Looking for a 2 - 4oz beach/estuary rod

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Liamo · #1 Post by **Liamo** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:19 pm

Lads,

Will keep this short...

Am looking for a new light beachcaster. 13ft rung for multiplier casting 2- 4oz.

Currently have a Cerntury Tip Tornado Lite 2 - 4oz which I don't like, much too stiff and twitchy for what I want it for, want something I can cast and fish with, this thing seems to be more suited for just smashing leads (and baits) over the horizon... Just want something a little softer and more user friendly...

Suggestions please!

Thanks,
Liam

#2 Post by **Seancelt** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:08 pm

What price range are you aiming at?
Abu Enticer Beach 12'- Rated 3-6 (2-4 more realistic) Approx E65.
Abu Enticer Bass 12' - Rated 1-3 Approx E55.
Bath are light rods with a bit of strength in the spine and enough give in the tip for bite indication. Both are light enough to hold for a session without your arms falling off.
Anything dearer is outside my knowledge at the moment but others can fill you in.
Hope this helps.

#3 Post by **bigcol** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:28 pm

Abu Espirit.Cracking lite beach/bass rod especially with 3 / 4 ounces.

#4 Post by **samo** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:30 pm

have you ever heard of a flattie fanatic????? have a look

Cono-flex Flattie Fanatic 11ft. Optimum Casting Wt. 2-4 ozs. Every top match angler has one of these in their bag. Ideal for rolling light leads in the surf when the fish are right under your feet. Factory finished with FUJI BNHG guides spaced for use with either fixed spool or multiplier reels. Fuji reel seat loose. Absolutely Flattie! Fully Factory Built - £144.82 Tip Length Butt Length Tip Diameter Butt Diameter Factory Finished Weight Assassin 76” Push-in 4ft or 5ft 3.2 mm 17 mm 248 or 285 gms Flattie Fanatic 66” 70” with spigot 3.0 mm 20 mm Tapered 387 gmns Flattie Fanatic 2 72” 76” with spigot 3.0 mm 22 mm Tapered 448 gmns

they also do a 12 foot i think which has a bit more back bone to it.

#5 Post by **frodo baggins** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:02 pm

penn powerstix bass is a lovely rod. i can't remember how much i paid for it but that's a good thing! something around the 100 yoyo mark maybe less. light, well balanced and can thump a 3oz lead a fair distance when needed.

Patrick

#6 Post by **merv147** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:14 pm

i have the Abu Enticer Bass 11' 1-3oz nice wee rod tho it is a fixed spool there is some lovely wee rods out there 2-4oz Shakespeare's summit bass rod is lovely rod to be honestest Shakespeare do sell some good multi rods and flattey rods and there not to bad on price

#7 Post by **m.b3** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:29 pm

samo wrote:
they also do a 12 foot i think which has a bit more back bone to it.

they do a 12' alright. personally i think they are too short.

#8 Post by **pete** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:58 pm

Try the Grauvell 4200, fecking love the thing. Its like a combination of a feeder rod and a beachcaster. The reel seat is a wee bit too near the butt, otherwise its my favourite light surf rod, can imagine it would be perfect for estuaries.

Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:41 pm

Century SRE. Fantastic tip for close in work. The tip would show a fish fart beside your line. Also has the back bone to put a lead a long long way if needed. Can't say enough about it. Although it is dearer than the rest I feel that this 1 rod would do everything :wink:

#10 Post by **EricH** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:28 pm

Tip Tornado Lite is a great little rod, i have both versins, 11/10 and 13 footer,

Lite, responsive and can cast too believe it or not.

Liamo · #11 Post by **Liamo** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:05 pm

Thanks for the replies lads. Want to stay away from the whole long rod thing on this one so will steer clear of the Century CM SRE and the Gauvell stuff.

The 12ft Flattie Fanatic sounds like the business or the Conoflex SOURCE Estuary Match or standard SOURCE caught my eye as well.

Will steer clear of any more "light" rods from Century found the tip tornado Lite too stiff for my needs but the Zziplex Bass might be a contender...

Would be interested to hear of anyone who has experience of the SOURCE from Conoflex...

Liam

#12 Post by **m.b3** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:08 pm

i have never heard a bad word about the conoflex source and many top anglers use'em. some even have 2! have not tried myself though...

#13 Post by **m.b3** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:09 pm

i have never heard a bad word about the conoflex source and many top anglers use'em. some even have 2! have not tried myself though...

Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:00 pm

The Zziplex powertex bass, very good rod for most fishing and can even be blasted with a 5oz lead. Not sure of the lighter zziplex bass rod though, but if you think the tip tornado lite was too stiff for your type of fishing I would recommend you stay away from the powertex zippy. It is very stiff.

Steve

#15 Post by **BigPhil** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:58 pm

conoflex estuary match, century tip tornado ultra light 13, there are a few other rods out there but some suited to lighter leads and different lengths
conoflex website worth a look although it doesnt list them all.
if you give them a call and tell them what kind of rod it is you are after they will be able to advise you on choice

#16 Post by **hairyconger** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 7:26 pm

BigPhil wrote:conoflex estuary match, century tip tornado ultra light 13, there are a few other rods out there but some suited to lighter leads and different lengths
conoflex website worth a look although it doesnt list them all.
if you give them a call and tell them what kind of rod it is you are after they will be able to advise you on choice

what lenght is the conoflex estuary rod ? been watching this thread closely im quite confused with all thats available , just want sumnt for light beach fishing around the north coast?

Liamo · #17 Post by **Liamo** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:50 pm

what lenght is the conoflex estuary rod ? been watching this thread closely im quite confused with all thats available , just want sumnt for light beach fishing around the north coast?

There's three that kinda fit the bill from conoflex for me, first there's the Frenzy 13ft 4-5oz. Tip dia is 3.0mm and weighs in at 610g. Factory build for £199.

Next up is the budget version of the Source. It's called the Source Estuary Match 13ft 3 - 5oz. Tip dia is 3.5mm and weighs is at 720g. Factory build for £212

Finally it's the Conoflex Source 13ft 3 - 5oz. Tip dia again is 3.5mm with a weight of 763g. Factory build for £334

Liam

#18 Post by **BigPhil** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:02 pm

to me, the source and the source estuary are to completely different animals!
the source is to me, a beachcaster/match rod for the bigger fish
where the estuary match would be more suited to scratching/flounder fishing, but still capable of firing out the rigs if required! at the time i had one in the house it seemed to me like a longer flattie fanatic, with a similar butt diameter
the source would be slightly thicker in the butt, and guys who have them here would use them for fishing dogs at distance with say 2 hooks, or fishing in a heavier surf with 3 hooks for flats etc, the the estuary would be better suited to calm conditions for fats and smaller 'match' sized fish etc

#19 Post by **fish4fun** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:55 am

Conoflex SOURCE Estuary Match

Lovely rod, used it last night in an attempt to bash out whiting unsuccesfully. Posted recently about it if you search but I would highly recommend them. Use mine with ABU sports mag and 15lb line. Nice slim blank and comfortable to hold for longer periods when required. It even dragged these in at Fenit Pier last year.

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Have also posted back end of the summer about the Daiwa Supercast Bass. Replaced my TDPK Bass which got smashed. Only used it one weekend for pollock off SW Scotland but feels lovely. Have yet to try it off the beach for the lighter work but when flicking daylights with 4oz to gather bait it is lovely and smooth. Much smoother than the TDPK. Although the pollock didn't go much more than 2.5lb it took the dives when floating and stopped them going to ground when bumping jellies off the bottom.

#20 Post by **fish4fun** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:03 am

BigPhil is right about the Flattie Fanatic and the Estuary Match being similar. Put them side by side and it looks like the EM is the FF's big brother.

If you want any advice give Steve a ring at Conoflex and he'll tell you what the difference is in all three.

I posted a bit about them recently when the Foo Fighter was discussed. I'm getting some info about them and will post when it's available. Hope this helps.