Zziplex XTR casting weight ?

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:02 am

i was wondering if any of you lot knew what the casting weight is on the zziplex i.e 4oz to 6oz please help big grin

codfather

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:28 pm

That rod appears to be a heavy ground, long distance casting rod, so I guess it must be able to handle a lot, 5 to 8 oz ?
Not sure of the model but appears almost a tournament rod confused

cheers
mrix

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:40 pm

cheers mrix so what does that mean? i will be fishing mixed to rough ground with it big grin

codfather

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:45 pm

Yes basically happy

And to cast well with it, if long range is required, I guess you are going to need a fairly good casting technique winking

Cheers
mrix

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:38 pm

cheers mrix and i will be casting it on the field most weekends through the summer ready for the winter season big grin

but if any1 can confirm the exact casting weight it woulb be much appreciated big grin

codfather

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:06 pm

The XTR is rated for 150 grms, but 170-200 will still be ok.
This is a groundcaster but you would be able to pendulum if your casting style is sound. Its a very stiff rod so you will need to keep it compressed when casting to get anything from it or it WILL bite back. Bite detection at range suffers because of the stiffness.

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:23 pm

cheers bucko what you mean bite back?
codfather cool

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:40 pm

This occurs frequently with stiff rods, if a cast is slightly mis-timed, the rod straightens and as you continue with the cast it feels as if the rod has been pulled away from you, as a result the lead wont go as far and sometimes it will cause a very slight strain in you arm muscles depending how much power you were putting in to it. Also a very stiff rod is more difficult to compress in the first place and unless the casting technique is sound then distance will suffer. A slightly softer rod will be easier to compress and more forgiving of any slight errors, the HSM and M4 Evos would fit into the slightly softer catagory. As a case in point I have 2 tournament rods and my M4s beat them for distance and bite detection.

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:49 pm

cheers mate im gona get it and see what i can get out of it i will be practising casting through the summer inbetween geting peelers and im keeping some in a box in chest freezer ready for the beach open in brid next year big grin

i think ian (rockhopper) said you and him wer entering again confused

herd all about it from ian when you fished there this year lol big grin

codfather