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[smokey]

Hi guys,i have just recieved my 16lb class Penn Giller Thriller rod from a seller on Ebay.It's as new and i got it for peanuts,it's 8ft 6 with a cracking through action,looks like it will be perfect for jigging and wrecking this summer.Has anyone used one as i don't know anyone who has one  tight lines

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[mww]

Mart

....yes you do, you just didn't ask the right person.....had one for 2 or 3 years - a mate of mine got 2 in a buy 1 get 1 free...great rod for toping. Butt's a bit long for normal downtiding, but you could soon lop a few inches off - I've never bothered.

Mart

[smokey]

Cheers Mart, hopefully it will see some tope this summer  Have you tried it wrecking with a bit lighter braid and lures Mart?? It sure has a long butt,might have to do some cutting with it,looks a quality rod,tight lines

[mww]

Mart

I've used it for most fishing - to be honest I prefer my Daiwa 12lb rod for general over the side fishing, mainly I think as it's a bit lighter & butts a bit more manageable. In fact round the Brigg I generally use a spinning rod & fs reel most of the time now.

Only thing to watch is mine has "gold" plated rings, & I'm a bit wary of their resistance to saltwater...I swill it off with fresh after every session (all our rods & reels get that), then at the end of the season I give the rings a spray with WD40 before putting it to bed. They're a bit discoloured but none have rotted away like similar gold rings did on a spinning rod that I forgot to look after.

Looks like you got a good buy there!!

Cheers

Mart

[Steve]

ditto marts comments about the rings.
iv been using the penn powersticks in 12lb and 20lb class and the gold rings can be dodgy. i lost the tip ring on one of them just before i set sail out of whitby last year. had to make a quick dash to rods n reels to get a new one

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Mart

Only thing to watch is mine has "gold" plated rings, & I'm a bit wary of their resistance to saltwater...I swill it off with fresh after every session (all our rods & reels get that), then at the end of the season I give the rings a spray with WD40 before putting it to bed. They're a bit discoloured but none have rotted away like similar gold rings did on a spinning rod that I forgot to look after.

Looks like you got a good buy there!!

Cheers

Mart

people will be thinking you look after your gear
what you forgot to say was it's sea water that you swill it of with 

[mww]

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