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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Drew
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#1 Post by Drew Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:05 pm
Right guys, I've been saving like a trooper and in the New year I should have enough money for a Cheeky Zziplex!
Thing is, I've been looking through Summerlands, Tonys, Gerrys, everyone, and I'm still really confused as to what I should go for, I'm after something for mixed ground fishing, Capable of casting 6oz with a pretty solid tip (Sort of Century g5ish?), anyway, I value the opinions of the folks on here more than I'd trust a book... So what do you guys think?
I also heard there was a guy on the forum who builds them so a poke in his direction would be handy too...
Thanks in advance!
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Lee337
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#2 Post by Lee337 Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:18 pm
How about something like a ZTI Drew? Plenty of power but not too stiff in the butt for fishing.
Have used mine with 7oz lead and whole squid and no bother to it at all. Jonny has also used his for pin whiting at range.
HST is anothe cracker, but softer in the tip.
Where are you intending to use it? Not off the Dee surely
Lee
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bigsod
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#3 Post by bigsod Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:27 pm
Shaneh from this site builds them, but you may have to buy a blank yourself. IMO save your self a fortune and get an Ian Golds extractor, as good as a zziplex but less than half the price
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AG
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#4 Post by AG Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:07 pm
Drew
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#5 Post by Drew Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:55 pm
Lee337 wrote:
Where are you intending to use it? Not off the Dee surely
Lee
No mate, I've branched out, I fish other marks now adays! lol....
Thanks for the info, taken on board....
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beachcaster
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#6 Post by beachcaster Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:01 am
thought you had your mind set on an hsm mate?????
Drew
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#7 Post by Drew Tue Dec 21, 2010 7:47 pm
I did! But I wanna know other ppls opinions...
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chrisfeeney30
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#8 Post by chrisfeeney30 Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:05 pm
I have a hsm, lovely rod, i use it mostly for distance fishing. Casts a 5oz best. Tip is very nice on it, iv used it scratching in close for flats, to huss fishing from the shore. Great all round rod in my opinion!
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#9 Post by Deleted User 689 Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:49 pm
M4 EVO i use it for the mixed stuff slim very light and plenty of power
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#10 Post by Drew Sat Dec 25, 2010 3:17 pm
wrice wrote: M4 EVO i use it for the mixed stuff slim very light and plenty of power
I was reading up on them, they seem the the perfect tool... So I'm getting onto Gerrys after Christmas...
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round_ourway
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#11 Post by round_ourway Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:32 am
i have a hsm here drew.. give me a shout if you want a cast with it...
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Drew
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#12 Post by Drew Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:34 pm
round_ourway wrote: i have a hsm here drew.. give me a shout if you want a cast with it...
tyvm for the offer mate! Appreciated, but I'm going for the M4Evo
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#13 Post by Gar F Fri Jan 07, 2011 6:33 pm
If your mad for a Zzippie i'd try keeping an eye on ebay seen sume decent priced GB3's on there over the last 6months around the 2ton sterling mark in good nick, not bad considering they were around 500e when new and getting rarer by the day as I believe there not making them anymore.
