greys rods

Member Joined: Oct 20, 2008 Posts: 90 Location: essex

hi all have been looking at buying some greys rods i have looked at the gsxr the apollo and there is a new 1out but cant remember the name can anyone helpand give me some advive does any of yous own one and whatdoyou think of the casting weights as that is the only thing that is putting me off right now thanks all

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:32 am

A member on here not so long ago posted a pic of the Greys rod he had snapped while casting. Also, someone on a fly fishing forum was suggesting that they had gone too far down the ultra lightweight route at the expense of strength - hence them recently changing their lifetime guarantee to make it more expensive to get repairs.

I've got Grey's spinning and fly rods which are really good to use but I would have a dig around the internet to see if more people are reporting problems before you splash the cash.

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:49 pm

hi mate i had a greys grx last year, first time i used it on a beach, first cast i or so snapped mine in half . so i sent it back to greys 2 weeks later i got it back and i went fishing again this time the top eye ring flew off? so if i was you keep away from greys rod... i use a dawia supercast with abu 6500ct high speeds. the rod cost 140pound and the reel cost me 80pound new which is a bargain

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:04 pm

the greys rod you were on about that broke when he casted should not put you off it snapped because it was a 6oz rod and he went and pu a 8oz wieght on my uncle has a greys appolo and he hasnt had any problems with the rod happy