poll what make ?

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what rod make in your opinion is best ?

conoflex
5
6%
zziplex
34
43%
century
8
10%
daiwa
12
15%
grauvell
4
5%
any fish
0
No votes
ian golds
7
9%
other
9
11%
 
Total votes: 79
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brown07
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Re: poll what make ?

#21 Post by brown07 »

Def the grauvell dh with the match tip use it all the time and suits the type of fishing i do using long lght rigs at close range
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#22 Post by scannerman »

i'd have to say zziplex although i'm no longer the owner of one

my hst has now a new home

and i've a harrison torrix p3

its a tad bit heavy and stiff but deceptively it bends well casting

and crucially feels quite nice on the hit

no doubt i'll be gettting another zzippy at some point

but there's no rush

unless of course i find my distances receding and then i will be!!
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#23 Post by bigsod »

Your old HST went fishing yesterday Lee :shock: It got some shock when a baited trace was clipped onto the leader :wink: Its a beautiful rod I cant wait to do some serious casting practice with it.Im changing my favorite rod to Zziplex HST, the reason being is its AWSOME
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#24 Post by scannerman »

goodman sod, i only fished with it a couple of times myself but its a great fishing stick and beautiful caster too

lets hope we both increase the numbers hey
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#25 Post by paddyc »

Carbon Sluts! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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#26 Post by scannerman »

thats rich coming from you paddy-without comparison, the biggest carbon hoarder in the northern hemisphere
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#27 Post by bigsod »

Paddy who did lee buy both rods off n the first place :?: Carbon pusher :mrgreen:
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#28 Post by paddyc »

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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#29 Post by Lee337 »

Has to be Zziplex

Favourite model, probably M4, or ZTI, or Full Tournament or or or or or or dammit - too many to choose from and not enough money to buy them all. :evil:

Reason why I like them so much is that zziplex rods have a unique feel to them during the cast.

Just wish I could get my hands on a mint T-Zero

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Re: poll what make ?

#30 Post by AG »

no votes foe anyfish anywhere ? i thought they were popular :shock:
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#31 Post by chrisfeeney30 »

AG wrote:no votes foe anyfish anywhere ? i thought they were popular :shock:

popular until zziplex is in the same poll haha
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#32 Post by willie bendit »

zziplex. conceived,designed,built and upgraded by a top angler/tournament caster,
rods for all situations, easy to use,older models still sought after,love em all. what do you think Paddy? :D :lol:
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#33 Post by m.b3 »

Rampent Wreckfish wrote:Lt - 14

green impact lead.
only one? :lol:
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#34 Post by MC »

AG wrote:no votes foe anyfish anywhere ? i thought they were popular :shock:

nice rod a bit on the heavy side, not sure what the newer ones are like
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#35 Post by Rampent Wreckfish »

m.b3 wrote:
Rampent Wreckfish wrote:Lt - 14

green impact lead.
only one? :lol:

Ok I have been known to clip two green impacts on to the one trace in certain conditions :D

No bother to it at all.
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Re: poll what make ?

#36 Post by mac attack »

daiwa there savage rods :)
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Re: poll what make ?

#37 Post by AG »

how come the be all and end all anyfish anywhere got NO votes ?
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#38 Post by round_ourway »

I have a AA Surf. I love it for fishing in close. it just seems to catch fish for me. but Zziplex are better in my opinion, they also hold there value
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#39 Post by fishingquinn »

he used to have a love affair with a conoflex but they broke up:P :P
MC wrote:
Jonny wrote:what model ? ZTI (the only one I own (at the minute anyway, M4 Evo fund started :D ))

tart :roll:
Ive an old greys jupitor that gets a lot of angling time with me and a zippy zf2500 nice tips with good castabilaty
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#40 Post by Conger »

Maybe i'm out of my depth on this one but i really like the greys rods, have the apollo and the grxs and cannot fault them :wink: but saying that i also recently got my first ever zziplex, the primo syncro and cannot fault it 8)
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