century tip tornado lite or ultra lite

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century tip tornado lite or ultra lite

#1 Post by bigsod »

torn between the two of these, tending to go towards the ultra lite as i have a tip tornado match already which i imagine would not be to far from the lite. Any advice would apreciated.looking for a rod to use for scratching and bass/flattie fishing but still with power to cast and handle a big fish if needed
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Re: century tip tornado lite or ultra lite

#2 Post by boycie89 »

if you want a rod for flatties and bass go for the ultra lite ! still has the backbone for a decent fish too
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Re: century tip tornado lite or ultra lite

#3 Post by roger de dodger »

funny thing i got one yesterday cant wait to give it a wang :wink:
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Re: century tip tornado lite or ultra lite

#4 Post by kstaff »

Had the Lite myself beautiful rod I have to say, both have plenty of power but will still do the light stuff where needed.

Personally I'd say the lite is a better all round option but both are great rods.

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Re: century tip tornado lite or ultra lite

#5 Post by bigsod »

After all that i went and got a mti bass rod, sorry lads. the mti is evrything i was looking for and got a few fish on it tonight and it casts with ease. got a great deal from my local tackle shop including a 7ht mag which should be in next week. thanks for replies lads.
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Re: century tip tornado lite or ultra lite

#6 Post by carpets »

great little rod bought one near the tail end of last year looking forward to putting her through her paces over the coming months :D :D :D
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Re: century tip tornado lite or ultra lite

#7 Post by roger de dodger »

ok i have had a belt of the ultra light and its a fine bit of kit ,the rod is light enough but i wouldnt discribe it as ultra light :| the tip is quite stiff for such a thin rod and it,s quite powerfull for casting 4 oz seems the best balance for casting with 5 oz not putting overdue pressure on the blank bite indication is good for a stiffish tip ,i can see this becoming my prefered rod for the finer months when hopefully 7 oz leads are left at home in the shed,april and may last year if i remember correctly :evil:
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