Pelagic reels and rods
Submitted by rossco21 on Tue, 2010-06-29 15:02
Hi guys i am new to this site, i have been involved in the breaming scene for a few years now looking to get into more offshore and sports fishing. Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with Pelagic Rods and Reels. They are on ebay and look not bad rating etc. Any info would be great
Cheers rossco
DieHard
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Hey Mate have had a pelagic
Hey Mate
have had a pelagic rod.
must say very good rods for their price!
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brenz
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crap crap crap expect
crap crap crap expect problems mate personally i would rather save the cash and buy something a little more special
fishintruckie
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Yep agree with brenz! crap,
Yep agree with brenz! crap, crap and more crap!
rossco21
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Cheers for your input guys
Cheers for your input guys will stick clear of them.
flangies
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My experience with gear, If
My experience with gear, If it aint in the top 5 popular brands its probably for good reason. If a tackle store doesn't back it up, don't buy it. Tackle stores are there to keep people on the fish, ebay stores are there to make money.
Daniel Y
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what are the top 5 popular
what are the top 5 popular brands? there is loads of gear that i'd buy that isn't 'popular', but still very good. but yeah, gear exclusive to ebay is generally very crap
flangies
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There are ofcourse obvious
There are ofcourse obvious exceptions such as megabass,avet,blue heaven, jigging master, quantum etc.
I'm sure the top 5 brands will be different depending on the market and area.
There are loads of brands over east that we havn't even heard of here but the the shimano/daiwa/plueger/abu/penn would probably be my list although i'm not in the tackle industry.
Adam Gallash
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same gear
Are pelagic the same guys that do all the spearfishing gear or are they seperate?
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till
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The spearo buisness is Pelaj
The spearo buisness is Pelaj IIRC.
Adam Gallash
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ahh yeh
Thats right, pelaj is the spearo and pelagic is the clothing line. Rog.
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drew_ward
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sureee there awsome:P just
sureee there awsome:P just kidding never again will i purchase a pelagic reel..even if it was cheap
Happy Fishing????always
dodgy
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I have a few pairs of
I have a few pairs of Pelagic shorts. Best Ive ever owned.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
gav077
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Had a pelagic high speed
Had a pelagic high speed overhead reel and was really shite. The gears sounded like they were grinding all the time.
People who haven't caught a big fish just don't get it
Billcollector
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you will find the tackle is
you will find the tackle is a different company altogether from the clothing company.
brenz
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second that i dont beleive
second that i dont beleive the clothing company have anything to do with the tackle company.
dodgy
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Maybe I should of added
Maybe I should of added this
.
Im absolutely sure the high quality clothing company have nothing to do with a poor quality fishing tackle company.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
woody
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China has a lot to answer
China has a lot to answer for!!! makes you wonder when they advertise 8 foot "GT Popper " rods that are suitable for jigging as well!!!! People still buy their stuff and leave negative feedback when their $26 reels pack it in after one fish or the guides fall out of their $38 graphite beach rod!!
wonder why...............
till
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Ahh you don't have to go to
Ahh you don't have to go to china to see that, happens here too!
PattyT
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Had a mate that bought a
Had a mate that bought a Pelagic bait runner, he thought he'd scored the bargain of the century. Two hours into its first fishing session he hooked up to what would have been a nice trevally around the 10kg mark. Lets just say that what happend next amazed me...the reel literelly buckled and fell to pieces in front of our eyes. The dragged stopped, the handle wouldnt wind but instead went backwards under the pressure of the fish. That reel cost him the best fish of his life!!
So in sort.. give them a miss, because paying the extra money will avoid the heartbreak of something like this ever happening.
fisho-ron
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i agree there reels and
i agree there reels and light rods are shit, but i bought a 25kg rod for my spare alvey that i have cost $26 and so far so good, it has pulled in a number of rays,sambo,even jews and nothing has gone wrong with it yet.
the lighter rod shit itself within minutes.
cheers ron