I see free spirit have a new entry level rod out anyone know anything about them
In reply to Post #1
Supposedly out tomorrow called the helical, weird name mind. New top end hi q coming out as well to sit above hi s. God knows how much that will be! Hopefully they will stick some decent rings on them instead of those **** s lite rings.
Supposedly out tomorrow called the helical, weird name mind. New top end hi q coming out as well to sit above hi s. God knows how much that will be! Hopefully they will stick some decent rings on them instead of those **** s lite rings.
In reply to Post #2
£750 ish, never had a problem with S lite guides and own many rods with them
£750 ish, never had a problem with S lite guides and own many rods with them
In reply to Post #3
Wow 750, even more than i thought. Is that what they start at as well? Had two inserts pop out and a cracked one, went custom after that and all built with kigan 3d's ever since with no issues.
Wow 750, even more than i thought. Is that what they start at as well? Had two inserts pop out and a cracked one, went custom after that and all built with kigan 3d's ever since with no issues.
In reply to Post #4
What when people are struggling to put food on the table and paying energy bills £750 for a fishing rod are they for real I think they lost the plot
What when people are struggling to put food on the table and paying energy bills £750 for a fishing rod are they for real I think they lost the plot
In reply to Post #5
Bet they will still sell **** loads. Theres still people with more money than sense out there. Its just plummeted the second hand price of set of hi s so there will be some bargains about.
Bet they will still sell **** loads. Theres still people with more money than sense out there. Its just plummeted the second hand price of set of hi s so there will be some bargains about.
In reply to Post #5
But there are also people raking money in .Always money to be made out of a crisis.
But there are also people raking money in .Always money to be made out of a crisis.
Those 13ft 3.5lb TC SU look like an update to the CTX. Might be having 4 of those for range work.
These are going to be their top of the range rods. Free Spirit rods have always been expensive. I don't understand how people get outraged that a top of the range rod from an expensive rod manufacturer is....expensive.
There is plenty of great quality tackle available at prices lower (relative to income) than there ever was in the past.
There will always be a market for top end gear priced beyond most but affordable to some. To think you should be able to afford every item of tackle that comes to market is daft.
There is plenty of great quality tackle available at prices lower (relative to income) than there ever was in the past.
There will always be a market for top end gear priced beyond most but affordable to some. To think you should be able to afford every item of tackle that comes to market is daft.
In reply to Post #9
So you don't think £750 for a fishing rod is expensive just because someone says that they are doesn't mean they can't afford it don't confuse common sense with how rich you are I was in business for nearly 50 yrs so I know how it works
So you don't think £750 for a fishing rod is expensive just because someone says that they are doesn't mean they can't afford it don't confuse common sense with how rich you are I was in business for nearly 50 yrs so I know how it works
In reply to Post #10
It doesn't matter what I think, that's the point. All that matters is whether or not there is a market for them and whether that market buys them.
Does a grasp of basic consumer economics fall under common sense?
It doesn't matter what I think, that's the point. All that matters is whether or not there is a market for them and whether that market buys them.
Does a grasp of basic consumer economics fall under common sense?
In reply to Post #10
I have to agree 750 is a lot of money for a rod , especially when you could have custom from Harrison , century etc for a lot less.
Free spirit are in fashion amongst the masses.
I have to agree 750 is a lot of money for a rod , especially when you could have custom from Harrison , century etc for a lot less.
Free spirit are in fashion amongst the masses.
I would not pay £750 for a carp rod and certainly not from this company
In reply to Post #13
I would if it it cast my rods / made my T / tucked me into my bag with an optional happy ending . . .
I would if it it cast my rods / made my T / tucked me into my bag with an optional happy ending . . .
In reply to Post #13
I dont see why people rave about the hi-end Freespirit rods, a mate of mine knows Simeon very well so he can get good deals off him and bought four new Hi's off him.
Some years back now when he hadn't long had them we went to France probably 3rd trip for my mate with them, he cast the first two out on smallish bags probably around 4/5oz at a guess only 80/90 yards at best and both rods fracture below the reel seat and the butts came clean away, no biggie for him as a phone call and two more were on the way before we finished our week in France but he had four in the rodbag and we were allowed four rods at the venue so he had to fish the week with two rods whilst I had my old cheap bangers "original DF longbows" that fished in the same manor all week.
Top end rods partly spoiled his trip really, bottom end bangers for me and fished how I intended.
I dont see why people rave about the hi-end Freespirit rods, a mate of mine knows Simeon very well so he can get good deals off him and bought four new Hi's off him.
Some years back now when he hadn't long had them we went to France probably 3rd trip for my mate with them, he cast the first two out on smallish bags probably around 4/5oz at a guess only 80/90 yards at best and both rods fracture below the reel seat and the butts came clean away, no biggie for him as a phone call and two more were on the way before we finished our week in France but he had four in the rodbag and we were allowed four rods at the venue so he had to fish the week with two rods whilst I had my old cheap bangers "original DF longbows" that fished in the same manor all week.
Top end rods partly spoiled his trip really, bottom end bangers for me and fished how I intended.