £10-15 for the rod

Me and Old smoothound had a nice chat with mick (Mr Fladen - if I remember the name ) basics are he gets the items made for him in china ect thus cutting out the middle men

Like his style
Just check the guarantee

[Rob M]

There's a lot to be said for cheap rods. My second rod is a Leeda XL 12' (£45) beachcaster and for distance casting it's better than my Penn

Rob

[Hooker]

If i were u i would get a second hand rod, say a £80 worth for only £30 ;)

[audiracer]

i did buy a secondhand rod for £15, was not very old but started to fall apart on me.
so £26 will get me fishing again this weekend

[Fishing Forum Admin]

true and we fishermen spend say £5.00 on rag each trip so think of it as five trips worth of rag