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Postby Johndory16 » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:49 pm

hi lads was wanting to know if any of you have tried these long three piece rods for casting??any feedback at all??
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Re: long rods

Postby paddyc » Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:44 pm

Personally I don't have very much exp with them as they are generally designed to over-head thumping with thin lines and not power casting so casters tend to steer clear of them. I have seen quite a few break during casting ranging from cheap n cheerful ones to some top brand named ones, sorry I could not be of more help...


On the other hand here are some clips of us trying to smash a Shakespeare Contender, we cast everything from 175g up to "a half pound" boat lead and it stood up to it with just a few cracks around the joints:


http://youtube.com/watch?v=r9f4yC_ ... 1hebljCArQ


http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xi10GDJ ... 1hebljCArQ


http://youtube.com/watch?v=jVjqLxU ... 1hebljCArQ
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Re: long rods

Postby Johndory16 » Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:15 pm

thanks for the reply paddy much appreciated.
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