1st Greys rod in 10 years

[Davey-m]

Fancied another rod from a different manufacturer the last greys rod i had was a jupiter i liked the look of the platinum gsi and managed a good deal with a fellow member.

1st casting session with the rod was tonight after work first impression light pokey nicely balanced with the reel down 20cm from the butt, clipped a 5 3/4oz namix on and swung it out felt a little bit of bite back but very smooth through the middle of the cast and very fast recovery.

full load 0.37 dia


Canny Cast i reckon a few swings on a sunday afternoon and it will be empty Gonna give it some stick fishing this week.

[cmc]

glad u like it davey

[conoflexman]

greys platinums

very nice rods the xs is so easy 2 cast and light the gsi bit more powerfull both top class rods

[fish fingers]

is that 40lb davey and did you allow for the big bow you let out lol

[Davey-m]

is that 40lb davey and did you allow for the big bow you let out lol

You know me stan no shockleader with 40lb

[g-force]

Good choice mate - after 4 years mines had a good hammering, I've managed to burst the high-build on every ring (the one bad point with Greys rods is their brittle high-build) - must put the old gal in for a rebuild soon....

Gary

[jimmy]

had the platinum but got rid of it and bought a nitra, much prefer the nitra, where do you do ya casting Davey ?

[mooseboy65]

Good choice mate - after 4 years mines had a good hammering, I've managed to burst the high-build on every ring (the one bad point with Greys rods is their brittle high-build) - must put the old gal in for a rebuild soon....

Gary

hi mate,ive got a AFAW rock rod,got the same trouble with the hybuild on my rings,ive had the bottom half in for a rebuild,where would you recommend me to put my top half in for repair,and what would the cost be?cheers

[conoflexman]

primo man

primo man off her seen his work top class

[g-force]

hi mate,ive got a AFAW rock rod,got the same trouble with the hybuild on my rings,ive had the bottom half in for a rebuild,where would you recommend me to put my top half in for repair,and what would the cost be?cheers

Yeah, if south of the Tyne I'd check out Primo Man, the stuff he's posted on here looks top notch; if it's just a re-whip it shouldn't cost too much - cost only goes up when you've got to replace rings (and alconites ain't cheap). Funny that, I've got a few AFAW rods and had no bother at all with their high-build.

Gary

[jimmy]

Fish fingers work is second to none, dont know the price but i do know the workmanship

[Davey-m]

had the platinum but got rid of it and bought a nitra, much prefer the nitra, where do you do ya casting Davey ?

Just had a few chucks down roker jimmy as i was over that way dropping the bairn off at the grandparents.

[jimmy]

Just had a few chucks down roker jimmy as i was over that way dropping the bairn off at the grandparents.

Cheers for the reply Davey mate

[anthony stobbart]

Still have my greys mercury still going strong its over ten year old