Marvoulous barbless Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 (edited) Hello folks hope all is well Will get straight to the point Have a small budget to aquire some new or second hand rods around the £200 mark Have been using wychwood A101 3 1/4 tc that I paid 50 for both rods. Hated them with a passion they were like poker sticks no feel of any fight to the fish and a fair few hook pulls Have been catching carp mainly on the rivers And have been offered x 2 greys air curve rods 3ib tc for 200 Or some free spirit ctx 2.75 x2 rods for 160 used twice Or again the free spirit ctx x2 rods 3ib tc brand new for 200 Now I'd like something that can reach me at least 100 yards. Has anyone had any experience with the above rods are they good prices I've also been offered some greys gt3 £50 a rod they've been used Kind regards in advance Edited August 17, 2020 by Marvoulous barbless Spelling horrendous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekskii Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 free spirit ctx are meant to be incredible for the price. I know a few people that have a couple of sets and rave about them. Styling is something you have to like though with the X wrap and abbreviated handles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 10 minutes ago, greekskii said: free spirit ctx are meant to be incredible for the price. I know a few people that have a couple of sets and rave about them. Styling is something you have to like though with the X wrap and abbreviated handles. You can get Cork handled versions sometimes, Johnson Ross is largely out of stock but for me a much more visually appealing rod 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) I bought a set of 13ft 3.55 tc CTX for fishing some of the local ressies around January time and I still haven’t got round to using them yet Edited August 18, 2020 by framey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvoulous barbless Posted August 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 Thanks for the replies folks I ended up getting the CTX in the end Have to say they look really good in person Let's hope they perform better than my last rods elmoputney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvoulous barbless Posted August 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, elmoputney said: You can get Cork handled versions sometimes, Johnson Ross is largely out of stock but for me a much more visually appealing rod 😁 Can I get cork handles added Edited August 18, 2020 by Marvoulous barbless Spelling horrendous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, Marvoulous barbless said: Can I get cork handles added You could talk to a rod builder and see if they can do it, I haven't had any rods made though myself, but I don't see why not 👍 Don't know how much it would cost though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 10 hours ago, Marvoulous barbless said: Can I get cork handles added It'll not be cheap mate. You'd be wiser buying better rods than getting cheaper rods and spending money tarting them up imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 Years ago I had my Greys Prodigies converted to full cork handles. It wasn't cheap! Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekskii Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 On 18/08/2020 at 21:00, Marvoulous barbless said: Can I get cork handles added I think you’re better off shrink wrapping them yourself - it’s what I would do. Just remove the the existing Duplon and buy some shrink wrap for under £20 and shrink it on. as said cork is very expensive to retrofit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noony22 Posted September 29, 2021 Report Share Posted September 29, 2021 Sorry to jump on so long after the OP, dont suppose the guy with the wychwood a101's still has them??? Snapped end eye of mine and need to find a replacement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted September 29, 2021 Report Share Posted September 29, 2021 7 hours ago, Noony22 said: Sorry to jump on so long after the OP, dont suppose the guy with the wychwood a101's still has them??? Snapped end eye of mine and need to find a replacement He hasn’t been seen since lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder Posted September 29, 2021 Report Share Posted September 29, 2021 1 hour ago, framey said: He hasn’t been seen since lol That's not far off the truth! Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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