totally cheesed off

[humble]

hi everyone as some of the lads on here knoww that i have just started out fishing, buying gear for the winter so i bought a ron thompson off some one on here so not knowing much about rods i bougt it
!!!!!stupid me!!!!!!
and now i have been told off someone that the top half of the rod is a different rod to the bottom but the top bit has been re-whipped to look the same.
phoned the lad i got it off when i thought it was different but he sayed it was the same and it was supposed be like that
so i am so p****d
but i feel like it my fault cause i am new to the game or have been tottally conned
so now spent money a s**** rod
totally cheesed off i dont know how i am going to offload it now spent £50 on it
so thats it i have vented my spline

[el_sid]

Well why dont you find out forr deff mate before stressin urself out put the make and model into google and check out pics of it and if u have been conned, ring the kid you bought it off and explain ur situation and if no joy, name and shame gud luck mate!!

[waco]

its not on being conned especially when bought in good faith,try taking the rod to a dealer and explain the situation and what he thinks and if not what it should be then take it back to the fellow you bought it off and tell him what the dealer said.

i bought a reel off someone who new through fishing and reckoned he was a canny lad, he said it just been serviced and had a new cam fitted ( have had a look on diagram and theres no part fitted called a cam )so a thought a cannny deal and when tried it out it sounded like a bag of nuts inside so a took it apart and the inside it looked if it never been serviced it was bone dry no oil or grease never been there for long time so a stripped right down give a good clean oiled all relevant parts and worked a lot better still a tad noisy compared to my other penn mags but a can live with it .

hope it works out for you but if buying second hand gear ask to try it out first before buying, genuine sellers will let you try it

[Lowrider]

Try fishing with it.
If it is fine and suits you then whats the worry.
Guy you bought it off may have also bought it in that state and assumed that it was fine.
Hell you never know till you try that the rod may even be better for the changes.
If someone has re-whipped the rod they have gone to some trouble for a reason
To be honest till you try it you know nothing and i rather suspect that whatever the rod will still catch fish and like me i doubt, unless you had been told, that you would have thought there is anything wrong with the rod.
Go have a session and enjoy

[humble]

hi there was really ticked off and went down to sandy bay to give it a good lash and see what it was lik but the ron thompson is a 3 to 6 oz when i put a 5oz weght is bent over pretty much and found it hard to cast with
but i hav to say that i think that the top half of the rod is off a much lighter rod like but who ever whipped it don a canny job like
but someone i was talking to was tell me that the lad who sold it def got it whipped on the top def t different rods
and the lad was trying to sell it to this lad i was talking to but he could tell it was different cheers lee

[Lowrider]

That is a bit of a ****er if you were looking for one sort of rod.
Sounds like someone was having a go at changing the rod to suit their needs.
Guess i would just put it down to experience and keep that rod for summer use.
Not much help when you have lashed out cash and may find it hard to get some more for a winter rod i know.
But it seems there is little more you can do.
Shame though

[bigdaz]

i dont think theres much you can do now mate,a lesson to be learned i think.take some with you next you gear so people don't get the wrong of the stick about you being ripped off.

[bluesbiker]

ron thompson

souns like ya from round here pm me and i will show you mine rt compare yours then youl no for definate accelerator here

[bronson]

hi it was me what sold you that rod you have nt been conned at all i showed in my posts that it was a 3 to 6 oz casting weight that i wanted to swop for a stiffer rod you prob been looking at the stiffer one witch is a 6 to 8 oz casting weight it has not been re whipped or to rods put together at all have a look on ebay or google it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jimbob]

The RT Axellerator comes in two forms 3-6 oz and 4-8 oz. I made the mistake of buying a 3-6 oz when I thought it was the stiff one!! Sold it on ebay for what I payed for it anyway. Put it down to experience.

[jamiebrennan]

Ive had 2 of these Ron Thompson rods and have found that the butt section has different pattern compared to the top section, this is probably where the confusion has occured because they do look like 2 totally different rods. Easy to assume that there could be a rabbit away but think it sounds kosher to me.

[bronson]

Ive had 2 of these Ron Thompson rods and have found that the butt section has different pattern compared to the top section, this is probably where the confusion has occured because they do look like 2 totally different rods. Easy to assume that there could be a rabbit away but think it sounds kosher to me.

thx mate it was me who sold him the rod told him that it was a 3 to 6 oz if he wanted the stiffer one he should hv told me !!!!!!

[Lowrider]

Well that does explain a lot

[paulthespark]

if you are inexperienced and where not to sure what rod to buy why did't you put a post on here and explain your situation, there are loads of lads on here with a wealth of experience in sea fishing who would have been only to happy to help you it' s one of the reasons we have this forum

[bigdaz]

thx mate it was me who sold him the rod told him that it was a 3 to 6 oz if he wanted the stiffer one he should hv told me !!!!!!

hi mate sorry if you think i was abit harsh with my post, but this guy made it sound as though he had been ripped off,if he was'nt sure he should have asked,or try before you buy you know. again sorry mate.