wot is the best rod out ther please help

paulcodling · Member Joined: Oct 30, 2007 Posts: 17

need a nice rod to get some distance anyone tell me wot to but no budget either please any pros out ther help are ziplex rods worth paying the extra money heard coneflex are good to i lkie the diawa sand storm but dont know if its worth getting cast range is 200m pleae help me

eccles · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject:

How long is a piece of string mate and which casting style are you going to do? Personally, I do a modified version of OTG style with a Shakespeare Salt Beach (light and easy to use) - they are made with a decent thickness of carbon fibre and go for well under £100. On a good day I can do 150 yds which is all I need to do in my neck of the woods, in fact I catch a lot of stuff much closer in than that. I am just pointing out that you don't need to spend a lot of money to catch fish and I don't know anyone who feels the need to cast 200 yds in the Solent area in order to get bites.

stuartdv · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:42 pm Post subject:

If you cant bend it dont spend it- seriously- get yourself some casting lessons or join a casting club- get your technique right and you'll get distance- then start thinking about looking at more powerful rods if you're looking at big distances- expensive rods wont get the distance for you- the Daiwa Supercast is a perfect rod for learning and developing technique and will get you the distance you need for fishing as well.

On the other hand if you're intent on a Zziplex etc some of them are real scaffolding poles and only really useful for tournament casting- although some are also very good fishing rods - it depends what you want really and the type of ground you're fishing.

Best to try as many as you can that fit your casting style and type of fishing and then decide befoer you splash out to be honest

DuncBooth5 · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:36 am Post subject:

I'd second that for the Daiwa Supercast. I have one and it's a good rod for getting the practice in before looking at the pokier end of the market. My best on the field with it is 170yards on a good day with a following wind and a 5oz lead. Average is 150yards consistently. It's also quite forgiving and will not tear your arms out of their sockets if you get it wrong! Bite detection is good and it doesn't suffer too much with that waggling about thing in the wind. Downside is that I've found the best position for the reel is down-really, really down. This gives a bit of difficulty with the retrieve as the reel handle tends to be somewhere in your groin-in my case it's not so much cranking it as being able to see it over my belly! big grin

Solved that one by making an extension piece. It's a bit heath but it works.

sp3ctrum · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 11:15 am Post subject:

it depends mate any beach caster is good but if you want to pay that little bit extra then yeah get a name brand but i dont bother i just test cast in a field with a good weight on the end something like 4oz you usually get 200 yards no probs hope this helps
ps i got a few rods all different makes they all do the same thing cast easy 200 yards and catch fish when there is some about

gazza76 · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 11:55 am Post subject:

sp3ctrum · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject:

you can get good rods and reels cheap if you know were to look my dad got two rods and reels for 50 quid in illfracomb which aint bad and they had line on the reels i think 20lb line not sure just shop around find the good deals

sp3ctrum · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject:

just looked on ebay they got some nice rods and reels in mitchel 15 footer with reel to match including line 30 quid
including carry case

rabbi2 · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:55 pm Post subject:

I wish I had taken the advice offered ie casting lessons before spending money that I didn't have to. A word from the wise take notice from the old hands and invest in lessons, they will do you more good than a new rod. Hope this helps, big grin