Hi Guys

Im pondering a "heavy" fly rod for pike i.e 9# / 10# looking at cheap and cheerful fior starters ive heard good things of the Toothy critter rod and equally good things of the Shakey Atlantis

Wondering how you guys rate them ?

Been thinking on 9#/10# reel too, greys GRXi ? what others should i be looking at ?

Englander

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Englander

"Barbless since 2008"

Vision GT Four catapult 9' 6#
Vision GT Four SW 9' 9#
Vision 3 Zone 9' 5#
Vision Cult 9' 3#
Shakespeare Trion 9' 5/6#
Cortland Endurance 9' 6#
Shakespeare Expedition float tube
Vosseler DC3 reel
Okuma Helios 8/9 reel
Greys G series 3/4 reel
Snowbee Geo 3/4 reel

I just reviewed BROMANoDELL’s Esox Lucius 9ft #9/10 Fly Rod dedicated pike fly rod - pretty damn lovely :-)

Here is the link

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http://urbanflyfisher.com/

Ron Thompson make a very good fly rod for the money, match this with an Okuma Airframe reel and you will have a good setup.
Look for Ron thompson Mpx fly rod, you can get both rod and reel as a kit from fastmail flies.

I use the ron thomson rod and you know what????? I love it!
I can throw out full lines with it and im no expert caster, its handled fish nudging double figures and is very well finished for the price. I have the older model but the new one has a sexier reel seat, the blank looks and feels more or less the same.
I've been thinking about getting a new pike rod for a while now but to be honest i dont see the point, the rod i have does all i could ever ask of it, being 4-piece its very handy aswell.

Forgot to say in the last post, the Ron thomson rod is an #8/9.
Another reel to consider is an okuma slv, looks pretty sexy, spare spools are only 10/15 quid and its very light. I got mine for £40 which i think is the rrp.

Another thumbs up for Ron Thompson MPX!!! I know someone who makes blanks and they thought it a nice rod... I was also advised to put a 10 weight line on it and TBH it is a dream! Oh I have the Airframe, again good reel for the money and spare spools are cheap... my 10 weight line is on something bigger tho

Personally I would avoid the Toothy Critter rod. Most of the cheap Shakespeare rods are fine.

I use Vision Koma reels and they are fine. Any large arbor 7 - 9 sized reel would do. The Snowbee's are excellent.

Hope this helps.

Hi Guys

Thanks for the input and info im looking for a rod to cast my new flies ive tied on 4/0 hooks

See link:

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/showthrea...0554post320554

Out of interest i see on GAC web site they have Ron Thompson MPX pike 8/9# and a MPX salt 8/9# they have different part numbers ???

Can i ask as to why one should avoid the Toothy critter

Yes i like shakey rods always found them cheap but get the job done. Although now i see the MPX is a 4pc im very interested.

So you reckon the MPX chucks a 10# line ok ??

Englander

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Englander

"Barbless since 2008"

Vision GT Four catapult 9' 6#
Vision GT Four SW 9' 9#
Vision 3 Zone 9' 5#
Vision Cult 9' 3#
Shakespeare Trion 9' 5/6#
Cortland Endurance 9' 6#
Shakespeare Expedition float tube
Vosseler DC3 reel
Okuma Helios 8/9 reel
Greys G series 3/4 reel
Snowbee Geo 3/4 reel

Casting flees tied on 4/0 with the MPX loaded with WF10F is a doddle... try and get a Cortland 333 ProPike as it is cheaper than the new one.... O'Reilly has it in... I bought mine (MPX Pike) from GAC but I'm sure O'Reilly would do a deal on a kit as well!

Both the pike and saltwater rods are the same just different colour and graphics....

Oh and that setup will cast that big tandem in my blog!!!

Toothy critters rod