greys pz300t

[deanwar]

I was told these where a limited edition mk1 greys rod
anyone know how many of them where made? mine is numbered 022 so i assume they must of only been made in there hundereds

 

[Raptor1]

Just means it was one of the first batch made,mine is 036,had it since first week they come out about 1998.Quality rod put the current company available far eastern models to shame.

 

[deanwar]

Just means it was one of the first batch made,mine is 036,had it since first week they come out about 1998.Quality rod put the current company available far eastern models to shame.

Yeh i understand that, so are you saying they where not a ltd edition?
I was told there was only a limited run of them

 

[topbanana]

They were'nt limited edition but they were a nice rod. Wish I kept mine.

 

[Raptor1]

Yeh i understand that, so are you saying they where not a ltd edition?
I was told there was only a limited run of them

Not limited edition but the pz300t as far as l remember was along with the very snap friendly SRX were the last two Greys top end beach rods made in the UK at the Northumberland factory.

Not long after they came out l think all Greys UK sea rod production was stopped locally,where the limited edition story comes from probably,and the new tendancy to source cheap blanks from the far east started.

Like l say may be wrong but Greys were of the main rod builders in the UK were the first company to do this,beginning of the end for them and a reputation as a top quality rod supplier like it or not.

Rumour had it at the time a finished fully built imported Greys far east supplied rod cost the company the princely sum of £25.

 

[deanwar]

Not limited edition but the pz300t as far as l remember was along with the very snap friendly SRX were the last two Greys top end beach rods made in the UK at the Northumberland factory.

Not long after they came out l think all Greys UK sea rod production was stopped locally,where the limited edition story comes from probably,and the new tendancy to source cheap blanks from the far east started.

Like l say may be wrong but Greys were of the main rod builders in the UK were the first company to do this,beginning of the end for them and a reputation as a top quality rod supplier like it or not.

Rumour had it at the time a finished fully built imported Greys far east supplied rod cost the company the princely sum of £25.

Thanks for that very interesting info
No wonder they switched production if thats the level of profit they could achieve! hasnt done there reputation much good though
I just recently sold my new model grays apollo match, to be honest though it wasnt a bad rod, the finish was excellent
It just didnt fit in for any of the sort of fishing i am doing at the min

 

[Raptor1]

Going back quite a few years now since the move to far east imports, as with anything anywhere practice makes if not perfect but better,there quality has improved over the years,but when it comes to beach rods British is still best.