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I am thinking of getting a new rod (i don't really need one but i like buying tackle, don't we all) i have a greys shadow (green one) and a 16 foot triplex also greys (obviously). And i find they are a bit too soft in heavy seas and bounce about too much, I am looking at the greys apollo mk3 and the sonic sk4 both 14 footers. any advice would be very much appreciated. I am very sure that the good sea fisher people on here will know better than me as I am by no means a good sea angler i just enjoy going esp when it's cold as i have had more success then. Thanks in advance
 
Possibly a good bet but I had heard they very a bit too rigid and hard to get a good cast unless you have a very good technique or you are a well built lad. Thanks for the idea though as it is a good price.
 
do you how the accelerator compares to the mk3 appollo or the sonik sk4, if anyone has tried either the sonik sk3 or the apollo mk3 or even better both of them and the accelerator i would be very interested to hear any strengths or weaknesses for all 3. Thanks for all suggestions so far
 
where can you try rods do you know as i don't know anyone who owns any of the rods, and you can't tell much from holding a beachcaster in a shop i thought the shadow i own was similar to the mk1 apollo but i have fished with both now and they are chalk and cheese.
 
Hi silvertourist, I've tried both of the sonic rods you mentioned and both are very user friendly and great for casting. I can't say what they are like over rough ground as I only tried them out one night on Blyth beach. I'm not a tournament caster by any means but found both of them comfortable and in the right hands I reckon they will throw a lead a long way.

What Alan says is right though what suits one may not suit another, trying is really the only way to find out for definate if it suits you sir :D ;)

I have the 14' Triplex and really like it, it is great using it on the beach when it is not too rough. A half decent fish on that gives a great fight, much better than just winching it in.

Jim.
 
The SK4 is great - very light, picked up mine second hand for £90 and is now the rod of choice. It castsa long way with a thump OTG or pendulum.

It is very strong, winching in logs of Roker Pier last week and a big cod no probs.

I'm over 6 foot so can use it tho!
 
That's my big worry about getting a rod that bends me more thn i bend it and what puts me off a mk2 apollo as i am only a little lad. I am going to have to wait and try to get a few casts with the rods previously mentioned as i don't want to buy a rod i can't use properly. Thanks for all advice that has been given all very wise words
 
Jimbob said:
The SK4 is great - very light, picked up mine second hand for £90 and is now the rod of choice. It castsa long way with a thump OTG or pendulum.

It is very strong, winching in logs of Roker Pier last week and a big cod no probs.

I'm over 6 foot so can use it tho!
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Second that. More than copes with the rough ground but sensitive enough for beaches etc. Casts nice and smooth with no snatch, well worth a look. Go down to the HQ at Blyth if you're near and get a feel of them.
 
Thanks for that i forgot sonik was another local company i am sometimes in Blyth as i only live in Whitley bay so that sounds like a good plan i have had a look at all three rods and though they all seem good i do prefer the apollo over the others but i do think i need to try them all still as the apollo is a beast and so is the sonik, i think i need to go to the gym more and lay off the crisps and chocolate ha ha.
 
I've got a mk3 apollo which is all i use all the time now. I've had a couple of RT's and they were great rods for the ruff stuff and also the beach but they are very stiff. The apollo is a nice slim rod and quite light (not as light as the SK4 tho) but has loads of power for the rocks and kelp but is still soft enough for the beach. It has great bite detection aswell.

Everyone i know who has the apollo mk3 loves it but it is the most expensive of the three. I know a few lads who usethe Sk4 and they can't fault them!!!
If it was me i'd get both lol.
 
the only 2 rods i have.... are a dam adrenaline (same as rt axe ) and a sonik sk4
both in my opinion cover all my fishing needs.. i use the sk4 for nearly all my fishing now from clean beaches to on the rocks.. and it handles them both very adequately ....it is a very easy rod to handle and casts both off the ground and pendulem very good..( with a abu6500 ) i have found that a slower cast gets the most out of the rod for me but that could me just down to my style...but it is still capable of sending a big bait very far with the usual overhead thump ( with a slosh 30 ) ... bite detection is brilliant and over all quality of the rod matches its bite detection...

the other rod which used to be my main rod is the dam adrenaline. i now use it for cliff fishing or as a second rod ... it itself is an awsome rod but just lacks that bit of bite detection for smaller fish like flatties but then its not a scratching rod.. its well capable of winching cod up cliffs when paired with a decent reel and its done plenty of that from flamborough to the smaller cliffs around marsdon . this rod has withstood loads of abuse on the rocks and for less than £100 its been the dogs danglys...

in my opinion if you want a more all round rod ( after a variety of fish) go for a sk4 but if you are mainly going for the rocks and cliffs..... ie the main quarry is cod then go for a RT axe or a Dam Adrenaline
hope this helps
cheers
Paul
 
I use the Sonik SK3 14ft 5-7 oz and the Greys Apollo mk2, but i would say 90% of the time i stick to the Sonik, great over rough ground, good bite detection and cast distance, for £110 you cant go wrong.
 
Well i have tried a mk2 apollo and with an otg cast using my pen mag 525 i enptied the spool (maybe i have a better technique than i thought, well if it had gone straight anyway ha ha). seriously though i think mi will be ok with any of the mentioned rods but i want a mk3 or a sonik sk4 it's now down to price and the soup dragons permission ha ha.
 

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