Conti Rods

[meirion658]

Afternoon all

Looking to get a new/used conti rod for some light fishing on the clean surf beaches around me.

What do I meed to look for and and good recommendations don't want to spend a huge amount £200 tops.

Thanks

 

[Trampster]

I've got two Grauvell Vertix 4.5 metre (15ft) rods and love them. One I bought new from eBay for £57, and the other I was given by a mate on here as he'd snapped the tip. I repaired it with a bit of Carbon tube & Epoxy.

I can't recommend anything purely because Grauvell went bust a couple of years ago.
There is a good new Grauvell rod on offer on eBay, but the dreamers want £270 for it, so well over your budget Meirion.
I did also have a Mitchell 15ft rod for a while but it was a bit like a telegraph pole. Bought it cheap 2nd hand, sold it & made a small profit!

Just had another quick search on eBay, and there is a new 4.2 metre (14ft) Vertix rod for sale in France. Just under £100, and they are quoting £5.08 for delivery.

Canne pêche Surfcasting Grauvell Vertix Monaco LC 420 | eBay

Canne Surfcasting Grauvell Vertix Monaco 420 LC. Canne en carbone. Nombres de sections : 3. Poids : 620g.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[meirion658]

I've got two Grauvell Vertix 4.5 metre (15ft) rods and love them. One I bought new from eBay for £57, and the other I was given by a mate on here as he'd snapped the tip. I repaired it with a bit of Carbon tube & Epoxy.

I can't recommend anything purely because Grauvell went bust a couple of years ago.
There is a good new Grauvell rod on offer on eBay, but the dreamers want £270 for it, so well over your budget Meirion.
I did also have a Mitchell 15ft rod for a while but it was a bit like a telegraph pole. Bought it cheap 2nd hand, sold it & made a small profit!

Just had another quick search on eBay, and there is a new 4.2 metre (14ft) Vertix rod for sale in France. Just under £100, and they are quoting £5.08 for delivery.

Canne pêche Surfcasting Grauvell Vertix Monaco LC 420 | eBay

Canne Surfcasting Grauvell Vertix Monaco 420 LC. Canne en carbone. Nombres de sections : 3. Poids : 620g.

www.ebay.co.uk

Thank you trampster I appreciate the reply

 

[Thrasher]

I have two vercelli enygma unibomber again like Tramps dicontinued but Vercelli do a very extensive range, feck knows the difference, but you could get a vercelli, okuma 8k surf and braid for your £200.
Another option might be something like an Akios Fury?
Blackrock is another brand maybe to look at.
Have a look at Tony's Tackle or Anglers Den for a bit of a description on some of them.

 

[RemoteWanderer]

For very easy and comfortable fishing a fixed spool braid setup with a conti is great for clean beaches. I have used a couple contis. The BlackRock Renaissance ZT4200 is a cracking rod for the money, I think they've bought out a newer model but this was the one for £99 and it's been great. The blank is superb. Another one I've been impressed with is the Vercelli Enygma Speziale was £99 with full fuji fittings. I don't think you'd be disappointed with either. Personally, don't think you'd notice much if any difference to a lot of the more expensive rods unless you were paying top bucks for something like Italcanna.
Here they are side by side,



Tight lines,

Al

 

[tdxs133pm]

Look to be nice rods for the money.

 

[RemoteWanderer]

Look to be nice rods for the money.

Yes have been impressed with them, hook the occasional decent huss over clean ground and they handle them with ease. Lovely tips would be great for flatties