advice wanted

[russ]

well finally i managed to hook a biggie, looked about 2 foot long cod...no idea how much it weighed as my rod snapped in half as i got it to the surface

so the question is what to buy as replacemant ? there is not a lot of choice here and about the only thing i could find in the way of surf rod is a shimano. does anyone have opinion of this make for sea rods? i know they good for corse as i used them in the past but not sure about sea.

[jamiebrennan]

Unlucky russ! There have been a few posts on here along the same line but there aint many that fish Iceland! I personally use a Ron Thompson Axcellerator and think its the dogs danglies and i really only ever fish rock, cliffs and piers and it serves me well, think they come in at around £100 which is great for what you get compared to the other bigger names on the market. Now i aint had a cod that size but think it would cope ok, better luck on the next beastie you hook into!

[russ]

the one that broke was a ron thompson...power wind i think...it seemed like an ok rod, until today lol guess i should have been more cautious

[jamiebrennan]

Never heard of that one, theres loads on the market now and all ov them claim to be mint, never had a problem with mine and a few guys on here use them and/or rate them as a good rod, some rods like the Anyfish Anywhere rods get good reviews but are in the £250-£350 bracket which is beyond my range. If you can pick one up 2nd hand youll be getting a good rod.

[Hiram.A.Biff]

You fish rocks and cliffs??
do you use these??
snigger snigger....

http://www.fishingmagic.com/classifieds/advert.asp?c=452&sp=332502698570342169278&v=1

[russ]

mostly fish from rocks and a few small jetties, not so many sandy beaches around the local coastline. if i did venture near the cliffs i would most likely fall off as im a clumsy git haha

[treeboa]

look at the abu surevan xp, ideal heavy workhorse, see them s/h for under £100