new rod n reel

[steve devon]

just got meself a new rod n reel

got greys orion m2 and matched it with a 525

the 525 is 2nd hand but the orion is new and seems like a lovely set up

gotta try it on the weekend now

[FlyingFox]

Sounds nice mate!

i've never had a greys rod but i heard they are spose to be quite good so lets hope they are eh?

I've been looking to purchess a new kit for a while now....so i would love to hear how you get on with it cause im not quite sure what i want to buy at the moment!

Good luck with them......and lets hope thay work well for ya!

[steve devon]

thanks and i will tel ya what its like

seems good iv had it out in me garden to see how heavy it is etc and it seems good

[steve devon]

my 1st fish on it was a 1lb macky caught on the bottom with 3/0 hooks and a whole launce on!

its a great rod easy to cast with and gets fish in wel (dogs at least!)

[FlyingFox]

Sounds good mate!

so you would recomend the greys rod then?

like i say i have never owned or even thought of buying one so just a quick couple of questions for ya.........

what sort of price would i be expected to pay for the set up you have there?

or maybe what sort of price for just that rod?

anyone else got any coments on greys rods that could swing the lead to me buying one or not buying one?

[Denzle]

Hello Guys,
I consider myself an out and out Greys man. I own three Greys rods (one of them being a fly rod). For the rough stuff i love to use my Apollo m2 14' stiff as a poker and strong as an Ox, nothing too flash about it very much a belt and braces bit of kit but very dependable,coupled up with a Penn mag 525T brilliant. Not an out an out casting rod it's heavy build is for hauling out the big stuff from kelp covered rocks. For a beach or clean ground i use the Greys Mercury,( my absolute favourite at the moment) the rod can be cast up or down the butt and is a very very powerful rod, not too stiff as not to bend but when fully loaded it will send a 6 oz lead with big baits one hell of a distance. Bite detection for such a powerful rod is extremely good,the rod is user friendly but i think it would suit an angler who has some experience in casting, i would'nt recommend this rod for a novice.
The price of the Apollo, £199.00
The price of the Mercury £245.00 (do they still make them?)
Hope this has been some help.

[steve devon]

the orion is reccomended

costs around £130 to 140 here and the 525 mag is £110

i got them 2nd hand (but brand new condition) for £110 the pair!

[FlyingFox]

Thanx Chaps!

They sound quite good to me! might have to think of investing in one of them soon when i have a bit of spare cash!

sounds like you got a bargain with yours steve and you sound happy with it so i hope that i might find something similar to that price down here! probably wont though and end up paying the proper price!

[steve devon]

yep

hope u do

i told the bloke in me local tackle shop i needed a new rod and was lookin at the orion
next day he foned me n said theres 1 in the shop for me

[upnorth1]

A friend of mine purchased a Greys SRX, a couple of years ago, nice looking rod too. We were fishing a local beach in the middle of winter, catching codling, and, he just landed a good fish of around 9lbs, and wouldn't stop commenting on how well the rod handled the fish, next cast, he snapped the top twelve or so inches of the rod!! honestly, it was like a gun being fired, BANG!!!

As you can imagine, his praise of the rod suddenly turned a little sour!