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Post by Allrounder on Sept 5, 2005 16:21:33 GMT -5
Imagine my surprise when I came across the Bloke XL50 salmon rod in a review of 'Spey sticks' in this months Todays Fly Fisherman (TFF) Imagine your surprise when I tell you that when judged on performance it only came 9th out of the 20 rods tested!  The rods had their logo's covered so that the testers were unaware of the brand and they were tried out with different lines etc. This should be an interesting thread!  Allrounder ;D |
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Post by Willie Gunn on Sept 5, 2005 16:46:16 GMT -5
Were you surprised it came so high or so low?
Which rod came 1st? and who were the testers?
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Post by RobMason on Sept 5, 2005 16:55:18 GMT -5
"Spey sticks"! They didn't did they?
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Post by Countryboy on Sept 5, 2005 23:49:33 GMT -5
I wouldn't know a good 'Spey casting rod' from a duff'un. Always been a mystery to me. "How do they do that  " I must give it a go sometime. Could be useful on Chew on a windy day ;D |
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Post by adrianh on Sept 6, 2005 0:10:46 GMT -5
Spey casting isn't a mystery, it's quite easy really. Mind you, it's made easier by having a good instructor by the side of you.
Sorry WG, can't answer your question as I don't read the magazine in question.
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Post by Allrounder on Sept 6, 2005 3:32:46 GMT -5
Willie I'm not a salmon fisher myself but was surprised the Bloke didn't come higher, based on my own experience of their trout rods. Testers were Gary and Annie Champion (IPGIA instructors) and Tim Smith, the editor. Top rod for performance was the Guideline LPXe followed by the Redington Red Fly and Vision GTfour Catapult. The Testers favourite rod was the Guideline (Tim and Annie) with Gary going for the Fulling Mill. When it came to 'value for money', the Bloke never made the top 10! Rob I'm afraid they did.  'Spey Sticks' was the name they gave to the article which tested 15' salmon rods. Allrounder ;D |
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Post by Sewinman on Sept 6, 2005 3:35:59 GMT -5
No doubt they tried to find some reason to mention Frog Hair in the article. The mag. is utter cr*p.
Who pays attention to tackle tests anyway!?
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Post by The Bear on Sept 6, 2005 3:40:36 GMT -5
Was there a Shakespeare Oracle in the test?
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Post by Allrounder on Sept 6, 2005 3:45:52 GMT -5
Was there a Shakespeare Oracle in the test? The Shakespeare Oracle IV came joint 6th when judged on 'value for money' but never made the top 10 when rated on performance. Allrounder ;D |
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Post by MichaelL on Sept 6, 2005 4:13:37 GMT -5
No doubt they tried to find some reason to mention Frog Hair in the article. The mag. is utter cr*p. Who pays attention to tackle tests anyway!? Ah... you forgot the perfect Spey line - a suprise to some - but the Cortland Ghost Tip I may be cynical, but I've read a couple of issues and it seemed to be fairly well 'placed' in a few articles. |
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Post by T.P. on Sept 6, 2005 5:46:22 GMT -5
No doubt they tried to find some reason to mention Frog Hair in the article. The mag. is utter cr*p. Who pays attention to tackle tests anyway!? Sewinman Amazing a cutting response that doesn't mention fuel use - how did you manage that? - I'm shocked and stunned!! T.P. :-) |
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Post by Sewinman on Sept 6, 2005 6:04:29 GMT -5
You are such a gas! |
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Post by kevzim on Sept 6, 2005 8:50:41 GMT -5
Who pays attention to tackle tests?
Oh I dunno - anyone who want's to gather some information on which to narrow down the prospective purchases they wish to try out perhaps?
So anyone discerning, or at least attempting to be so...
So constructive.
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Post by The Otter Startler on Sept 6, 2005 8:58:03 GMT -5
So in Summary -
Bloke Rods - Half Decent!
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Post by hatchingbuzzers on Sept 6, 2005 9:37:34 GMT -5
half-decent..... but not as good as the other 8 or so rods above it?? these tackle tests are very constructive when they get qualified tetsers to do the reports. you cannot feasibly take out 20 rods to try, but i'd like to think i'd come up with 1 would purchase from the top 5 printed.
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