ZZIPLEX

[ollie]

any of you fellas heard of a zziplex sst not a hst ?.if so what sort of action has it got
.is it a tournament rod ?or can it be used for our coastline .
thanks

 

[MikeR]

The search begins!!!

 

[MikeR]

Here you go mate from Summerlands website:

Zziplex SST

Rec. Retail Price £394.04 The new ultimate from Zziplex incorporating the finest design techneques married to the very latest carbon materials has produced this hugely powerful, yet managable, long range tournamet casting rod.

Have you tried the Century Kompressor WR300? Will fetch it up next time if you\'d like a bash with it. Reckon you\'d like it!

[Edited on 27/5/2005 by MikeR]

 

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

How much is the compresser worth Mike??????????

 

[MikeR]

Bought it used (but in imaculate condition) off Beachcaster for around £180. It\'s a great rod and it\'s deffinately not for sale.

 

[ollie]

very good rod mike and cant wait to have a flick with it !!!! thanks for the info on the zippy ,trouble is they have made so many different models over the years ,it all gets a wee bit confusing ,i wouldnt say no to the old primo ,dont think they make them anymore or the fireblade by century
ho hum

 

[blastman]

hi ollie, zziplex sst - £279 blank summerlands £390 made up, gerrys of morcambe £360 made up , got a 14ft one myself and a 13ft version, i have never seen a zzipioe break, sst poerpointed butt powerpointed tip latest version from terry smooth but powerful action . thers a one on ebay at the moment, they are kinder than hst but more powerful than 4500 great alrounder, john

 

[ollie]

Hi John,Hows things me ole mate ,thanks for the tips on the sst ,so would you recommend it as a rough ground rod for winter fishing ?
i wouldn,t mind my old longbeach back but i expect gogs wouldn,t let me have it ...........lol ....sold it to him when we went to australia!!!

 

[blastman]

hi ollie no prob at all rough ground with sst if you live anywere near houghton- le- spring feel free to pop in mine and have a look john

 

[gogs]

Hi Ollie welcome back m8,sorry to hear things didnt work out in aus.
if you want your longbeach back m8 i will let you have it as i still prefer my appollo for the rough stuff and i have unlimited use of my mates zziplex federation for dogs/flats etc.
send me a pm or e-mail if you are interested in getting it back
gogs.

 

[willywetegg]

Nice one Gordon, STILL one of the nicest people on this Forum mate.

Jim.

 

[alan]

ditto, nice one Gordon !

 

[John]

The SST is the latest rod from the Zziplex stable its more for Tournament casting I beleive stiff.

 

[blastman]

hi i loaned my 13ft sst to my friend who uses a hst for heavy ground and uses a 4500 for clean beaches he says it falls in the middle,one of my oither mates has cast a 4500 260yds its all down to opions ,theres not many zzipies i have not had and i would the rate the sst as 7 out of ten for stiffness the zziplex primo ft i would rate ten out of ten john

 

[tz500]

what zziplex would you recommend for rough ground blastman as my tz500 is getting a bit tatty,well a lot tatty.

 

[blastman]

hi tz 500 ,dymic lt / dymic lt bullit / not a bad price dymic lt bullet , your tz 500 very good choice also theres a one just gone on ebay my fav has to be primo ft selling for about £200 on ebay when available always seem to fetch good price as you are aware these are just my opions john

 

[tz500]

i seen trhat one on ebay and i think miones still got a bit left in it the action suits me fine a beast of a rod with feeling but still poke in it,it buried my nem plus.

 

[ollie]

thanks john on the info and the invite which i may take you upon sometime ,also i agree that the primo was the best although i must admit i haven,t tried all the amoury that they do including the sst ,i would think the old tz500 has loads left in it ...
gordon thats real kind of you ,i,ll send you an email later and i know that once your used to an appolo its hard to change