Hi guys,

Looking for a versatile pod for all sorts of fishing including France (I live in the Netherlands where I also need to fish over vegetation and stuff).

Only Solar offers such pods and now I am thinking about the Globetrotter or the Universal pod. The Worldwide pod is a little more restrictive, so not thinking about that one.

Which one would you choose and why, please? And also: how do you like/rate Solar's new pods in terms of quality? Any issues?

In reply to Post #1
I had the Worldwide and then added the global extension kit it covered every situation then
but I also bought a Amiaud Carp`o and that was simply brilliant

forgot to say I sold both of them and as I mainly fish a tidal river I have a Prologic TRI-SKY ROD POD
this is a very well made pod and extremely versatile as you can configure it with rods sky high or as a normal level low pod and all comes in a quality case > this video is of the 2 rod but the 3 rod is obviously the same apart from the buzz bars
LINKY POO

In reply to Post #1
There are more versatile pods than Solar pods on the market, check out Meccanica Vadese (I have been using the the Nick Evolution since 2010) and Dayko.

Hi Gerry, thanks for that input. I am not considering any Prologic pod, as I would like a stainless and premium brand. I will take a closer look at the worldwide though!

Hi Robert, thanks for your tip about Mechanica Vadese. I just don't think there are more uglier pods than those, so I don't want to spend my hard earned cash on those either. Sorry, to say.

In reply to Post #5
No worries, I really don't care what others think about my tackle (or me, for what's it worth) . Also it's always function over form for me, I fish too many (natural) rivers and lakes with vastly different conditions on the bank, so versatility and stability are top priorities .

The universal is a great pod and will cover any situation. Solar have really upped there game with the universal and the finish is almost on par with jag. The twin centre bar is a good improvement over the single bar on the worldwide and stops any twist but your handles hit the centre bars, not a big issue but annoyed me a bit. I only sold it as it was fiddly to set up and went back to my jag rp1 pod.

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Hi Stuart, thanks for your reply! May I ask, to my eyes the GT doesn't really differ much from the universal pod (could be short sighted): have you got thoughts about to GT aswel? Biggest difference I see are the square instead of round poles, which can help reduce play in the whole rod pod.

In reply to Post #1
The globetrotter is a very good pod and the square box section it is made from does help with rigidity and stop twist.

I haven't seen the new universal pod but do have the globetrotter and a worldwide pod, i have made mods to both of them just a small mod on the globetrotter i fitted the drop in goalpost converters to the tripost uprights instead of the "u" pieces which makes the tripost and buzz bar more secure.

On the worldwide i didn't like the single round bar as it does twist so i fitted two more studs to the uprights and got an extra center bar so now i have two off centre similar to the universal; (but i did mine first) which eliminates twist and fitted the uprights so the reels and indicators cant foul on them.

I still prefer my globetrotter over my worldwide for fishing in europe, if you could get a cheap second hand one with two triposts and both the long and short sticks it would be a good pod

In reply to Post #8
Ive never owned or seen a gt so unfortunately cant comment on it, sorry.

Hi Dave and Stuart,

Thanks for your input, guys! Really helpful and appreciated!

In reply to Post #11
Isnt there a monstrosity of a jag pod that does it all?

In reply to Post #12
There use to be but for the life of me I cant remember the name. As I would really like to scour the earth to find one

In reply to Post #13
Just found it on google. Jag zero 290 pod

In reply to Post #14
Its a beast that one. More for the continental anglers fishing huge waters.