what would you buy?

[danny boy]

I am after some advice.

what would you buy?

eliminator

ttr

compressor s

compresser ss

i have already had loads of advice off lads on the pier about all of the rods above,but i can not decide what to buy.

i do have problems with my back and people have told me the eliminator is too heavy and this is what i was going to buy.

danny

 

[gary2010]

ttr is a bit of a beast sometimes when i havnt used mine for a few weeks its give is a bad back, i think the eliminator is abit easier to cast with a softer butt and skinier butt but its abit longer. and the kompressor ss is a nice rod im always using mine the kompressor s has the same tip just the butt is abit softer

 

[greggthe1]

The Eliminator and TTR are both great rods but if you have trouble with your back they will not be for you.
The Kompressor SS is mint, a bit softer lot more forgiving on the cast and less of a beast than the other 2 and will suit you fine for most of your needs.

 

[clarky]

hi danny,

I have the kompressor ss and think its great but standing holding it waiting for that fish to bite again does make your back ache,
oh and av had mine for about a year now and its been back already to get re-whipped as the whipping started to go brown and its started to brown again

have you thought of looking at a zipplex very good rods and a lot lighter than century

 

[danny boy]

hi danny,

I have the kompressor ss and think its great but standing holding it waiting for that fish to bite again does make your back ache,
oh and av had mine for about a year now and its been back already to get re-whipped as the whipping started to go brown and its started to brown again

have you thought of looking at a zipplex very good rods and a lot lighter than century

what zzipplex rod would you buy.

 

[clarky]

what zzipplex rod would you buy.

not sure mate was lookn at a few on sat while i was waitn for my bait.
cant remember the names of them but just pop into a shop and try one.
all av heard is good reports about them.

the other rod i'd recomend is the anyfish anywhere tournament rock one of the lads on here i fish with has one and its a cracking rod

 

[Jimbob]

I am after some advice.

what would you buy?

eliminator

ttr

compressor s

compresser ss

i have already had loads of advice off lads on the pier about all of the rods above,but i can not decide what to buy.

i do have problems with my back and people have told me the eliminator is too heavy and this is what i was going to buy.

danny

Danny, all those rods are pokey and relatively heavy/suitable for rough ground mainly, although some argue the Kompressors are all rounders. An asian rod like a sonik sk4 is lighter and tough, and a step down the century bully boy laddder to a standard carbon metal / express or c3 ltd will give you a more usable rod. My carbon metal stood up to 6 oz and big baits hurled into huge seas on Saturday night and was a pleasure to use.

 

[gary2010]

just got myself a zziplex m427 and its a lovely rod definatly my favourite now do think il be going anywhere with out it not the lightest zippy iv had a hold of the m4 evo was very light and i could stand there all day holding that and it will throw a 6oz and big bait all day long never tried 1 but it did feel canny stiff im after 1 meself just need the money which i dont have

 

[davey g]

rod

rod

sk4 light and tough u wont be dissapointed

 

[codandchips]

afaw

afaw

afaw rods light and top class

 

[Griff]

Hi

I have the same problem with my back and i have just got a Rovex Big Boss its very light and i have used it on the heavy ground around hartlepool and had no problems at all. It cost me £89 pounds from the Tackle shop on the Headland and i love it, my back has not give me jip at all... I was thinking of a Sonic but was worried about the problems people were talking about.
Hope this helps
Griff

 

[anthony stobbart]

sliver surfer

sliver surfer

I am after some advice.

what would you buy?

eliminator

ttr

compressor s

compresser ss

i have already had loads of advice off lads on the pier about all of the rods above,but i can not decide what to buy.

i do have problems with my back and people have told me the eliminator is too heavy and this is what i was going to buy.

danny

hello bud if i were you get the compresser ss or a sonik 4 14"ft 5-7 oz ...or zipplex m427 14ft 4inch .remeber you have bad

 

[Stewart 1971]

Where will you be doing most of your fishing?

My vote would be none of the above, unless you are getting it for heavy duty rock / kelp work or fishing off the cliffs. The rods you list are way way overgunned for general beach work or even using off Roker.

If you have a bad back and will mainly be fishing clean beaches / mixed ground do yourself a favour and get a softer rod - I use a TTLD for 95% of my fishing including into big seas and rotten conditions and it is a top class piece of kit. I've cast over 200 yards with it on the field and it has plenty of power for a lovely slim blank. Alternatives as mentioned would be a standard Carbon Metal or a C3LD or maybe look at the AFAW or Sonik ranges.

Remember a stiff rod is not necessarily a good rod - far from it IMHO.

 

[Jimbob]

Where will you be doing most of your fishing?

My vote would be none of the above, unless you are getting it for heavy duty rock / kelp work or fishing off the cliffs. The rods you list are way way overgunned for general beach work or even using off Roker.

If you have a bad back and will mainly be fishing clean beaches / mixed ground do yourself a favour and get a softer rod - I use a TTLD for 95% of my fishing including into big seas and rotten conditions and it is a top class piece of kit. I've cast over 200 yards with it on the field and it has plenty of power for a lovely slim blank. Alternatives as mentioned would be a standard Carbon Metal or a C3LD or maybe look at the AFAW or Sonik ranges.

Remember a stiff rod is not necessarily a good rod - far from it IMHO.

Will aTTLD really cast 6oz and bait and not wobble about in the wind/tides? Looks too parabolic/c curved to do any weed hauling, even on a clean beach?

 

[big sid]

911
db9
Couln't resist it

 

[Stewart 1971]

Will aTTLD really cast 6oz and bait and not wobble about in the wind/tides? Looks too parabolic/c curved to do any weed hauling, even on a clean beach?

Certainly will. I'm quite happy to pendulum 6oz plus bait with mine, it sat lovely in the tripod last night and there was still a canny sea running. It would be no good with the aerialised Brighton cast I've seen a few people using but that is the fault of the cast not the rod. As for weed hauling what weed? I've spent the last 20 years fishing in the Solent where a typical weed fish looks like this:

If you mean kelp then no but the TTLD isn't designed to be a rough ground / kelp rod. It is however a fantastic clean / mixed ground fishing rod. As for tide apart from the end of Shields there isn't much tide up here, certainly not compared to Aldbrough and some of the Solent beaches where I've used and abused mine.

I've had smoothhound just short of double figures on mine, they go like an express train and it was great fun. Australian casting champ Jeremy Schrader regularly uses his fishing for 20lb plus Ray and Gummy Shark off the Melbourne surf beaches while Kieth White who was involved in the prototype testing of the TTLD reckons it is a 250 yard plus rod on the field (I only managed just over 200 but then I'm not a top caster). It is a very thin blank but deceptively powerful and is much much more than a light beach / Bass rod that many people mistakenly characterise it as.

I rate the TTLD as the best fishing rod I've ever owned - can you tell?

 

[john/r]

I am after some advice.

what would you buy?

eliminator

ttr

compressor s

compresser ss

i have already had loads of advice off lads on the pier about all of the rods above,but i can not decide what to buy.

i do have problems with my back and people have told me the eliminator is too heavy and this is what i was going to buy.

danny

out of the rods you mention with out doubt it would be the compreesor s i have cast one myself nice rod. compressor ss a very powerful rod.