Apo Snowboards Line FT

Advantages: Slick, shoots VERY easily, presentation, durability
Disadvantages: Discolours

...The line is perfectly balanced. It has a 8.5ft head, 23ft belly, 11ft rear taper and a 47.5ft running line. The line comes with 2 braided loops and a bottle of Line Slick included in the price. The line slick is a specially formulated line treatment which lubricates, cleans and extends the life of the fly line. After a few trips, clean the line with the Line Slick and the difference is noticeable immediatley I cant really find any fault with this line but if I had to find one minor, and I do mean minor, fault then it would be the way the line discolours. I use the Ivory White line (although it is also available in Hi Viz Orange) and with it having a soft, supple finish, the line turns from white to greyish white fairly quickly as it picks up the pigment from the mud and dirt. This doesnt effect the performance of the line at all... Read review

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Advantages: very strong yet light with good feel
Disadvantages: Can be a handful in tight swims

...it was - not the 50lber I was dreaming of on the journey to the lake. The fish was a mirror that turned out to weigh just over 7lbs. The way the rod was bent over and the feeling I was getting I thought the fish was going to be a high double. The week continued to be very productive. The feeling the rods gave were brilliant with every fish I caught, regardless of whether they were 5lb (my smallest) or 38.5lbs (my biggest) or any size in between. Upon my arrival back in the Uk I thought that as the rods had coped so well with fish of all sizes, it could be of use on domestic watrers. My first trip to a UK lake was very successful. The Extremes are ideal for both short range casting/placing as well as blasting heavy leads and large method feeders to the horizon. The only issue arises in small swims where 13ft rods are a bit large and you end up... Read review

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Advantages: great for playing fish on
Disadvantages: Quite soft butt section

...Terry Hearn 12ft 2lb 9oz The rod: built with a full length duplon handle and fuji real seat, stainless steel collars cap the reel seat and handle of, a line clip is neatly whipped onto the blank, and silicon carbide rings anre used from a three legged butt ring to 2 legs to save weight on all other rings. An absolutely cracking rod to play fish on, with a nice through action and forgiving tip to prevent hook pulls. Optimum casting leads are around 3oz and the rod is capable of distances to around 120yards in the right conditions. The rod does struggle with pva work though and small bags only are advised. All in all it is a superb margin to midrange rod with a high build quality and varnish.... Read review

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