Century Tip Tornado Sport for rough ground?

[Mick001]

Hi lads
I was thinking of buying a new Beachcaster for more medium/rough ground fishing and to pair with a Penn Super Mag Xtra. I bought a Century TT LD last year and am very happy with it, so was thinking about the Century TT Sport. Has anyone got one and if so how do you rate it? The flip side is that I have heard alot about the new Century Eliminator E1000 and saw it for a brill price at the Dublin Angling show a couple of weeks back from Belfast Angling Center.
"as a side note spotty dog tackle have great prices on rods and reels if anyone is interested compared to alot of the other online stores"

Any feedback would be great.....

[bigsod]

The tip tornado sport would be you best bet, the Eliminator would pull in the whole sea bed its that powerefull, and id say the tip tornado would be more user friendly casting wise the eliminator is suppoosed to be even stiffer than the century TT-R and thats saying somthing. Had the tip tornado sport for a while handled the rough stuff no bother, The century Carbon metal crest is another option, this is the one I use in very rough ground, it has tons of grunt and casts very well.

[Mick001]

Thanks Bigsod - appreciate the quick response.
How would you compare the TT Sport to the Carbon Metal?

I fish quite a bit on the west cosat so some rough spots at times...

I thought the Eiminator was a bit over the top, also considering the write up's it got, in that it was developed for the Austrialian Surf scene - Sea Angler Mag!
Saw it at the Dublin show and it looked a Beast - but light.

[bigsod]

There is no contest the CM crest wins every time, it has more a more through action and its also longer which gives more leverage when pulling a big fish out of a snag, its a powerful rod in its own right and very light too.

[Mick001]

Ok
This is exactly the feedback that I was looking for as the Century website makes alot of the rods sound very similiar.
When you say Carbon metal is that the Ld version or the the full verson? (not sure if there is much of a difference?)

Mick

[chrisfeeney30]

i have a carbon metal myself, great rod..casts well, plenty of power and the bite detection is good too.

[Mick001]

Christy
Thanks - I think you guys have made up my mind, the Carbon Metal is the way to go! but there is an LD option now so I would probably go with that.
Background:
Was off cliften lately and had some nice rays but the going was a bit tough. So thought of upgrading my other rod I was using for rough ground, I was using a (old) Daiwa Tourmanent PKPB which has served me well over the years.

Mick

[bigsod]

mine is the full version it still quite slimline though, im not a fan of super skinny blanks.

[JPS]

Guy's ,

Thought I would clarify a few points in regards to the E1000 Eliminator and the TT Sport.

Firstly the E1000 was not designed for the australian fishing scene , I and Lee Andrews did eveluate the rod for both casting and fishing. For fishing in Australia it is to powerfull for the majority of our beach conditions. It is a superb casting stick if you take it slow and allow the rod to load up as the newer carbon utilised in making it makes it recover VERY fast and therefore has a tendency to kick you before your in a position to hit the cast.
For rough ground work like you have in the north I would say it would be ideal allowing you to hold fish away from the rock edges and still have the power to pull fish through the weed and kelp that is prevalent along your coastline.
I find it a bit long for me as I am a short bloke at only 5'6" and would love to see a shorter version say around 13' to 13'6" as these lengths perform for me better.

In regards to the TT Sport , These are great rods and capable of putting a variety of leads out a very long way, in one of my recent comps I hit a 100 gram over 240+ meters casting against Steve Lewis whilst he was visiting our fair shores
I find that the shorter overall length at 13'6" ideal for me and its slimmer diameter at 22mm and lighter weight is great .
At the moment I am also using the TT Lite , Match and Super Match for a lot of my fishing. They are a great range of rods and I am glad that I had the opportunity to first try them on my last visit to the UK and now that my good lady has allowed me to buy them

Have a closer look at the Sport you wont be disapointed with it

[sea serpant]

the carbon metal is good but the kompressor s is bang on the mark wat your lookin 4

[ShaneH]

just get a real rod get a conoflex

[beachcaster]

personally i dont think the kompressor s and carbon metal would be up to rough ground fishing.the carbon metal crest and komp ss are two i would look at along with the tip tornado sport.

[bigsod]

I agree John the standard CM is a lovely rod but nmot up to realy rough ground.

[dbrock]

have to say i hated the tt sport, found it very unforgiving in casting but that could have just been me,,

[eric]

have to say i hated the tt sport, found it very unforgiving in casting but that could have just been me,,

your not alone

i dont buy the whole ' i need a super stiff rod to fish rough ground thing'. it doesnt need to be a lifeless barge poll.

[beachcaster]

you are right eric but it still needs the grunt to move the lead and a fish through what might amount to a kelp forest.a fish such as a good sized conger or huss will certainly put up a good account of themselves and the rod has to be able to handle this plus the ground you are fishing over.if you look at what the guys in the north east of england and east coast of scotland use you wont go far wrong,they fish on rocks into dense kelp for cod.sonner or later it will take its tole on a rod that is not up to the job!!!

[eric]

http://www.planetseafishing.com/feature ... ire-coast/

this lad is way ahead of the game i totaly get what your saying beachcaster but personaly i'd say the crest would be up for the job on anyrock mark over here. worst case scenario buy an eliminator

[bigsod]

Eric I think your getting mixed up between the standard CM and the CM Crest, the crest is a much molre powerful rod than the standard CM, think beachcaster ment the crest is up for the job and the standard CM isnt, and having owned both I agree.Its down to personal preference, I feel more comfortable using a stiffer rod when leaning into a fish or snag and dragging it through a foerest of kelp or a boulder ridden hell hole. I can see the advantages of using a 16 ft rod for the leverage but id sacrifice the extra 2 ft for for powerful through action of the CM Crest or the TT-R.

[eric]

Eric I think your getting mixed up between the standard CM and the CM Crest, the crest is a much molre powerful rod than the standard CM, think beachcaster ment the crest is up for the job and the standard CM isnt, and having owned both I agree.

sorry wires crossed, thought he said the crest wasnt up for the job.