NEXT:- A good quality rod rest?
- Thread starter Paddlesac
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Well going off recommendations on here, as well as face to face on the pier and off, I ordered a Golds, 6ft supermatch with the leg brace thing included today, £52.7p including the postage
Hopefully arrive before Monday, my next trip to Shields.
thanks to all for contributing advice and opinions, all very valuable to an old new starter
cheers
Steve
Hopefully arrive before Monday, my next trip to Shields.
thanks to all for contributing advice and opinions, all very valuable to an old new starter
cheers
Steve
The stand was £37.90 odd and £6.90 odd for the leg thing but then there was nearly £7 for the postage.
If I'd had the cash instead of paypal, I'd have gone local but to be honest, it saved me having to faff on trying to find the best buy, then actually drive to collect the thing,( maybe nearly a 40 mile round trip, taking a couple of hours all in?) so it's a bit "swings and roundabouts"
I guess it's also where the business is going for all the local tackle shops
There aren't any ( that I'm aware of
)anywhere near me though.cheers
Steve
Ah, I thought so.
I wondered if maybe there were others I wasn't aware of but it seems not
Parking is the issue at Frasers, I've never yet been able to park outside and don't like leaving the car in the biggish car park along the road. Too much broken glass ( from car windows by the look of it
) ) as well as shadey looking characters hanging around the area quite often as well. I've used Frasers a good few times over the years for course gear but that was pre online shopping days.
Then there's Moonfleet, a bit further, although it is on my way if I'm going to Shields ( or can be anyway) I like Moonfleet. I've made a few purchases there so far and will again in future-good service-good advice-good bait and good crack
Unfortunately, I had to use paypal for payment for the stand, so online it was.
Here's the thing though; I ordered the tripod yesterday afternoon,from "Basstastic" on ebay. It arrived this morning at 09.50!
Given I had a load of other stuff to do yesterday, then had work last night. I couldn't have got the thing locally myself before about this time today! and it only cost £6.90odd for the postage
resent:
When I go for a decent rod, it'll be a local buy, because I'll want "hands and eyes on", not just suck it and see and that's where you can't beat local shops.
Thanks again to everyone who chipped in, hope to meet some of you for a bit of a natter sometime
Steve
I wondered if maybe there were others I wasn't aware of but it seems not
Parking is the issue at Frasers, I've never yet been able to park outside and don't like leaving the car in the biggish car park along the road. Too much broken glass ( from car windows by the look of it
) ) as well as shadey looking characters hanging around the area quite often as well. I've used Frasers a good few times over the years for course gear but that was pre online shopping days.Then there's Moonfleet, a bit further, although it is on my way if I'm going to Shields ( or can be anyway) I like Moonfleet. I've made a few purchases there so far and will again in future-good service-good advice-good bait and good crack
Unfortunately, I had to use paypal for payment for the stand, so online it was.
Here's the thing though; I ordered the tripod yesterday afternoon,from "Basstastic" on ebay. It arrived this morning at 09.50!
Given I had a load of other stuff to do yesterday, then had work last night. I couldn't have got the thing locally myself before about this time today! and it only cost £6.90odd for the postage
resent:When I go for a decent rod, it'll be a local buy, because I'll want "hands and eyes on", not just suck it and see and that's where you can't beat local shops.
Thanks again to everyone who chipped in, hope to meet some of you for a bit of a natter sometime
Steve
