12 footers.
In reply to Post #1
I doubt we will see the master himself using 12 foot rods so I guess it is just marketing. A bit unusual for ESP.
I doubt we will see the master himself using 12 foot rods so I guess it is just marketing. A bit unusual for ESP.
In reply to Post #2
Deffo 12ft models on the way. ESP confirmed this to me directly when I enquired a while back
Deffo 12ft models on the way. ESP confirmed this to me directly when I enquired a while back
In reply to Post #3
Yeah I know they have confirmed that there will be some 12 footers coming. What I meant was that it is a marketing stunt putting Terry's name on rods that he most likely won't be using himself. I bet they will be nice rods though - ESP rods usually are.
Yeah I know they have confirmed that there will be some 12 footers coming. What I meant was that it is a marketing stunt putting Terry's name on rods that he most likely won't be using himself. I bet they will be nice rods though - ESP rods usually are.
In reply to Post #4
Why wouldn't he be using them.
Why wouldn't he be using them.
In reply to Post #4
No idea whether he will use them or not, but they are built in an identical fashion/fittings to the 12ft9 Tel rods so why not use the same name.
No idea whether he will use them or not, but they are built in an identical fashion/fittings to the 12ft9 Tel rods so why not use the same name.
Shame there isnt another 2.5 like the mk1's
In reply to Post #2
Strange comment
Strange comment
agree, i dont understand the dig at ESP/Terry ... The Hearn rods has had 12ft version in previous ranges
I am a little gutted though as was hoping for a carp rod based on the Alcolyte blank ... Ill be sticking with my Tectrix until they either break or an Alcolyte carp rod comes out
I am a little gutted though as was hoping for a carp rod based on the Alcolyte blank ... Ill be sticking with my Tectrix until they either break or an Alcolyte carp rod comes out
In reply to Post #9
an Alcolyte carp rod would be interesting, perhaps there is a reason they haven't been developed as yet (reliability?)
an Alcolyte carp rod would be interesting, perhaps there is a reason they haven't been developed as yet (reliability?)
In reply to Post #1
Hopefully the Classics have some give in the Butt Section, but I highly doubt it!
Hopefully the Classics have some give in the Butt Section, but I highly doubt it!
In reply to Post #9
Sorry if it sounded to harsh. I didn't mean to have a dig at ESP and certainly not at Terry. It was just that he was very specific about the 12'9 rod length in the promotion video when they launched the Mk3 and that he couldn't go back to 12 foot rods. Can't link to the video on my tablet, but it's on YouTube (if anyone cares) around 4:30 and onwards.
I know there was 12 foot rod in the Mk1 and Mk2 range, and I also believe that he still used 12 foot rods back then.
If there's a demand and people want 12 foot Terry Hearn rods then by all means support ESP so they can develop more great products.
I guess the ESP rods will be great no matter if it says Terry Hearn, Michael van Gerwen og Steve Vai on them.
Perhaps just the time of the month for me.
Sorry if it sounded to harsh. I didn't mean to have a dig at ESP and certainly not at Terry. It was just that he was very specific about the 12'9 rod length in the promotion video when they launched the Mk3 and that he couldn't go back to 12 foot rods. Can't link to the video on my tablet, but it's on YouTube (if anyone cares) around 4:30 and onwards.
I know there was 12 foot rod in the Mk1 and Mk2 range, and I also believe that he still used 12 foot rods back then.
If there's a demand and people want 12 foot Terry Hearn rods then by all means support ESP so they can develop more great products.
I guess the ESP rods will be great no matter if it says Terry Hearn, Michael van Gerwen og Steve Vai on them.
Perhaps just the time of the month for me.
In reply to Post #12
Rods endorsed by Steve Vai
Rods endorsed by Steve Vai
In reply to Post #12
C'mon mate that's tantamount to blasphemy 😉
C'mon mate that's tantamount to blasphemy 😉
In reply to Post #10
quite possibly ... i contacted ESP/Drennan a few years back and they had no plans at the time for an Alcolyte blank rod ... shame, as good as the Tectrix rods are (based on Ultralight i believe) the Alcolyte blank might be in a different league
quite possibly ... i contacted ESP/Drennan a few years back and they had no plans at the time for an Alcolyte blank rod ... shame, as good as the Tectrix rods are (based on Ultralight i believe) the Alcolyte blank might be in a different league