just curios

[codcatcher3000]

out of curiosity if u had the choice between one item being really good and the other item being really bad....which one would you guys n gals (just in case ) go far.....say a rubbish rod (£20 quid job) and a really good multi/fixed spool ( penn 525 mag/ slosh) or a really good rod say ( century /zziplex) and a crappy reel say like one of them chinese fixed spool jobs ( 10-15 quid reels ? just curious lol

 

[g.ordon]

Think I'd compromise on the rod mate. Only logic I can give is when I got back into sea fishing about 15 year ago I got a second hand rod advertised in the papers for £15, it was a 13" Milbro err something but was as stiff as a fence post and probably able to pull a hammer head shark in, I could get a canny distance with it using a penn multi.

 

[Gaverick]

The set up is only as strong as the weakest link, so I can't see one working without the other really. No good having the latest Century but your reel handle snaps when trying to retrieve, likewise no good having a 525 if the rod hasn't got the backbone to reel the fish in.