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The last time I went out I took a pair of Italcanna LAs and a pair of daiwa 7ht sts.
I have had a bit of a love hate relationship with these rods, they feel and fish absolutely great but the blank fittings and finish are a complete disaster to look at. Quite how they have managed to create one of (in my opinion) the best 4-6 oz rods is a bit of a mystery especially as the spigot is so poor. But fishing with them is a pleasure, they are a very lightweight blank and when it comes to the power/weight thing I love them for 5oz.
My normal beach is Chesil and when the sea under 1.6M these are the rods I will usually take once the sea gets over that then they are undergunned and I need something a bit more powerful.
Reels I have had a decade long love affair with the 7HT STS, set them up right and they are just easy to use, I load them with .31 to the brim and love em.
I have had these Italcannas for 3 years and have tried a few other similar rods along the way, but I think that now these are so battered and generally playworn I will replace them.
With another pair exactly the same!

<blockquote data-quote="chesilpete" data-source="post: 180371" data-attributes="member: 314">The last time I went out I took a pair of Italcanna LAs and a pair of daiwa 7ht sts. I have had a bit of a love hate relationship with these rods, they feel and fish absolutely great but the blank fittings and finish are a complete disaster to look at. Quite how they have managed to create one of (in my opinion) the best 4-6 oz rods is a bit of a mystery especially as the spigot is so poor. But fishing with them is a pleasure, they are a very lightweight blank and when it comes to the power/weight thing I love them for 5oz. My normal beach is Chesil and when the sea under 1.6M these are the rods I will usually take once the sea gets over that then they are undergunned and I need something a bit more powerful. Reels I have had a decade long love affair with the 7HT STS, set them up right and they are just easy to use, I load them with .31 to the brim and love em. I have had these Italcannas for 3 years and have tried a few other similar rods along the way, but I think that now these are so battered and generally playworn I will replace them. With another pair exactly the same!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chesilpete, post: 180371, member: 314"] The last time I went out I took a pair of Italcanna LAs and a pair of daiwa 7ht sts. I have had a bit of a love hate relationship with these rods, they feel and fish absolutely great but the blank fittings and finish are a complete disaster to look at. Quite how they have managed to create one of (in my opinion) the best 4-6 oz rods is a bit of a mystery especially as the spigot is so poor. But fishing with them is a pleasure, they are a very lightweight blank and when it comes to the power/weight thing I love them for 5oz. My normal beach is Chesil and when the sea under 1.6M these are the rods I will usually take once the sea gets over that then they are undergunned and I need something a bit more powerful. Reels I have had a decade long love affair with the 7HT STS, set them up right and they are just easy to use, I load them with .31 to the brim and love em. I have had these Italcannas for 3 years and have tried a few other similar rods along the way, but I think that now these are so battered and generally playworn I will replace them. With another pair exactly the same! [/QUOTE]

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