Winter rod recommend

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Jimbob

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Selling some gear to get a new rod for winter.

I am now wanting a pukka mixed to rough ground rod that will lob a bait from the rocks with an overhead thump e.g. like a modern Apollo mk1. Ain't kept up with the newer rods.

Needs to be stiffer than my primo synchro but lighter than my longbeach. Century or Zippy preferable.

Any recommends?
 
Mk3 Appollo! Used one all last winter, highly recommended.

Cast well with plenty of poke for heavy ground yet still has fantastic feel and bite detection.
 
Have to agree with the Mk3 Apollo. I just love mine!! Most people i've spoken to who have tried them are very impressed with them.

The Platinum Gsi is also a cracking rod......i know someone who has got a very good condition 1 for sale 2nd hand.....a right bargain!
 
Sorry, but I won't buy a Greys or Sonik. I have my reasons which I will keep secret in a murky, underworld sort of way :)
 
Not as stiff as say a TTR - WR300 is stiff butt but more sensitive tip, Komp SS I'd say has a powerful, more through action, Zetec is stiff-ish but not in TTR league.

Also, just thought about the Conoflex Nemesis SLR Plus - a very nice, light rod, good for mixed to roughish ground. Not as heavy going as it's bigger brother the Anubis, which is much more an out & out rough ground rod IMHO.

Gary :)
 
As I said, wanting a bit of mid to rough rod.

Normal Carbon Metal is a good price

or

Kompressor S

Sounds like the SS is a bit of a beast?
 
I've also got an Anubis and Wr300 but both are now redundant for my Mk3 Apollo. Pulled in loads of fish with it during a session on rough ground in west scotland, doggies 2 at a time and it had no problems at all.
 
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if you are looking for a zippy the new dymic hst evo may be exactly what you need. i have had mine now for 8 months and have used it in the roughest ground up at beadnell, newton etc and it handles it as well as any other rod ive owned, i noticed somebody else mentioned a nemesis slr, i own an slr and it is a lovely rod to use, great for casting, bite detection and ultra lightweight - a real fishing rod -but i wouldnt recommend it for heavy ground as it lacks that extra bit of backbone. the hst evo is 13ft8in and is the same weight as the slr! but it has much more poke, you can overhead thump a big bait effortlessly 80yards + (which is ample for most marksd up here) or i you wish it comes into its own fully loaded pendulum style. bite detection is second to none also. i have owned a ttr and found it too heavy and not really a fishing rod, whereas the hst evo is designed for fishing. at £400 its not cheap but you pay for top quality gear - and i assure you you wont be dissapointed!
 
Just shipped out the longbeach and daiwa 129pm replaced by Sonik SK4 and Standard Carbon Metal.

The SK4 works like a dream and casts an absolute mile, also very light light. Carbon Metal is perfect for what I want...
 
Jimbob said:
Just shipped out the longbeach and daiwa 129pm replaced by Sonik SK4 and Standard Carbon Metal.

The SK4 works like a dream and casts an absolute mile, also very light light. Carbon Metal is perfect for what I want...
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I'd vouch for the SK4. Handles the rough stuff but very sensitive also with smaller stuff, can see and feel the bites.
 
the sk4 is a cracking rod.

i have fished many rough ground marks with it and its very good.

i has a very sensitive tip, yet can pull fish through weed and it casts really well.

i have a conoflex enigma NRG that i use for really rough stuff, its like a broom shank and could pull the plug out of the sea.
but since i got the sonik SK4, i havnt used the conoflex once.

im going to get myself another one ;D

slim and light to hold.
 
I emptied my 525 mag full of 20lb line on the SK4 with a longish drop on a pendulum. It was amazing but you have to time it right. Also very light in comparison to a century pole.

Hit just as far with the primo synchro but that is alot more forgiving.
 
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