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£200 WTF!

I had one of these. The cork on the handle was ultra thin, giving a cheap feel. The Avon top had a horrible action and I never used it. I did use the rod with the quiver section for light Chubbing on a local small river. I swapped the supplied quiver tip for a Drennan SS 1.8oz glass tip, which I had to sand down to make it fit. The rod wasnt much use for Chub over 4lb and the rods playing action soon bottomed out! if memory serves, I sold it for £30!

Sorry if I’ve shat in anyone’s cupboard with that view. All TFG was low end tackle and it’s why the brand didnt last too long IMHO.

The Chub fishing market is crying out for an 11’ high end avon/quiver rod, but it doesnt exist and that includes Drennan’s latest Specialist Duo options 👎🏻
 
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Hi Kevin, don't worry about it. You set light to a little firework and it's great to watch it. There are some very knowledgeable guys on here, but they often have contrasting views. You learn so much by reading these posts. You then have the chance to buy some really good gear from the classified section.
But, regarding your rods. If you like using a particular rod, then carry on using it. It's your choice, it's your way of enjoying your fishing. There are guys on here who love a specific Harrison rod and others who hate it, and that's at the expensive end. Even more arguments about the actions of Free Spirits !
Like many others, thank you for igniting this one 😄.
 
Matt Hayes promoted TFG if I remember..took a punt on a Barbel rod terrible thing never used it. At least you have found BFW where you can trust the advice.
 
Kevin Bennett said:
Guys how do I delete the post and stop the madness 😂😂
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Kevin,
Mike has made a very wise comment above and if you like the rod sod what other people say. Fishing tackle, like women🤣 is a personal thing. One mans meat is another mans poison. 😁
 
Neil Smart said:
Matt Hayes promoted TFG if I remember..took a punt on a Barbel rod terrible thing never used it. At least you have found BFW where you can trust the advice.
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Agree Neil, I had one ...ran line through it, cast it down my garden, towed a 2oz weight through ~30m of long-ish grass (I reckon you can find a fair bit out about a rod's action/feel under pressure by doing this) ... then gave it away to a mate who fancied a go at Severn barbel.
Horrible thing, IMO. Maybe, just maybe, it's a 'Martite' rod.
 
On the topic of TFG Rods, I have a couple of TFG TSI rods that were supposed to retail for approx £300 although I paid a lot less. Anyone know much about this range ?
 
Terry Simner said:
Agree Neil, I had one ...ran line through it, cast it down my garden, towed a 2oz weight through ~30m of long-ish grass (I reckon you can find a fair bit out about a rod's action/feel under pressure by doing this) ... then gave it away to a mate who fancied a go at Severn barbel.
Horrible thing, IMO. Maybe, just maybe, it's a 'Martite' rod.
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Still have mine in the loft. You never know it might be sought after...for Matt Hayes to promote that rubbish was cynical in the extreme.
 
Richard Isaacs said:
Rubbish. …. Harrison and free spirit have some fantastic options for exactly this.
You don’t get much more high end than them.
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Let me rephrase, putting high end custom rods aside. None of the mainstream tackle companies do an 11’ or 12’, 1.25lb twin tip Avon rod, which is higher end, as an off the shelf rod in the £150+ price range. So it’s not rubbish!

For such rods, the bench mark for me is still the original Drennan Super Specialist Duo, 1.25lb test curve, which came with 1.5 and 2oz glass tips and 2.5 and 3oz carbon tips. Fortunately I have one, which is in good nick and I mostly use it with the 1.5oz tip fitted 👍🏻 The latest Drennan offering, the Specialist Duo Twin Tip, is not a good rod IMHO, it has a cheap feel to it and the blank coating/lacquering, scratches from just being on a rod rest, as does the cheap metal end cap on the cork 👎🏻

I do feel that Korum missed a trick with their new Omega rods. Part of the range is a 1.25lb rod, so why not include a tip section with it?
 
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Cliff Turner said:
On the topic of TFG Rods, I have a couple of TFG TSI rods that were supposed to retail for approx £300 although I paid a lot less. Anyone know much about this range ?
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the tsi range we’re tfg top end range i think I’ve still got the 11ft 1.2lb TC rod that they made whilst it was pretty expensive it’s not that impressive IMO I’ve still got the tf gear 10ft compact feeder rod it might look a cheap rod but I like this rod with the 5oz tip I’ve landed carp to well over 20lb on it and it handled it no problem. the TSI range have a decent look to the blank but not worth the RRP that they were
 
Neil Blood said:
Let me rephrase, putting high end custom rods aside. None of the mainstream tackle companies do an 11’ or 12’, 1.25lb twin tip Avon rod, which is higher end, as an off the shelf rod in the £150+ price range. So it’s not rubbish!

For such rods, the bench mark for me is still the original Drennan Super Specialist Duo, 1.25lb test curve, which came with 1.5 and 2oz glass tips and 2.5 and 3oz carbon tips. Fortunately I have one, which is in good nick and I mostly use it with the 1.5oz tip fitted 👍🏻 The latest Drennan offering, the Specialist Duo Twin Tip, is not a good rod IMHO, it has a cheap feel to it and the blank coating/lacquering, scratches from just being on a rod rest, as does the cheap metal end cap on the cork 👎🏻

I do feel that Korum missed a trick with their new Omega rods. Part of the range is a 1.25lb rod, so why not include a tip section with it?
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Neil Blood said:
Let me rephrase, putting high end custom rods aside. None of the mainstream tackle companies do an 11’ or 12’, 1.25lb twin tip Avon rod, which is higher end, as an off the shelf rod in the £150+ price range. So it’s not rubbish!

For such rods, the bench mark for me is still the original Drennan Super Specialist Duo, 1.25lb test curve, which came with 1.5 and 2oz glass tips and 2.5 and 3oz carbon tips. Fortunately I have one, which is in good nick and I mostly use it with the 1.5oz tip fitted 👍🏻 The latest Drennan offering, the Specialist Duo Twin Tip, is not a good rod IMHO, it has a cheap feel to it and the blank coating/lacquering, scratches from just being on a rod rest, as does the cheap metal end cap on the cork 👎🏻

I do feel that Korum missed a trick with their new Omega rods. Part of the range is a 1.25lb rod, so why not include a tip section with it?
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Ok yes
If you exclude the hi end rods your right. There’s not much to go at.
The seeker 11ft is probably close on perfection I’d say. Ignore the test curve, it’s a seriously through actioned soft rod perfect for specimen chub, tench, perch etc.
can be bought “off the peg” with a quiver section too.
Bloody expensive mind but…….
 
Neil Blood said:
Let me rephrase, putting high end custom rods aside. None of the mainstream tackle companies do an 11’ or 12’, 1.25lb twin tip Avon rod, which is higher end, as an off the shelf rod in the £150+ price range. So it’s not rubbish!

For such rods, the bench mark for me is still the original Drennan Super Specialist Duo, 1.25lb test curve, which came with 1.5 and 2oz glass tips and 2.5 and 3oz carbon tips. Fortunately I have one, which is in good nick and I mostly use it with the 1.5oz tip fitted 👍🏻 The latest Drennan offering, the Specialist Duo Twin Tip, is not a good rod IMHO, it has a cheap feel to it and the blank coating/lacquering, scratches from just being on a rod rest, as does the cheap metal end cap on the cork 👎🏻

I do feel that Korum missed a trick with their new Omega rods. Part of the range is a 1.25lb rod, so why not include a tip section with it?
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What about cadence CR10 specimen rods? The 12ft comes in three TCs 1-1.5, which I believe ticks all your boxes?
 
Richard Isaacs said:
Ok yes
If you exclude the hi end rods your right. There’s not much to go at.
The seeker 11ft is probably close on perfection I’d say. Ignore the test curve, it’s a seriously through actioned soft rod perfect for specimen chub, tench, perch etc.
can be bought “off the peg” with a quiver section too.
Bloody expensive mind but…….
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There's a new seeker rod, seeker specialist in 11ft 1.5tc, but I believe the blanks are different from the barbel seeker. Seems like they also discontinued the old barbel seeker rod, which is a great shame.
tacklebox.co.uk

Free Spirit Seeker Specialist Rod 11ft 1.5lb - 20mm

Free Spirit Seeker Specialist Rod 11ft 1.5lb - 20mm
tacklebox.co.uk tacklebox.co.uk
 
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Robert Linwood said:
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the tsi range we’re tfg top end range i think I’ve still got the 11ft 1.2lb TC rod that they made whilst it was pretty expensive it’s not that impressive IMO I’ve still got the tf gear 10ft compact feeder rod it might look a cheap rod but I like this rod with the 5oz tip I’ve landed carp to well over 20lb on it and it handled it no problem. the TSI range have a decent look to the blank but not worth the RRP that they were
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Thanks Rob, I’ve got the 11’ 1.2 too and the 15’ power float, I’d agree that they don’t perform at the level of other expensive rods I own.
 
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