anyone know anything about these rods??

[red]

i read a report from someone on another site about these rods and had a look for them on ebay.
its £61 and P&P is only £6 and it comes with a plastic tube. not sure if their any good but as usual the report from the seller makes them out to be top class. he's sold over 1000 items and has a 100% rating so thought they might be good???

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Firefly-Angling-Ovation-Surf-410-Beachcaster-Rod_W0QQitemZ170278462710QQihZ007QQcategoryZ11729QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

im lookin for a new rod to fit a multiplier so if anyone has heard anything about them a review would be appreciated.

if not can anyone recomend a rod for me. im lookin for one to use from rocks and beaches, around 13-14foot and about 100-130euros.

tanx,
red.

[immunecfg]

ive taken a look at them seem really good rods for the price, i would be interested to find out if anyone out there has used them too

[petekd]

Where are you based Red?

[red]

fairly central in cork.

i saw them on an english forum. some guy had bought 2 and thought they were great. theres not too many people on ebay with over 1000 sales but still with 100% record so im thinkin they must be good enough. im also thinkin that a lot of the feedback might have been left before the rods were tried out so in 2 minds about them.

[petekd]

Had a feeling you were local enough. get yourself down to dan lynch in halfway. Spotted a penn surfblaster ruff stuff in there for your budget. Thats 14 feet and will tick your boxes for small money. Owned one for a year or two myself, Wish id held onto it to be honest.

[Conger]

Hi Red, i am using the Penn Ruff Stuff as Petekd said and find it a super rod, i am using it with a slosh20 and have no probs, also have the older version the Noreaster also a great rod,

Regards

C

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was down with him last week gettin bait and he recomended a few rods to me but cant remember what they were, was on my way home from work and half asleep. 1 he recomended was a 2 tip 3 piece but i think it was only 12 foot. it was a mulitplier rod but he said it would also take a fixed spool as im just using a multi for the 1st time ever. lookin for something a bit bigger tho as my casting wouldnt be the best and the extra few feet might get me a bit more distance.

ill pop in again to have another look and see if he has the penn.
cheers.

[wilky83]

Where is this halfway place????

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dunno where you are so ill start from dunnes in bishopstown court as its easy to get to. when you get to the roundabout head for bandon. keep on this road for about 8-10 miles untill you come to a roundabout. kinsale is the 1st exit, bandon the 2nd and half way is the 3rd. head for the half way and youll go over a small bridge with apartments to your right. follow the road and veer right at the bend. go through the village passing new houses/apartments on your right and a shop on your left(i think the shop is shut down now tho). just after the shop theres a little sign on your right for "halfway angling" turn in and its the driveway to a house. the shop is behind the house. if its shut wait around a min or 2 and when they see the car they'll come out to you.
he has a website too but not everything in the shop is on the site

http://www.tackledirectireland.com/.

most people i know that fish swear by him. i was told not to waste my time with some of the other shops, and to go straight to the halfway for anything i need.

[red]

is this the rod ye were talking about lads??

Penn SURFBLASTER RuffStuff Rough Ground Surf

Want a rod for the rough stuff? Then as the name suggests, this is the one. Rock end marks, casting over rocks to more rocks, reefs at range with clip down pulley rigs, this is The rods for the rough stuff. Casting distance is probably less important than the rods ability to handle what its name suggests. But rest assured - when distance is required you will not be disappointed! Perfect for the North East Coast or anywhere with big seas and rocky marks


just had a look at the website and spotted this for E130 which is about what i was willing to pay. is it 2 or 3 piece tho? it doesnt say on the site and im leaning more towards a 3 piece for convenience in the car.

[petekd]

Its a 2 piece and will fit into any normal sized car. The 3 piece you mentioned above with the 2 tips sounds like one of the lower end Grauvell rods. IMHO, I'd go for the Penn.

[red]

cheers again pete. off the weekend so might call in then for a proper look.

[Conger]

Hi Red, I'm only using a multiplier now just over 12 months now, still getting used to it, but i can tell you that you will not be dissapointed with the casting of the Penn

Regards

[red]

that settles it so. gonna get the penn.

ill call in tomorrow on my way back from work, gonna get a spinning rod and reel too so might even get a little discount if im lucky.
all xmas pressies too so wont cost me anything, sweet.

cheers,
red.

[kstaff]

Pete hope this is ok too, but if the lads are about on Saturday pop down to the comp and see what goes on at an SAI comp, have a chat to anyone there for plenty more advice etc?

[petekd]

Tell him pete davis sent ya, goodwill is always useful anyone who wants to come along and say hello, put faces to names and have a chat on saturday is more than welcome. Keep your eye on the sai-sac forum as there may be a change of venue to another east cork beach.S

[red]

cheers lads but cant make it saturday. would have liked to see how the "pros" do it tho,
red.

[Conger]

Great way of covering the cost Red !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wilky83]

Cheers for the directions to halfway lads

[red]

called in today and the place was shut. raging. wont be open again till tuesday evening or wednesday. off work till wednesday and was hoping to give it a good thrashing on sunday to tuesday.on evenings after that so probably wont even get a chance to use the rod till the week after next unless i go out some night after work .