What's your favourite rod?

Member Joined: Oct 19, 2007 Posts: 26 Location: norfolk

Nemesis_SLR wrote:

I think mine is...well my Conoflex Nemesis Plus SLR 6-7oz. handles eveything i throw at it. i use it on the beach for double hits of doggies and i use it up the river tamar for thornback ray. big grin

I agree my Conoflex Nemesis SLR Plus 13ft top rod super all rounder

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Nemesis_SLR wrote:

I think mine is...well my Conoflex Nemesis Plus SLR 6-7oz. handles eveything i throw at it. i use it on the beach for double hits of doggies and i use it up the river tamar for thornback ray. big grin

I have 3 piece one of these and I have to admit I am beginning to like it, but I get the most pleasure out of my AFAW 3-5oz surf rod. It casts a 5oz weight a long way (and even a 6oz if I'm careful) has superb bite detection and bends nicely when you get a fish on. It's also a really light rod to handle.

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:34 pm

my abu enticer 12ft beachcaster had it and 2 more for over a year never let me down and does excatly what tis supposed to advice anyone whos just starting fishing get one its never let me down

Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:24 am

Zziplex 2500 for the Luggy

Regular Joined: Jun 30, 2007 Posts: 250

LUGGY wrote:

Zziplex 2500 for the Luggy

nice rod if you can find one! might get a a 3500, theres one on ebay! big grin

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:00 pm

I fish with a pair of penn rods the viper and also the affinity.
they are both good alround rods .they sit well in windy conditions strong tides i would recomend anyone of these rods. devil

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:47 pm

Terry Carroll CT1002, a few years old now but great rod to handle. Now only two rings short and hope to complete its renovation this weekend... big grin

Would love to get hold of another to have a matching pair!

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:01 pm

i have a shakespeare in2 beachcaster 13ft (£20)with a leeda fixed spool reel (£15)

seems to do the job but a bit on the heavy side though.

im thinking of getitng another but i may shop around first.

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:25 pm

My old zzippy 2500m.....just been given a face lift by our local rod builder for 2008 big grin

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:03 am

anyone that brings in the big fish rolling on the floor

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:31 pm

century carbon metal express, i liked it so much i bought 2 of them

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My first beachcaster when I started up in the late 80's was a F/S Daiwa Moonraker Fast Tip which I absoloutely loved, this I regrettably sold after a few years of use when I decided to change over to a multiplier set up.

I then purchased a standard Meta-Lite which was an awesome rod paired up with an ABU 6500c Ultracast. The Meta-Lite was a very good rod, but I always felt that it had a limited casting distance due to it being only 11ft 8''.

I soon parted with the Meta-Lite set up & replaced it with an ABU Ambassadeur Elite 12ft beachcaster (13ft with butt extension fitted) paired up with a Daiwa 7HT. This is by far the best rod I have used. Its one very powerful rod which I can easily bang out over 100yds+ on a good day. It also stays still in high winds, which is good for bite detection, so I'm happy big grin

I would like to buy another, but I have yet to see one on ebay!