Century rods love them or hate them?

At the suggestion of various members and given the magazines will run a mile from criticising a piece of kit, here is your chance to tell us what you really think about a rod, reel, line, lure... keep it legal please!

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#61 Post by Tony Fella »

Right lads heres one if yous where stuck on an island with a few leads and you could only have one rod what would it be?
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#62 Post by eric »

OFF TOPIC

back to topics, its gotta be my future ian golds buit in pink
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#63 Post by bigsod »

Tony Fella wrote:Right lads heres one if yous where stuck on an island with a few leads and you could only have one rod what would it be?


Do i have bait and hooks too?
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#64 Post by dfella25 »

Beat me to it sod!
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#65 Post by ShaneH »

Tony Fella wrote:Right lads heres one if yous where stuck on an island with a few leads and you could only have one rod what would it be?

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#66 Post by JOHN1 »

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iv changed my mind :roll:[/quote]
you wont be a real east coast raider then john :lol:[/quote]

:shock: But i have paid my fee's and won the first ECR COMP OF THIS YEAR, you cant just disown me like that :lol: :lol:
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#67 Post by ShaneH »

JOHN1 wrote::


iv changed my mind :roll:[/quote]
you wont be a real east coast raider then john :lol:[/quote]

:shock: But i have paid my fee's and won the first ECR COMP OF THIS YEAR, you cant just disown me like that :lol: :lol:[/quote]
i just wont let you win agen the next time :lol: :lol:
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#68 Post by Tony Fella »

bigsod wrote:
Tony Fella wrote:Right lads heres one if yous where stuck on an island with a few leads and you could only have one rod what would it be?


Do i have bait and hooks too?



Yous never catch anything so it doesn't matter yea loads of bait and hooks..

And eric your pink ian golds rod is just a way to express your deep emotions sort of like a scream for help.. are you lonely?
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#69 Post by bigsod »

ZZiplex HSM :shock: :shock:
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#70 Post by eric »

Tony Fella wrote:
bigsod wrote:
Tony Fella wrote:Right lads heres one if yous where stuck on an island with a few leads and you could only have one rod what would it be?


Do i have bait and hooks too?



Yous never catch anything so it doesn't matter yea loads of bait and hooks..

And eric your pink ian golds rod is just a way to express your deep emotions sort of like a scream for help.. are you lonely?



im so sad and lonely
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#71 Post by Tony Fella »

i don't think stand up to what there made out to be :?:
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#72 Post by eochailjake »

bigsod wrote:
Tony Fella wrote:Right lads heres one if yous where stuck on an island with a few leads and you could only have one rod what would it be?


Do i have bait and hooks too?


And a reel and some line maybe?
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#73 Post by JOHN1 »

Tony Fella wrote:Right lads heres one if yous where stuck on an island with a few leads and you could only have one rod what would it be?


a really stiff one for any occasion :wink:
bigsod wrote:ZZiplex HSM :shock: :shock:


i think your getting confused sod :mrgreen:
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#74 Post by bigsod »

JOHN1 wrote:
Tony Fella wrote:Right lads heres one if yous where stuck on an island with a few leads and you could only have one rod what would it be?


a really stiff one for any occasion :wink:
bigsod wrote:ZZiplex HSM :shock: :shock:


i think your getting confused sod :mrgreen:



Im confused about a lot of things John but this aint one of them, its like being in love with two women at the same time :lol:I l use the centurys over rough ground and casting and the zzippies on the cleaner stuff and i think the best alrounder in my arsenal is the ZZiplex HSM.So there im not confused at all :mrgreen:............... Oh yea what about my Grauvell DH..................................... :? actualy i am confused :wink:
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#75 Post by AG »

sea serpant wrote:LADS I REALLY THINK YA,S ARE GOING WAY OFF THE POINT HERE WITH THIS WHOLE CONVO.......... :? I HAVE OWNED RODSFROM ALL THE BRANDS YOU HAVE MENTION AND I SETTLED ON CENTURY SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY SUITED ME BEST....THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE DISSING THEM AS IF THEY WERE SOME BUDGET BRAND ARE REALLY TALKING STUPID....THEY ARE A FABOLOUS ROD.AND THE SIMPLE FACT IS IF YOU BUY A TOP END ROD THESE DAYS BE IT FROM ZZIPLEX,CONOFLEX OR CENTURY I CAN GURANTEE YOU ITS AN EXCELLENT ROD NO MATTER WHAT ANY OF THERE "BRAND" LOVERS TELL YA. THE KEY TO OWNING THE BEST FISHING ROD YOU CAN OWN IS THE ONE THAT SUITS YOU BEST SO DO YOU ALL NOT THINK ITS TIME TO END THESE PETTY BRAND ARGUEMENTS PLEEEEEEEESE? :roll: :roll: :roll:

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#76 Post by paddyc »

Tony Fella wrote:Right lads heres one if yous where stuck on an island with a few leads and you could only have one rod what would it be?


Standard Full Tournament or Full Tournament Evo or Primo Full Tournament or Full Tournament XL or Full Tournament/Tyneside special or a LD Full Tournament or any of them or all of them,but deff not a century eliminator :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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#77 Post by corbyeire »

ShaneH wrote:
JOHN1 wrote:
ShaneH wrote:no its the only subject worth looking at thats not lockt yet :)



i just sent Donal a text wont be long now :mrgreen: :lol: :lol: :lol:

a no john why :cry: :cry:


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#78 Post by dbrock »

i agree with sod zziplex hsm,
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#79 Post by roger de dodger »

is the isand clean ground mixed or rough and can i have a tripod or sand spike and some femail company or eric as a last resort :?:is their anything to drink on the island or will i bring my flask?
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#80 Post by Deleted User 689 »

Tony Fella wrote:Right lads heres one if yous where stuck on an island with a few leads and you could only have one rod what would it be?


At the moment it has to be a 4500s

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