1st Greys rod in 10 years

Davey-m

Davey-m

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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.

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

greys platinums

very nice rods the xs is so easy 2 cast and light the gsi bit more powerfull both top class rods
 
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 :)
 
had the platinum but got rid of it and bought a nitra, much prefer the nitra, where do you do ya casting Davey ?
 
g-force said:
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 :)
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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
 
mooseboy65 said:
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
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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 said:
had the platinum but got rid of it and bought a nitra, much prefer the nitra, where do you do ya casting Davey ?
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Just had a few chucks down roker jimmy as i was over that way dropping the bairn off at the grandparents.
 
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