Anyone had any experiences with these, good or bad?
In reply to Post #1
Got the Pro competition which is about the same size as a medium Spomb they cast extremely well open all the time. But the retrieve can be a bit of a ball ache sometimes if the line goes under one of the fins or the spod closes as it tends to fill with water & being leakproof it's like winding in a full spod . Well made & nothing to go wrong ie springs catches 👍
Got the Pro competition which is about the same size as a medium Spomb they cast extremely well open all the time. But the retrieve can be a bit of a ball ache sometimes if the line goes under one of the fins or the spod closes as it tends to fill with water & being leakproof it's like winding in a full spod . Well made & nothing to go wrong ie springs catches 👍
In reply to Post #1
Good for everything apart from big distance I found mate.
Good for everything apart from big distance I found mate.
I've used the bigger one, it's pretty good. Opens when it hits the water but not if you knock it on something on the backswing of the cast which is a bonus.
Found the same with the line getting caught around the top on the retrieve, bit of a pain but not the end of the world. Might give the smaller one a go if it casts like the midi spomb
Found the same with the line getting caught around the top on the retrieve, bit of a pain but not the end of the world. Might give the smaller one a go if it casts like the midi spomb
In reply to Post #1
I rate them for short and medium work, open up every time and can hold a variety of bait in..
I rate them for short and medium work, open up every time and can hold a variety of bait in..
In reply to Post #1
Used an x spod performance for the last month, its fantastic, casts lovely and opens every time. As said it very occasionally snaps shut on retrieve which fills it with water and is heavy to wind in, that aside its easy to retrieve and skips smoothly across the water. I havent had the line caught round the top thing happen to me.
Used an x spod performance for the last month, its fantastic, casts lovely and opens every time. As said it very occasionally snaps shut on retrieve which fills it with water and is heavy to wind in, that aside its easy to retrieve and skips smoothly across the water. I havent had the line caught round the top thing happen to me.
In reply to Post #6
Had the larger one for at least 18 months now ...robust and casts well, I normally fish at ranges 90 to 125 and no issues baiting up at these ranges...still on my 1st purchased one 😃
Like others have said occasionally the line gets caught under the fins but no big deal...
Had the larger one for at least 18 months now ...robust and casts well, I normally fish at ranges 90 to 125 and no issues baiting up at these ranges...still on my 1st purchased one 😃
Like others have said occasionally the line gets caught under the fins but no big deal...
In reply to Post #1
Been using it for over a year now very rare it doesn't open I prefer it over spoms
Been using it for over a year now very rare it doesn't open I prefer it over spoms
In reply to Post #8
I use medium spombs a lot fish everything week for 2 nights and they tend to last a max of 2 months before a spring breaks. Ive a garage full of broken ones. At £14 a pop I'm getting weary of them even though i prefer them over the nash dot spomb which seem bomb proof..
I fancy a wolf x spod but my I'm told they dont cast as well as a spomb? Most of my fishing on my syndicate is at 110 yds occasionally further. Wolf up to distance or not?
I use medium spombs a lot fish everything week for 2 nights and they tend to last a max of 2 months before a spring breaks. Ive a garage full of broken ones. At £14 a pop I'm getting weary of them even though i prefer them over the nash dot spomb which seem bomb proof..
I fancy a wolf x spod but my I'm told they dont cast as well as a spomb? Most of my fishing on my syndicate is at 110 yds occasionally further. Wolf up to distance or not?
In reply to Post #9
I actually lost one yesterday the plastic bit that holds the spring in place snapped off on the cast thus launching the spod into the great blue yonder 🤷♂️
I actually lost one yesterday the plastic bit that holds the spring in place snapped off on the cast thus launching the spod into the great blue yonder 🤷♂️
They cast really nicely but have had mine not open numerous times which i find very frustrating hqve jusy bought a spomb midi x which may suit my fishing better
In reply to Post #11
I've noticed whenever mines not opened it's usually because a tiny bit of crushed pellet or hemp is keeping the bottom of it from being 100% closed since I noticed that don't think I've had one fail since
I've noticed whenever mines not opened it's usually because a tiny bit of crushed pellet or hemp is keeping the bottom of it from being 100% closed since I noticed that don't think I've had one fail since
The newer comp spod is great up to 90-100 yds imo, but does have some issues that the large Spider spod didn't, in that it dive's too easily on retrieve and also due to it's reduce size (and weight) it doesn't open every time. I ended up modding it to allow the sprung 'spreader bung' inside to travel further up the shaft to help the fins stay open on retrieve which has helped a lot, and using a spomb float improved it further. The internal spring could do with being re specced to a stronger one, which would solve all of these issues. But, it is good and size wise it is fine as it does not make too much disturbance like the larger spombs can..
In reply to Post #13
90-100yds not far enough for me.
90-100yds not far enough for me.
In reply to Post #14
Use the large one then mate; 110 no problem..
Use the large one then mate; 110 no problem..