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#1 Post by **lumpy** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:22 pm

as i snapped the tip on my imax i need to upgrade. looking at somthing specifically for ray, cod and bass. was looking at an anyfish anywhere beach, can get one for 280e, also a few century carbon metals have caught my eye but unsure which to go for. needs to have a little backbone to send a fillet and 6oz gripper 120+yds but still not so stif that its overkill when playing smaller bass and codling

#2 Post by MC » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:59 pm

anyfish anywhere have a six plus bait rods out, designed for 6oz and bait, easy to cast but can handle fish , John Holden gave them a good review in sea angler.

#3 Post by **Marty Harrison** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:59 pm

Neil there is a Zziplex Zero Plus on ebay atm in good nick with a decent build, they usually go real cheap for what they are and are perfect. I fish with one myself and love it for that sort of work. You will be very hard pressed to find a better rod for the job IMO.

Marty

#4 Post by **lumpy** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:41 am

cheers marthy, had seen that today. may place a bid on it..

seen that mc, thinking something abit up market,(hope that doesnt make me sound arogent)...

#5 Post by **Donagh** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:09 am

I have the Anyfish Anywhere beach and wrote a review in the tackle section. They no longer have a reducer on any of the AA rods so if I was going again I`d get the big beach as I fish reel down. The beach is perfect for my type of fishing over mixed ground, big baits and big tides. Its stiffer than the sidewinder which I think you have but you shouldn`t have any problem compressing it with 6oz lead as it`s user friendly. It hasn`t the same bite detection as a sidewinder and wouldn`t be as much fun with smaller fish and clean ground. Spotty dog tackle sell the AA range cheaper than veals.

Donagh

#6 Post by **lumpy** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:19 pm

cheers donagh. i find the sidewinder abit soft for ray fishing, especially when fishing bigger baits towards the end of the summer.found i could get a more responsive compression with the imax, i.e. the rod unloaded quite rapidly from when it was compressed during the cast. the sidewinder i find is quite gradual in this respect, ideal for softer worm baits at distance but not great for half a mack fillet and squid. in regards stiffness is there a great deal of difference between the beach and big beach. have only cast the rock rod in the aa range and thats a beast.

Rockhopper · #7 Post by **Rockhopper** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:24 pm

Neil,

John Lynch has some good rods for sale in here http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... hp?t=14013 you can trust his gear to be well looked after.

Tom.

#8 Post by **lumpy** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:36 pm

seen them tom. what would you recomend from them for the type of fishing i described..

#9 Post by **Marty Harrison** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:59 pm

Having actually used both models i would say the LT14 Neil would be the better option for you though they are both lovely rods.

The XTR sport is an awful lot of rod, a serious weapon on the field saying that the LT is no slouch either.

M

#10 Post by **Donagh** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:30 pm

I haven`t used the big beach but I rang Julian Shambrook when I was buying the Beach and he felt the big beach should be user friendly. You might try ringing him yourself to talk about the AA rods. The numbers on the AA web site. I didn`t go for the big beach at the time as I was worried rightly or wrongly that 14 feet might of been to long for me fishing off rock marks due to clearance even with the reel one foot off the bottom. John Holden was of the opinion they that a 14 feet long rod makes ground clearance a problem in real fishing situations but they would be perfect for Easy casting big cod baits. He has a review of the big beach on his web site. You might look at Beachcasters views as he discussed both rods in one of the tackle reviews before and would lean towards the big beach.

Donagh

Rockhopper · #11 Post by **Rockhopper** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:37 pm

lumpy wrote:seen them tom. what would you recomend from them for the type of fishing i described..

The Dymic LT14....my son has one, the first thing he caught on it was a Tope earlier in the year....fish was about 35lb plus....he said the rod performed fantastic, it can wang a bait out with the best of them too.

Tom.

kstaff · #12 Post by **kstaff** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:46 pm

Hi Ya,

for what it's worth i have a Century Carbon Metal 13 8' and love it. Plenty of pulling power when needed and still capeable of spotting small knocks even at distance, it will cope no bother with 6oz plus bait at range.

I have mine 3 years and genuinely cannot fault it, it's the first rod I pick up every time.

Hope this helps somwhat.

#13 Post by MC » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:18 pm

lumpy wrote:cheers marthy, had seen that today. may place a bid on it..

seen that mc, thinking something abit up market,(hope that doesnt make me sound arogent)...

not at all mate, try a zziplex, fantastic rods