Can anyone please tell me what size ring guides these have are they 50mm? I want a new set and love the look but I like 50mm butt rings
Thanks I'm advance
Thanks I'm advance
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Quick google search tells me the 3.25 12' has a 50mm butt to a 16mm tip. Not sure about the rest of the range.
Quick google search tells me the 3.25 12' has a 50mm butt to a 16mm tip. Not sure about the rest of the range.
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Cheers buddy I did try google but like you said I can't find anything else about the rest was going to get 12ft 3lb but might just buy the 3.25lb rods
Cheers buddy I did try google but like you said I can't find anything else about the rest was going to get 12ft 3lb but might just buy the 3.25lb rods
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The 13ft 3lb have a 50mm guide if that helps
The 13ft 3lb have a 50mm guide if that helps
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Yes it does mate I was considering getting the 13ft versions
Yes it does mate I was considering getting the 13ft versions
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Such good rods. Puts a lead miles and really does have a lovely curve.
Such good rods. Puts a lead miles and really does have a lovely curve.
My son in law just bought these in 3.25 they are very nice and extremely well made, I had a few cast's with them an found the performance actually stunning
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Do you prefer the 13ft version then? How is like playing a fish?
Do you prefer the 13ft version then? How is like playing a fish?
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Yeah I've seen a few videos a couple of times and they look stunning, just never seen them in person but from what I've seen and been told they look perfect
Yeah I've seen a few videos a couple of times and they look stunning, just never seen them in person but from what I've seen and been told they look perfect
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I own a set of tx9 intensities, I know it's not the rods in question but I cannot fault them. I have owned various shimano rods over the years from feeder rods, float rods and two sets of carp rods and they have all been brilliant. As with all big brands, if you wait for a year or so after release the price plummets. I paid around £450 for my tx9's (three rods) as the tx9 ultras had been released and I consider that a bargain as the k series guides would be £50 a rod alone.
I own a set of tx9 intensities, I know it's not the rods in question but I cannot fault them. I have owned various shimano rods over the years from feeder rods, float rods and two sets of carp rods and they have all been brilliant. As with all big brands, if you wait for a year or so after release the price plummets. I paid around £450 for my tx9's (three rods) as the tx9 ultras had been released and I consider that a bargain as the k series guides would be £50 a rod alone.
I have a set of Shimano TX2 12' 3lb test coupled with Fox FX9 reels for all my fishing up to 100yrds they have 50mm ringing, they are a lovely action to play fish on but the line clips are not the best especially in this warm weather as they are a plastic clip and soften slightly with the heat the line pings out under tension after a while, I have had to put a wrap of black insulation tape around them I cut the width of the tape in half first and added it at the base of the clip this seems to of solved the problem in this warm weather, they were fine through the winter/spring.
It is only the second set of Factory built Shimano rods I have ever owned and for the money you can pick them up for now they are David Dickinson but feel a bit more quality in the hand considering the price
It is only the second set of Factory built Shimano rods I have ever owned and for the money you can pick them up for now they are David Dickinson but feel a bit more quality in the hand considering the price
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I would love the tx9 they will be next upgrade after the tx2 I always have shimano rods I won't use anything else for my reels or rods
I would love the tx9 they will be next upgrade after the tx2 I always have shimano rods I won't use anything else for my reels or rods
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I was thinking of getting the 3lb or 3.25lb would you say 100 yards is a distance they can deal with ease? See I do want the line clip so I might have to modify it slightly then I'll be using Korda stows which don't weigh much so hopefully won't ping out to often lol
I was thinking of getting the 3lb or 3.25lb would you say 100 yards is a distance they can deal with ease? See I do want the line clip so I might have to modify it slightly then I'll be using Korda stows which don't weigh much so hopefully won't ping out to often lol
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I was only using the ESP barrel bobbins without the weights and they were enough to ping the clip but like I said that was in this super warm weather and lets be honest on a rod in this price bracket it is more a token gesture by the manufacturer to of added a line clip I didn't even know they had them until they turned up, you could always use one of the two clip on options from Fox "although other brands are available" which would not detract from the rod especially at their price point.
Based on 100yrds fishing I would say that is about as far as I would want to push the 3lb although they would probably cope, past this coupled with slightly heavier leads and small bags I would go for the 3.25 test, I already have rods for that job if the situation arises and I purposely bought the 3lb test for a 12 acre syndicate lake I have joined coupled with Fox FX9 reels as the fish are relatively new stock between teens to high twenties I wanted to enjoy the fight a bit more rather than my heavier rods killing all the enjoyment, they do everything I need of them for this venue.
I was only using the ESP barrel bobbins without the weights and they were enough to ping the clip but like I said that was in this super warm weather and lets be honest on a rod in this price bracket it is more a token gesture by the manufacturer to of added a line clip I didn't even know they had them until they turned up, you could always use one of the two clip on options from Fox "although other brands are available" which would not detract from the rod especially at their price point.
Based on 100yrds fishing I would say that is about as far as I would want to push the 3lb although they would probably cope, past this coupled with slightly heavier leads and small bags I would go for the 3.25 test, I already have rods for that job if the situation arises and I purposely bought the 3lb test for a 12 acre syndicate lake I have joined coupled with Fox FX9 reels as the fish are relatively new stock between teens to high twenties I wanted to enjoy the fight a bit more rather than my heavier rods killing all the enjoyment, they do everything I need of them for this venue.
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I understand that bud I'm not overly bothered about the clip
See the biggest lake I will fish is about 10 acres furthest I have to cast at the very most is 80yards, 100yards if the opposite swim was free but wouldn't really want to fish like that anyway. But I do like using small bags at around 18 wraps so might look at getting the 3.25 then instead
I understand that bud I'm not overly bothered about the clip
See the biggest lake I will fish is about 10 acres furthest I have to cast at the very most is 80yards, 100yards if the opposite swim was free but wouldn't really want to fish like that anyway. But I do like using small bags at around 18 wraps so might look at getting the 3.25 then instead