rock rods

[simon-ayre]

not me mate i bought one off simon ayre i think hello simon,while being a nice rod there is something wrong somewhere with the tip as ive never missed as many fish ever as with this rod.baby cod under a pound were pulling slackliners last night on semi rough ground in a flat calm so imagine what a half decent fish will do in a sea.my mate hooked way more than me with his penn sidewinder.

just my opinion but i would look elsewhere for a rock rod as this has nearly been thrown in more than once

Hi TZ Makes it sound like i sold you a duff rod lol ,in all honesty i here what you say in my opinion stay away from the f1. infact,i havent been happy with any of the zipplexs ive owned.
at the moment i use a pair of mk1 appolos for every day fishing and the trusty conoflex mentioned for cliff work but as i say its for sale as im replacing it with a conoflex anibus

The fi zipplex was the last rod i tried to replace the nemesis with , but sold it to TZ as the conoflex allthough scatched and battered had a far better action

[ecoli]

hi simon I might be intrested in the conoflex depending on how close you are to me (g/head) the plan was to go to shop buy rod then out fishing on monday (wages go in then)

[rod-the-cod]

at the moment i use a pair of mk1 appolos for every day fishing and the trusty conoflex mentioned for cliff work but as i say its for sale as im replacing it with a conoflex anibus



i would stay away from the anibus heard to many storys of snapping a friend of mine snapped two of them just striking a bite never again and they were both the heavy duty version

[rod-the-cod]

i used to have a dc6 nice rods ive got a old unground dc8 but not a patch on a modern rod

[fozally]

ECOLI: I have a fairly good condition Conoflex Scorpion Match tip (with coasters) which I use to use off the rocks/pier and river. Good bite detection and can heave out big fish if you are lucky enough to catch one. I can do the rod and a used ABU 7000 (just serviced by me with level wind attached but can be removed if you want) in good condition (couple of minor cosmetic scratches)for £100.

If you buy, I will offer you a used Shakespear seat box (with the Breakaway carry attachment fitted), an aluminium tripod stand, rig wallet with a selection of rigs in and a dozen weights for a further £30. Only selling the rod and reel because I have bought new stuff last year.

I am going away for the weekend and getting back Monday night if you are interested. If not good luck and happy hunting.

[daren]

hey rod i was there that time you snapped your new rod on the pier you nearly killed me with a 5oz weight better look next time

[shaunsafc]

i have had a conoflex anibus + for bit now and find it a great rod it can pull you out of some very snaggy area`s..the down side of the rod is its kak in the wind big and floppy...fozally my mate is after a rod how much just for the rod and i will give him a bell..am getting a century C3LD at the weekend heard some good stuff about them and i think you can not beat century...got a G5 and think its great....

[rod-the-cod]

that was a new raptor by century some barstewart put a geet big wall infront of me and hit it south shields pier end

[daren]

rumour had it that you could not tie knots properly and the weight flew off and you followed through.and the rod followed through as well .is bob fishing tomorrow mate is he going on the pier do you know

[simon-ayre]

hi simon I might be intrested in the conoflex depending on how close you are to me (g/head) the plan was to go to shop buy rod then out fishing on monday (wages go in then)

work in chester le street during the week mate rod has lots of scratches but is buitiful to use allthough the scorpian sounds a great deal

[T.C.]

ecoli........

I've just had a look on the old NESA site for reviews / comments on the Axcellerator.......

Found one, so far:

I have found the Axellerator to be a great rod for the money.I had doubts about it when I first purchased it as it appears to have the action of a broom shank but this was quickly laid to rest during my first few casts. The rod I bought was the 13.5ft version and as I usually cast 6oz sinkers, the sinkers went off like a rocket with plenty of power in reserve. I dont class myself as a good long distance caster so god knows what the potential of this rod is in the hands of an expert/good caster.The rod is well finished and the only gripe that I have is that the manufacturer should consider using a better type of reel seat as the one fitted is pretty fragile. I accidently dropped one of my reels onto the seat from a height of around one foot and the seat shattered !. I replaced the broken seat with an Imax seat and the Imax seat is much stronger than the Ron Thompson version.When all is said and done though, this is one hell of a rod for the money and they can be had for around the hundred pound mark if you look around.


Added: Saturday, November 13, 2004
Reviewer: George Gray
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[Stuey]

I found the reel seat provided with the Axcellerator bulky more than anything else. For a tenner you can get a much slimmer abu griplock fitting that should provide a more comfortable fishing experience.

regards

Stu

[fozally]

Ecoli has bought my gear in case you were all going to put on detailed reports. Nice to see anyway TC.

[T.C.]

Cheers Fozally.......nice to see he got sorted, then

Thank god for that - I was getting goggle-eyed searching the old site...lol

[daren]

google eyed mate that might not have anything to do with the drink eh