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Post by monkeynuts on Dec 18, 2007 20:36:23 GMT
hi every one with this weather been shitee and lots of presure from friends and work m8s, i was thinking about getting a better beach rod so i can try to get some real distance on my cast and join my work m8s who today are talking about starting a small club for some fun with a mix of shore , boat, fly and piking i will be only using a fixed spool reels im afrad, my questions are does the length of the rod make any difference to distance or tecneque needed to use it?  would a rod of £100 be any good or should i stick with my cheap nastys as it would be a waste of money? any recomendations on rods around the £100 mark if i was to get 1? many thanks john |
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Post by Pete B on Dec 18, 2007 20:51:00 GMT
Hello John,
Theres much better qualified people on here than me to advise but the longer 'continental' style rods make the most of the no technique over head thump kinda casting that I boast!
I know of several good anglers that rate the Shakespeare K2, I think they go from 14ft upto 16'8". If I was in the market I think I'd have a punt on the 'century' euro which comes in a 14ft. I know that harris sportsmail are selling them off at about £140ish.
Good luck !
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Post by monkeynuts on Dec 18, 2007 21:44:07 GMT
cheers pete
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Post by skillpot on Dec 18, 2007 21:57:15 GMT
monkeynuts just bought a k2 blue metal beach rod 14ft, really nice rod well worth the money. cost me £87 cheapest on the net. devon angling centre. also bought the reel k2 powerplay 7000. i cant bang it out real far. great together. the reel is £60 rrp but got it for £33 of ebay brand new. you can also get penn powerstix 15ft for £95 top rods aswell. its surprising how good a rod you can get for under £100
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Post by skillpot on Dec 18, 2007 21:59:16 GMT
i ment to put i can cast it out far not i "cant which would be pointless. extra lengh does make a differance in casting distances
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Post by monkeynuts on Dec 18, 2007 22:06:11 GMT
lol.....
cheers m8
do the reels make any difference???
iv got a pair of ryobi 7000
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Post by eccles on Dec 18, 2007 22:19:26 GMT
I am about to buy one of the new Shakespeare Salt 13 ft jobs which come in three pieces. A bit cheaper than the K2's plus that length suits me for transporting and my modified version of "Off the ground cast". I am doing this because I am well pleased with the 12 ft Salt I bought a while ago (very light and easy to use but a decent thickness of carbon fibre). Yes I always use FS reels too, can't be bothered with the bird's nest variety, especially at night. If you want a bit more length, they do a 14 ft version too but I would seriously recommend that you learn the OTG style. When I learned it, which didn't take long, it increased my casting distance by around 50 yds and that was just with a 12 ft rod and FS reel. I doubt if I will try to learn pendulum because OTG casting now gets me out as far as I need to.
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Post by blank king on Dec 18, 2007 22:24:04 GMT
Without doubt, I'm no expert on this, but I think you should stick to what you're happy with and what works for you. Personally, I have a K2 Extreme Blue Metal 14', with which I used to use an Okuma IM90 F/S (till it died). I traded up to a Shimano Aerlex XS8000 (about £50 at Poingdestres) and find the overall action of this reel much better; smoother retrieve etc.
I think PERSONAL CHOICE is always best .
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Post by monkeynuts on Dec 18, 2007 22:28:18 GMT
i think im doing the off the ground cast allready, weather it right is another thing...lol
guess il have to get out on the beachs on a meet and greet and put some names to faces and to find out if im getting me casting somewere near right
inkow what you mean with multis, i find it hard enough flicking it out uptiding from the boat letalown belting it out miles
cheers
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