help!!!!!!! i know nothink

[monkeynuts]

hi all
im after some help for my work mate, hes in to his beach fishing in a big way for many years but has never been able to aford a good rod , but now things have changed for him and hes narrowed it down to 2 rods which he loves the look of, and hes asked me to ask around , so which one is better ?

zziplex 50x50 13' 4"
or
grays syntra 13' 6"

he always use a multi on his beach rods and is open to any other suggestions

cheers john

[mick75]

i use the daiwa td surfbreaker great rod and have just gone down in price to about 140

[bazza]

i would go for the zziplex if i was going to splash out that sort of money, i have 3 now and i can't fault them at all.

[craz-e]

Same as bazza, really can't fault the zziplex's

[phish]

I read recently somewhere on this forum that Greys rods are prone to breakage.

[marksouth]

Yeah, Given that choice, definately the Zzippy.

Would you rather pay big money for a Rod that is hand built personally in ENGLAND by probably the worlds leading rod expert or mass produced in a factory in the far east?

If you are talking about the 50/50 XTR , its an excellent rod. Very powerful though. CApable of MASSIVE distances in the right hands

[thongy]

right hands, powerful arms, hugh body and strong hips to boot, I imagine....

sigh

[solehunter]

phish said:

I read recently somewhere on this forum that Greys rods are prone to breakage.

I think you would have a hard job breaking some of the best rods ever made. I have heard 1 or 2 stories of the grx rod breaking. This is greys cheapest rod and the tales should be taken with a bag of salt anyway. Just try googling "greys rods snapping" or words to that effect......You wont find anything. If they had a habit of snapping, you would have a thousand links come up! ;D

[monkeynuts]

cheers all
il pass on the info