greys rods

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seanie35
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greys rods

#1 Post by seanie35 »

hi it seems on this forum that the top rod makers are zziplex, conoflex, and century but from prowling around ebay and the like that greys have a nice range of rods to suit all circumstances. i have owned a grx beachcaster for a short while and found it good value and quality. they have a lot more pricier rods aswell just they dont seem to get mentioned on here to often. is there something wrong with them or have they a bit of a reputation have yet to hear any of the casting lads mention them either :lol: come on spill the beans
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Re: greys rods

#2 Post by AG »

somebody must own one :?: :D
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#3 Post by sea serpant »

i have the original apollo 14ft an its 1 of the best rods ive ever used im getting it rebuilt soon and recently i bought a greyflex s which is excellent value for money so i dont know about casting but for fishing i think they are the business :wink:
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#4 Post by kstaff »

Have never owned a Greys Rod but know plenty lads who do and get on perfectly with them, I don't know of anyone who uses them casting as they are really designed for fishing and Zziplex are number 1 for casting rods, (most used that is) so like a sheep you follow the crowd! :D

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#5 Post by ShaneH »

the original greys rods were the best after that they went down hill like most things
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#6 Post by d.kane62 »

hi seanie i have used the greys apollo m2 14ft and i found it very good only problem 2 x 7ft sections was a bit of hassle , picked up a shakespere k2 extreme 15ft 3 sections which i use now . damian
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#7 Post by ian 123 »

Seanie, I still have that grx and no problems what so ever. There was a discussion about greys rods on worldseafishing.com and alot of people were complaining about them snapping. hope this helps
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#8 Post by EricH »

Had a Greys PZ Match for a couple of years, lovely rod. Sold it on eventually as I replaced it with a Conoflex Source.
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#9 Post by Conger »

Hi Seanie

I recently got the Greys GRX-S 13ft rod and find it a great rod, will cover most ground that you are going to fish over with a lovely bite detection. The friend got the triplex 16ft rod around the same time and swears by it, he has it matched to a Shimano ultegra reel and reacons that it has improved his cast distance. Up to this had never used a greys rod but would definately continue with them now

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Re: greys rods

#10 Post by seanie35 »

cheers for replys, they certainly have a wide range 8)
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