DINOBOY Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 I had the daiwa tournament 8-15lb class rod delivered yesterday, seems pretty nice in the hands very light and well made. Anyone else using this range? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 1 hour ago, DINOBOY said: I had the daiwa tournament 8-15lb class rod delivered yesterday, seems pretty nice in the hands very light and well made. Anyone else using this range? I use the Kenzaki's which are a very similar blank. Lovely rods and the action is quite soft with a good sensitivity for feeling bites, but then goes down to a lot of power in the butt section. Daiwa certainly make very good boat rods. mick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 I have a Daiwa team tdx 20/30, lovely rod with a soft tip and loads of mid power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 2 hours ago, GPSguru said: I use the Kenzaki's which are a very similar blank. Lovely rods and the action is quite soft with a good sensitivity for feeling bites, but then goes down to a lot of power in the butt section. Daiwa certainly make very good boat rods. This might sound a bit heretical but I find the Kenzaki's a bit too soft after buying an Ugly Stik GX2. Seems like I prefer the tippier action of the Uglies compares with the more through action of the Kenzaki's. They just feel more capable when fishing with a heavy lead on and give better feel for the action of the fish. #burnhim! GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Andy135 said: This might sound a bit heretical but I find the Kenzaki's a bit too soft after buying an Ugly Stik GX2. Seems like I prefer the tippier action of the Uglies compares with the more through action of the Kenzaki's. They just feel more capable when fishing with a heavy lead on and give better feel for the action of the fish. #burnhim! A rod is quite a personal choice and even though you can get the feel of a rod in a shop, you don't really know if it will suit you until it is used in anger. So yeah, I can fully understand that you prefer the Ugly's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, GPSguru said: A rod is quite a personal choice and even though you can get the feel of a rod in a shop, you don't really know if it will suit you until it is used in anger. So yeah, I can fully understand that you prefer the Ugly's. Thing is, it only took me four Kenzaki's to work out that I prefer a tippier rod, and one that costs half the price of a single Kenzaki 🤦♂️🤣 GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 I was fortunate in that the last time I was looking for a new rod, one of the ones I was looking at, the skipper had just bought, and had on board, so he let me try it in advance.... I've probably been unfortunate that the last 3-4 pieces of shakespeare tackle were utter shite, 2 imploding multipliers, a long nose fixed spool that was a short spool reel with a long nose spool (4mm gap between line and spool lip top and bottom)..... The boat rod I bought was ok ish, except it started falling apart very quickly. I moved on to diawa rods after that (sea rods that is) and they did a job, but nothing comes close to the greys rods I have now, after trying loads of different rods on charters.... I guess the moral is, where possible, try before you buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 9 hours ago, Andy135 said: This might sound a bit heretical but I find the Kenzaki's a bit too soft after buying an Ugly Stik GX2. Seems like I prefer the tippier action of the Uglies compares with the more through action of the Kenzaki's. They just feel more capable when fishing with a heavy lead on and give better feel for the action of the fish. #burnhim! The ugly stick I have is a great rod considering the £60 ish price that it comes in at. I had overlooked them before because they were too cheap. Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, JonC said: The ugly stick I have is a great rod considering the £60 ish price that it comes in at. I had overlooked them before because they were too cheap. Yep, I had overlooked/looked down on them because of the price until @Odyssey and @headlight recommended a 30/50lb one for blue sharks. I then tried a 20/30 for regular downtiding and made the switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Ugly sticks are great value for the money. I currently use shimano vengeance slim. Got it on waveinn last year for just under £40. It’s a cross between the tippy ugly sticks and the Kenzakis. For my uptiding it’s the TDU410. It’s probably 25+ years old but still a lovely pair of rods 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 i bought a 2nd hand ugly stick 20-30lb and found it quite sturdy, feels heavier and up to the task - but i was lucky enough to be given 2 Leeda icons - a brand new 12-20lb and a used 20-30lb = these are now my every day rods paired with slosh 20 and 30 respectively, and i find them a great mix between sensitivity and power. i'll use the ugly stick in deeper water or when wrecking though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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