Advantages: Easy casting, excellent bite detection, robust, Disadvantages: Difficult to load the power version during cast for massive casts
...The Daiwa Supercast beach rod is made in the UK.
It has a powerful butt construction and a lightening quick recovery. It comes in multiple versions. The rod has been quoted by sea angler as "destined for classic status amongst UK sea anglers".
Features
- Exclusive individual design
- High grade carbon butt
- Blended tip
- Fuji 'shock ring' Aluminium Oxide guides
- Superb balance and handling
- Cross textured shrink grips
- Daiwa stainless steel coasters
The daiwa supercast is an excellent rod, i have been using the STS13PM for all my beach fishing. It is capable of casting 6oz and mackeral flapper with ease. The STS13PM is rated at 4-8oz and is ideal for areas with a strong tide.
The bite detection is also very good, on the STS13PM it has a stiffer tip which allows more sensitive bite detection in flood tides. However...
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Advantages: Allrounder Disadvantages: Bit too bendy if that makes sense
...M.A.P was started a few years ago now. I am yet to see a bad product from the company (Midland Angling Products). It consists of joint efforts from Leeda, FOSTERS fishing shop in Birmingham, and well known match ace - Dave Harrell, their chief tester).
The range is now qite huge, and I bought this rod actually not knowing much about it. I went for it beacuse of the good reputation the make has, and also it's classification as an allround matchrod.
I didn't want anything too light because I often catch a lot of carp on my travels (in fact, most of the waters down here in Cornwall, hold them as the predominent species), mostly upto about 8lbs. But then there's always those times in winter when you're even finding it hard to catch even the smallest of roach. So I needed something soft yet strong.
This rod pefectly suits both...
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Advantages: Great value, Slim design, high quality fittings Disadvantages: None
...Holding this rod in your hand you could really think you were holding a rod worth well over £200, and when you find it is less than £100 you realise what a great value bit of kit this really is.
A super slim blank makes the rod look great and understated markings really make it feel like a custom built rod.
I use the 3lb tc model and it really is a superb all rounder, the rod really can cast, hitting 100 yards with ease and going well over that mark when needed. Also it can play a fish, it is not too stiff so you suffer hook pulls.
It is finished to a very high quality, with full fuji rings, with a well proportioned 40mm butt ring, couple this with a FUJI DNPS reel seat, you can tell it is a quality piece of kit, worth well over its price tag.
Add to this a really neat butt cap with a slim butt section. A handy 12" marker...
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