sonik beachcaster

Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:24 pm

has anyone bought one the new sonik beachcasters??
are they as good as the reviews in sea angler magazine and would they be any good for newbies??

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:22 pm

if its any use to you i bought a sonic fly rod and its as good as my £300 sage rod at a 3rd of the price. you get lifetime warrenty with sonic rods, i am waiting for sk4 beach rods due out october, you can give sonic a call there verry helpfull, cheers ian.

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:19 pm

Keen to hear from somebody that's used one too (they seem bloody good value for money and a lifetime guarantee).

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Got a sonik 13' SK3. Multiplier version.
Only used it twice so far on short trips.
First time didi a lot of casting with straight lead to get the feel of it.
Pretty good, but compared to what I was using before it should be better.
Not a bad rod at all for the money!.
Definitely OK for a newbie. No real suprises with it.
Rate it so far as 3.5 out of 5 but need more time with it.
Be interesting to see how it compares once all the SK4's are out?
winking

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:53 pm

The guy at Sonic was a worker for Greys, if you notice their range it is very much like the greys range.
I suppose he will know where Greys buy their blanks from.
As for the life time gaurentee, only time will tell, I have 9 Greys rods and over the years I have had to use the gaurentee 4 times with no problems.
The SK4 Range seems to be on an even keel to Greys.
At the end of the day the more competition on the market the better for us guys.
I have just purchased the new mag 7 and will be trying it out this Monday night with my Triplex 16. I will let you know how it performed as it replaced my Pen 525 supermag extra.