fossil-fish
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Review - Grey's Greyflex 10' 6/7I have been toying with the idea of buting one of these for a while now. Everytime I am in the shop at Woodford I give one a little waggle. Temptation got the better of me and the folding stuff was parted with. Darren was very good but the RRP is about £180.
I have been told that these rods lack the power to handle higher sinking rated lines, but I did not see that as a problem. As a simple pleasure angler I can get by with floaters and intermediates. Anyway I have other stiffer rods if needed.
Got to use it for the first time time today and I nearly would believe that Grey's have built this rod just for me. The first thing you notice is the weight, or lack of it. Also the action is very forgiving. It is a mid-tip rod, but in no way sloppy. A very positive action but plenty of feel to let an improving caster, like myself, feel exactly what is happening. This lets us less expert casters time our back casts so much better. I also the found the extra length helpful, giving me that little bit more height to play with.
Also had a few fish on it and found it to have a very pleasing fish playing action. It bent well down but still felt in control. This is not a powerful fishing or casting weapon, but a very pleasant fishing rod that I found suited my inexpert casting style perfectly. I used it today with a 7wt clear intermediate.
The greyflex is 3 piece and comes in a very good quality cordura covered triangular rod tube. There is a rod bag but you can also use partions inside the tube instead.
This is not the most expensive rod in the world, but it is priced above the beginners/entry level rods. I think that it is a quality product that is excellent value for money. 10/10.
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FIREY BROWN
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Greys 10ftso Fossil i guess you`ll be thinking of taking it along to Foremark with you ? if it has that sort of feel to it then it may be a very good rod to use for boat fishing,,,Pricey mate £180 but as you say if its a rod that suits you needs then the price doesn`t come into it so much,,how does it feel with a floating line on it ??
Regards
FIREY BROWN
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fossil-fish
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FB,
It is most definitly going to Foremark, it was in my mind when I bought it. I have not cast a floater over water yet, just in the garden, but I think it will probably be at it's best with a floater.
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Darren
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Good review FF, its good to get a bit of feedback on a rod.
Keep the discount under your hat 
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fossil-fish
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| Darren wrote: |
Keep the discount under your hat
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Yes, of course Darren, you'd hate to have all these guys cluttering up the shop.
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fossil-fish
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I liked the Greyflex so much that I have just aquired another, a two piece 8'6" 4/5wt. Thinking of a little bit of river fishing or summer evenings at Woodford perhaps. I traded in a rod that I had which was much stiffer, I really like the easy action of this range of rods.
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FIREY BROWN
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GreyflexThats exactly what i done when i bought the Greenheart,, i loved it so much that i bought another,,,,,its the only rod i`ve ever owned that suited me perfectly,,,
how about the the First one that you bought did you ever get using it with a floating line yet on the water ?? last time i think you said you hadn`t had a chance except in the back garden
Regards
FIREY BROWN
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fossil-fish
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Not yet FB, work and weather conspire against me.
I think that perhaps knowing what I like and what I want from a rod might be a sign of improving. I am no longer just waving it about hoping that the line lands somewhere on the water.
While I was in the shop today I met Basil Sheilds, one of the writers for Irish Angler magazine. What a really nice guy.
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FIREY BROWN
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Rod | fossil-fish wrote: | Not yet FB, work and weather conspire against me.
I think that perhaps knowing what I like and what I want from a rod might be a sign of improving. I am no longer just waving it about hoping that the line lands somewhere on the water.
While I was in the shop today I met Basil Sheilds, one of the writers for Irish Angler magazine. What a really nice guy. |
yea Fossil thats a natural progression when buying a rod it starts of with,, oh thats a nice looking rod,,to waving it about then to how much is it and on to wondering if it suits you or not,,,the only part about choosing a rod after that is the hardest of all as it gets to the stage were we want to buy every new rod that comeS on the market because the last one we bought wasn`t exactly what we had in mind but it`ll do for something,, any wonder we end up with a lot rods that just gather dust and dont get used as often as they should
Regards
FIREY BROWN
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Watty's Rock
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| Darren wrote: | Good review FF, its good to get a bit of feedback on a rod.
Keep the discount under your hat
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Discount  Looks like we should take a trip to the tackle shop at woodford FB me oul chum. 
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tack4
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Re: Rod | FIREY BROWN wrote: |
it gets to the stage were we want to buy every new rod that comeS on the market because the last one we bought wasn`t exactly what we had in mind but it`ll do for something,, any wonder we end up with a lot rods that just gather dust and dont get used as often as they should
Regards
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what i have only got 5 fly rods and kyle has 1
for sea work only got 4 beachcasters, 3 carp rods(pollack n deep spining), 2 bass rods, 6 spinnig/float rods, 6 boat rods that aint much is it?
if we bring reels into the equation well now theres an area i could be called a tackle tart in
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Darren
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All this talk about new rods, has anyone had a look at the new G-tec 10' #7, I got 1 in last week and let a couple of the regulars put a line though it, after a couple of false casts most of them had the backing out
Feedback from them was that it was a very forgiving fast actioned rod, not as tippy as the XD but a delight to cast.
I would be interested to hear anyone elses feedback on this rod.
Maybe I should of started a new tread on this 
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