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Twin tip rods

Rhys Perry

Rhys Perry

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Am I not looking hard enough, or is there a distinct lack of twin tip rods about these days?
A mate of mine is looking to get a pair, he's not a regular on the bank, so doesn't want to spend too much, but I'm struggling to find any suitable that I can recommend.
Anyone got any ideas?
 
Have you tried looking for specialist or avon rods, these are twin tipped usually with a 1.25lb or 1.5lb top section and another top with 2 or 3 interchangeable quiver tips.
Alternatively a look on some facebook selling pages or ebay will turn up some second hand bargains.
 
Ideally looking for something heavier, for flood water/big rivers. Something like the korum neoteric, which for some reason now only comes with single tip
 
There’s the TFG Big River Barbel rods. Available on the fishtec website, but sometimes ex demo ones come up on eBay. 2lb tc with an avon top and 5oz second quiver top. Cheap and they popped up on a thread on here before and were quite well rated by those that have them. I have a couple as a stop gap until I take the custom plunge. They’ve never let me down.
 
As Tony says, the Fox Horizozn X4 is a twin tip, 1.75lbs and 2.25 lns TC, you should be looking at somewhere around £155.00 each.

The Fox Rage Royale is a tri tip, and less than £100.00 .

In fact, if you look on that certain auction site , there are quite a lot of twin tip barbel rods, no lack there that I can see , some as little as about £60.00

Dave
 
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Thanks for the replies guys.
Ok, the only things I can find that suit are the greys prodigy PB and the fox horizon x4. Everything else is either out of production, out of stock, too light (ideally 1.75/2.25) or the other tip is a quiver (honestly don't see the point with a barbel rod).
I swear a few years ago they were everywhere.
 
Greys prodigy is a good rod if not a little soft compared the the korum equivalent. 1.75lb
The tfg is a good rod however I'd say the eyes on the quiver are way too small for decent lines and in would think effect casting distance (only my opinion) cheers Jon
 
Richard Barnatt said:
I have a pair of these, not seen much use. I thought about getting 2 extra butt sections so I had 2 x 1.75lb & 2 x 2.2lb rods, contacted Preston/Korum only to be told they have no spare sections for these, even though they have a 2 year guarantee.
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I can't find them in stock anywhere, I assume they're getting replaced by the trilogy tri tip?
If you're thinking of selling them I might have a buyer!
 
still have my korum neoteric but currently useing my drennon twin tip power barbel.
 
Rhys Perry said:
Ideally looking for something heavier, for flood water/big rivers. Something like the korum neoteric, which for some reason now only comes with single tip
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Do flood/big water rods actually work or belong with quiver tip sections?
What’s the advantage of having a quiver top on such a rod?
I have 2 extra quiver tip sections that were built with spliced tips for my peregrine GTX for winter chubbing. One slightly stiffer and shorter with bigger rings and a slightly lighter one with smaller rings but it’s only a 1.5lb TC rod and the lighter, softer through action blends nicely with the long spliced tips. (No hinge effect)
A rod as powerful as a flood rod I’d imagine would be pretty awful with quiver tips especially a selection of push in tips with varying strengths. I could of course be wrong I’m just thinking logically here.
 
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