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Well we had the Shimano team over today to showcase their 2011 range, first stop in the UK, they will be soemwhere on the mainland on Monday.
Interesting chat with them. Not sure they knew what their range was and didn't know much about the new methods we are now employing (HRF / LRF etc).
Dave Lewis was also there, no offence to the bloke but I think he must be a bait fishermen when he told me that soft plastic fishing was just spinning with a soft plastic. Er, no, it's not, but he's not the type to argue with.
The good news however is that know it or not, they have some nice rods out next year, I ordered one of their cheap HRF ones to try out when they come out in November. The Vengeance SV215BMH which is 7ft and 10-50g. I would say that 10-50 seemed way over the top for what it felt like in the hand. Retail is £30 or so, I will be paying £25 less 25% special offer one day only thing. We will see how it feels when I get it to use proper. Certainly the right price range to get more people into it I told them. You can't come out with £150 SP rods and expect a big take up in the UK immediately.
They couldn't tell me what it was like with lighter leads as they have never used them and only got their hands on them a week ago...
They also had some more pricey (£120-150 range) rods in the HRF sort of weight range but I can't for the life of me remember the name of them. Same sort of colours with a white section on the butt above the handle. Can't see them in the 2011 catalogue.
I also showed them my rod (oo err!!) the Shimano salty shot to be met with "where did you get that, they aren't available here". Well I know that, I had to get it from japan. They hadn't used them before but they are a nice rod, then there was, "what's that lure on the end, not seen that before". "No you haven't, it's homemade", "oh, ok..." :-D Mwa ha ha... :wink:
Oh, and i ordered a Stradic 2500FC while it was 25% off day. Got to wait for that to come in stock as well though. they wanted me to buyt the Rareium but then told me it was made in malaysia not japan so wasn't as good. Whoops!! maybe i won't have that then...
Interesting chat with them. Not sure they knew what their range was and didn't know much about the new methods we are now employing (HRF / LRF etc).
Dave Lewis was also there, no offence to the bloke but I think he must be a bait fishermen when he told me that soft plastic fishing was just spinning with a soft plastic. Er, no, it's not, but he's not the type to argue with.
The good news however is that know it or not, they have some nice rods out next year, I ordered one of their cheap HRF ones to try out when they come out in November. The Vengeance SV215BMH which is 7ft and 10-50g. I would say that 10-50 seemed way over the top for what it felt like in the hand. Retail is £30 or so, I will be paying £25 less 25% special offer one day only thing. We will see how it feels when I get it to use proper. Certainly the right price range to get more people into it I told them. You can't come out with £150 SP rods and expect a big take up in the UK immediately.
They couldn't tell me what it was like with lighter leads as they have never used them and only got their hands on them a week ago...
They also had some more pricey (£120-150 range) rods in the HRF sort of weight range but I can't for the life of me remember the name of them. Same sort of colours with a white section on the butt above the handle. Can't see them in the 2011 catalogue.
I also showed them my rod (oo err!!) the Shimano salty shot to be met with "where did you get that, they aren't available here". Well I know that, I had to get it from japan. They hadn't used them before but they are a nice rod, then there was, "what's that lure on the end, not seen that before". "No you haven't, it's homemade", "oh, ok..." :-D Mwa ha ha... :wink:
Oh, and i ordered a Stradic 2500FC while it was 25% off day. Got to wait for that to come in stock as well though. they wanted me to buyt the Rareium but then told me it was made in malaysia not japan so wasn't as good. Whoops!! maybe i won't have that then...