|
|
Post by stevieboy on Jan 19, 2007 15:02:49 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by solehunter on Jan 19, 2007 15:42:43 GMT
The shakey rods are ok, but the reels are notoriously poor.
|
|
|
|
Post by squideyebarnes on Jan 19, 2007 15:54:46 GMT
all total crap keep away  |
|
|
|
Post by solehunter on Jan 19, 2007 16:01:31 GMT
So the shakey K2 is crap? Awesome rods!
|
|
|
|
Post by Lavy on Jan 19, 2007 16:15:22 GMT
Hope they dont tamper with the reels.  |
|
|
|
Post by squideyebarnes on Jan 19, 2007 16:19:41 GMT
So the shakey K2 is crap? Awesome rods! Have you got one?I didn't even get on with the ugly sticks!What was it all about clear tip so you can't see the end.Had the spinning rod it was so flobby aweful to cast,might have been unbreakable but some action would have been nice  My oppinion is made for beginner's and kids |
|
|
|
Post by slippery on Jan 19, 2007 17:25:52 GMT
90%of there stuff is tonka toy tackle, agreed but they have produced a couple of cracking rods over the years. I like the oddesea bass rods and the old turboflex(15yrs old) and some of there new beach range is meant to be good.
|
|
|
|
Post by solehunter on Jan 19, 2007 17:44:01 GMT
So the shakey K2 is crap? Awesome rods! Have you got one?I didn't even get on with the ugly sticks!What was it all about clear tip so you can't see the end.Had the spinning rod it was so flobby aweful to cast,might have been unbreakable but some action would have been nice My oppinion is made for beginner's and kids No but i do read and get the gist of general feeling towards them. I have not got a Mercedes car, but i`ll bet they are ok (so i`m told ;D).I have the old hurricane rod, great action, backbone where it needs it, and i`ll bet i`ll never snap it as easy as an abu conolon. |
|
|
|
Post by monkeynuts on Jan 19, 2007 22:38:19 GMT
not good news, im not a fan of shakespeare reels. rods are ok though
|
|
|
|
Post by Pete B on Jan 20, 2007 10:28:21 GMT
As Dave said the K2 seems to have gained a good reputation, I have a bass rod by them which is ok but I always think cheap when I think Shakespeare. Im not a great Penn fan either (they've got that gordy yank thing going on). You never know it may be a purely business thing & they may keep Penn as the Penn we've always known.
|
|
|
|
Post by squidlips on Jan 20, 2007 13:26:06 GMT
i allways use a shakespeare ugly stick 8 - 12 lb with a penn 535 for drifting wrecks,this set up has landed me some very good fish over the years and has never let me down
|
|
|
|
Post by dean macey on Jan 20, 2007 18:27:08 GMT
squidlips you must be the customer of their dreams shakey rod,penn reel.
now re named shakespenn.
i had a penn seaboy reel to learn with it was noisier than a harley davidson.
|
|
|
|
Post by anthonyk on Jan 20, 2007 19:20:03 GMT
What about the Penn Squider as a beachcasting reel? Very good in the sixties
|
|
|
|
Post by dean macey on Jan 20, 2007 20:06:37 GMT
all joking aside penn had a large market when i was younger and did not seem to keep up with the others.they do seem to have a lot of boat fishing reels though.
seaboy was my first reel and i was trying to buy one on ebay the other day for nostalga.
|
|
|
|
Post by reelbargains on Jan 20, 2007 21:58:50 GMT
It hasn't done ABU any good by being bought up by the Berkley group has it? Let's hope another credible brand isn't optimised for profit.
(I'll own up to having a Penn Seaboy as my first boat reel too!)
|
|
