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In reply to Post #84
Agree you don't have to spend tons of money....but with all due respect, although there are some very good budget rods around, (I personally love the Shimano TX2) you know the difference.
Each to their own though!
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In reply to Post #84
I’d agree and disagree with that. Some casting rods perform way better than others. But I’d do the same. Only because if I was fishing stupid ranges week in week out I’d rather blow up a set of £300 rods than £1300.
And the abuse they take id happily push the cheaper rods to there limits. But if money was no object I’d use the better material and better tool for the job.
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In reply to Post #83
Don’t get me wrong, I was also under the impression that you had to pay a guy in a shed £1300 to get three good casting rods. I’ve paid that or around that for several sets of rods over the years. I’d never tried a cheap set of casting rods.
All I’m saying is that for long range *casting* these £120 rods perform at least as well and in my case I found them better.
To get tackle that does a great job you don’t have to spend tons of money these days. If you want to be flash it’s always going to be more expensive.
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In reply to Post #81
Can I have a pint of what you are on please.... 
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In reply to Post #81
Wow .
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In reply to Post #79
In this case yes, as I already have a set of Aviators. As a tool to cast a baited rig beyond 120/30 yards the cheap Kaizen are (in my experience) a better rod than the Aviator. The rings are junk, they don’t have a tarty weave, but they will put a lead a long way accurately and easily.
As I said earlier, I was in a field, so didn’t play a fish, but a load of old cobblers is spoken about fish playing action too.
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In reply to Post #71
Only if it was the turbo 
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In reply to Post #78
So you are seriously saying if i offered you three aviators at the same price of three kaizen greens you would say no ?
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In reply to Post #77
*for casting at range*
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In reply to Post #75
Id tell him to get whatever he wants to get that he can afford. The post i answered stated he would rather have the kaizen green over an aviator even if it was the same price .
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In reply to Post #75
2 cheap and good distance rods
Helicals and tx2s , will do everything needed for upto 160-170 yards
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In reply to Post #71
genuine question, my mates looking for three distance rods, he's looked at the tx2, he's waiting to see a set of these rods....if you wouldn't recommend the the kaizen greens, what would you recommend for that type of mo ey as not everyone can afford Audi rs6
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In reply to Post #71
I don’t blame a rod builder for perpetuating the myth that a carp rod needs to be anything but a half decent bit of bendy carbon for slinging leads as far as the fish. We all have bills to pay. It’s the people who eat it up and regurgitate.
Fly rods are obviously different.
I’d feel like less of a plonker sitting in the Uno so I’d probably take that. We’re all different. 
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In reply to Post #71
His post is probably part of his stand up routine.
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