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Post by fishtail on Mar 4, 2007 21:27:15 GMT
Has anyone tried the Partridge Ian Gordon Fast Spey 15 foot rod?
You would think it should a good combination when teamed up with an IG line.
Any comments or views?
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Post by beanieboy on Mar 4, 2007 21:40:45 GMT
I wasn't impressed with this rod - found it much softer than expected. They are very well finished and look very nice and feel very light in the hand - this particular model did not perform as well as it looked. IG lines are very good though.
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Post by fishtail on Mar 5, 2007 12:16:19 GMT
beanieboy,
Thanks for you reply.
I see you have a similar thread running in 14' rod.
I am checking out rods for my father who also has shoulder problems and needs a lighter double hander.
Perhaps he should be considering a 14'?
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Post by simmo on Mar 5, 2007 12:35:50 GMT
Hi Guy's
Not tried the 15' rod but I really liked the 16' fast it casts an IG 75' head & the Carron 75' floater superbly. You can fire out some massive spey casts with nice tight loops with little effort. I don't see why it would struggle with sunk line work either although I haven't tried it. I would say the rod suited my casting style well which is probably 40/60% top/bottom hand.
As per springer try before you buy nothing worse than forking out the cash & ending up with a rod you can't get on with.
Cheers Simmo
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Post by fishtail on Mar 6, 2007 9:01:46 GMT
Thanks for the replies.
We will take a look at the 14 footer teamed with an IG floating line.
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