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which fly rod?
hi, can anyone recomend a good fast, tip action fly rod which isnt a crazy price to buy. At the minute im using a 10 foot, 8wt shakespeare odyssey fly for fishing mostly loughs. Im not so well up on which makes of fly rod are good and i hear a lot of people saying that some of the expensive rods are overpriced and that a cheaper one would throw a line just as well if not better.
As far as I'm aware the Shakespeare oddessy is a medium to fast action, so i assume your making the switch to tip action rods? well Ive learned a bit in my time fly fishing that very often you do get what you pay for, what price range were you considering? the best link i can give you is to Glasgow angling center, shop around as they can get too expensive.
if you want a quality rod i recomend the greys G-Tec, it isnt too badly priced and has a nice smooth tip action
http://www.fishingmegastore.com/acatalog/Greysrods.html
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If they are out of your price range go for the greys GRXI rods, they are a quality rod at a good price. I dont recommend the greys G-series, although its a good rod at a very low price it doesnt have a tip action and isntead is middle to tip action.
My choice if i was you would be this, the Sharpes of Aberdeen, Gordon rod, they have a quick tip action and for a low price, they are well made and worth a look at
http://www.fishingmegastore.com/acatalog/Sharpe_s.html
The last rod is suggest you look at and consider is the diawa wilderness, i was sent one of these as a gift from a very good friend of mine in the UK, i have the travel rod version but the other models are execellent for the price.
If you fish allot of the time and want a comfortable rod with a great tip action then is suggest the sage z-axsis, i own one and to be honest i fish with hardly anything else.
Last rod you may like to look at is this, the sage launch, it has all the features of the top end rods but at a lower price and a life time warranty, my son has one and even though he is starting out the tip action is great (4 sections although this doesnt really affect new fly rods)
http://www.fishingmegastore.com/acatalog/Sage_Fly_Rods.html
Other places to buy them from are
Harris sports mail
fishermans tackle company
the anglers lodge Jubilee lakes
fishtec
John Norris of penrith.
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