Andrew Boyne
Senior Member
Can anyone shed any light on the differences between the Chimera Ultra Flood blank and the Torrix 2.5lb blank in terms of thier playing action and casting abilities?
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I have just had a pair of Torrix built and I am over the moon with them. Lovely playing action and I have no worries about fishing a strong size 10 wide gape hook on a 10lb hooklink to 12lb main. I was casting 6oz feeders 80 yards the other week. Think about ring sizes with all that weed on the line ...
Stephen
Thanks Stephen - i hear what your saying regarding weed on the reel, just thinking of the possibilities of the line bedding in on it and not being able to give line under the rod tip - suppose it's better to run that risk than have a fish stuck 20yds out with the tip ring jammed up. Jon didn't say it had to be a barbel rod - i'll bring my Zziplex down to the TT and put a 6oz feeder 20yds into the field on the opposite bank if he likes!
Would a fishing rod, based on a pole vault rod, have an all-through action?
Remember seeing Les Moncrieff in his hay day. Could the beach gear cast an 8oz feeder plus groundbait, maybe 12oz in total, those sort of distances