century wr300

curtis.dunn

curtis.dunn

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am lookin at one off these in lewis's as i am going to start fishing rough ground as only live 2 minutes from cullercoats rocks and browns bay and was wonderin as these good and would they be okay of tynemouth pier its just tht tynemouth pier is mainly clear ground


cheer curtis
 
curtis.dunn said:
am lookin at one off these in lewis's as i am going to start fishing rough ground as only live 2 minutes from cullercoats rocks and browns bay and was wonderin as these good and would they be okay of tynemouth pier its just tht tynemouth pier is mainly clear ground


cheer curtis
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It's such a good rod that, in my opinion, suits fishing on any venue. Makes casting effortless, good bite detection and can cope with the rough ground easily. Going price for a new one is £300, don't know how much the one is that your looking at in Lewis's but £300 is the going rate mate.
 
Wr300

Wr300

Cracking rod mate iv'e just got bk into fishing a few month ago and purchased a second hand one £100, ii use it as a all rounder and wouldnt use another rod i love it mate, :)
 
Got to disagree with some of the above...

WR300 is a very stiff rod and completely lacks any kind of feel whatsoever. Bite detection is poor, it casts OK but you need a good technique to get the best from it and it will bite back on a mistimed cast. The butt is very thick so if you have small hands you might find it difficult to get a good grip on your reel.

It is without doubt an excellent rod for hauling through kelp or fishing into the rough stuff. For fishing clean or even mixed ground it is akin to using a sledgehammer to crack a peanut. If you want an allrounder I'd look at the Kompressor S or the Tip Tornado Sport (new model), if it is going to be 60% used off the rocks / into kelp then get the WR300.
 
Malcolm Tucker said:
Got to disagree with some of the above...

WR300 is a very stiff rod and completely lacks any kind of feel whatsoever. Bite detection is poor, it casts OK but you need a good technique to get the best from it and it will bite back on a mistimed cast. The butt is very thick so if you have small hands you might find it difficult to get a good grip on your reel.

It is without doubt an excellent rod for hauling through kelp or fishing into the rough stuff. For fishing clean or even mixed ground it is akin to using a sledgehammer to crack a peanut. If you want an allrounder I'd look at the Kompressor S or the Tip Tornado Sport (new model), if it is going to be 60% used off the rocks / into kelp then get the WR300.
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Ok Malcolm, I agree with you on the casting, If you get the timing wrong then you can have problems, big ones. But as you get used to the rod then you can learn to chuck it out smoothly (talkin to the thread starter here, not you). Again I agree with you on the butt section, it is thick and then coupled with the reel seat provided I can imagine it being a problem especially if your using a sl30 size reel. Personally I use a 7ht which keeps it closer and if I wanted it even closer then I would put them coasters on. As for the bite detection, I find it Ok, but then again i aint got much experience in that department.
 
It's all about opinions gordon. I've spent the last 20 years fishing the shingle beaches on the south coast, the ethos down there is very different and very much about using the lightest gear you can get away with. I'll always choose a rod with feel if I can - I use my Tip Tornado LD for most of my fishing including piers and the Tyne, my TT Sport MK1 if it is mixed - end of Shields for example then the WR300 in the rough stuff. I've pulled in a 2lb codling on the WR and hardly known it was there - just my opinion but that is no fun at all compared to the TTLD where you can feel every shake of the head.

Casting wise for overhead thumping the WR300 will be fine, for more advanced techniques it can be a beast. I've done a bit of field casting and I'm not ashamed to say the WR300 has put me on my arse, distance wise I'm down on the CM Crest but then I got the WR for fishing not casting.

At the end of the day as a rough ground rod the WR300 is a brilliant piece of kit but (again just my opinion) for clean ground or even mixed it is way too much rod and takes the fun out of catching, though Dean is absolutely right if you are limited to one rod then choose the one that will do all the jobs.
 
Malcolm Tucker said:
It's all about opinions gordon. I've spent the last 20 years fishing the shingle beaches on the south coast, the ethos down there is very different and very much about using the lightest gear you can get away with. I'll always choose a rod with feel if I can - I use my Tip Tornado LD for most of my fishing including piers and the Tyne, my TT Sport MK1 if it is mixed - end of Shields for example then the WR300 in the rough stuff. I've pulled in a 2lb codling on the WR and hardly known it was there - just my opinion but that is no fun at all compared to the TTLD where you can feel every shake of the head.

Casting wise for overhead thumping the WR300 will be fine, for more advanced techniques it can be a beast. I've done a bit of field casting and I'm not ashamed to say the WR300 has put me on my arse, distance wise I'm down on the CM Crest but then I got the WR for fishing not casting.

At the end of the day as a rough ground rod the WR300 is a brilliant piece of kit but (again just my opinion) for clean ground or even mixed it is way too much rod and takes the fun out of catching, though Dean is absolutely right if you are limited to one rod then choose the one that will do all the jobs.
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Ok mate, I appreciate your comments. I'm not a tourney caster like you but find that it is more critical to get the timing spot on when doing an overhead cast with this rod as opposed to a ground cast. I think the ground cast gives you a little bit of room for error so it could be a nightmare for someone who is just starting and using the overhead. What do you think?
 
century wr300

watch your self m8 just got rid of my wr300 had it a week its hard work l got good distance with it but had to put alot of effort in my cast hit it wrong and l got a hell of a birds nest ive had stiff rods in my time but this was the mother of all rods try one first alot of the anglers that have them wont mind if you ask them for try of theres l let aload they all said the same thing stiff im past the days when casted 4x4s goodluck
 
alreet curtis hows things. i've used plenty of rods down the years and i've got to say that wr300 is one of my favs without doubt. it will handle any ground and it has great bite detection plus when your holding the rod which i mostly do on the rock edges, you can feel everything through the blank no problem at all. as for casting you do need to get it right when winding it up but how many rock marks do you know where you need to or can peform a full blown pendulam cast :confused:
you can have a go with mine if you want mate just pm and let me know :)
 
I moved onto a Wr300 from a Centurty Fireblade Sport, my initial thoughts were that I'd bought a clothes prop, it felt cumbersome and lacked the finesse of the Fireblade. However, after using it for a couple of seasons I have got used to it. It can hoy a lead a long way using a 6500 size reel and yark through kelp with a 7000 size reel. Still bites me on the ar*se occasionally when I get a cast wrong thgough.
 
wr3oo nice rod more suited to rough ground ,obviously can be used on clean ground but better rods ie nicer to fish with clean ground.
 
in my opinon....

ive always been a zippy man, but a few years ago i purchased a brand new WR300 from ID fishing as i wanted a decent rock rod (going back on my word of never getting a century after snapping a fireblade a few years before) having heard all the hype about them. well, when i first picked it up it was heavier and thinker than my very first 'proper' rod (cono-flex DC Six - with the aluminium butt!). I took it fishing, a local favourite of mine - the bandstand, Hartlepool. Casting; it lacked any sort of feel, i didnt know wot the sinker was doing as i tore into a pendulum. but it was obvious it could chuck a lead along way in the right hands (hence wr300). fishing; over the course of the 3 hours i was there, i caught 3 coalies all 1lb ish & 2 codling, 2lb & 5 1/2lb.....hardly new i had any of them. due to the sheer weight of it i had to pack up and go home as i was feeling the deep burn in my arms!!! lol :)

again; just my opinion! :)
 
different rods suit different peoples styles, if your talking about spending that sort of money you should try one first. Like i said i love mine casts lovely with reel down the butt. its obvious a bit overkill on likes of whiting and flattys but for my type of fishing mainly rocks and beaches as well its great. i only fish a match with one rod and it handles beaches, rocks or piers no prob.

but thats just me
 
make no mistake the 300 is the dogs b#####cks but its a big lads rod,no where near as stiff as an eliminator and i like it better than my ss,but im 6;3 and 17 stone!
 

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