Tcurve revolution offshore 701 ?

I am looking for a longer spin rod (6'6-7') with roughly these specs for  general purpose Live/driftbait  and casting use.

TCurve Revolution Offshore 701 Spin   2.13m 1 piece 6-12kg 20-70g TC3 PAC BAY/SPLIT EVA 

Has anyone got one and is it any good or can you recommend any other rod worth a look.

Want to spend no more than 200

cheers

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 have a look at wilson live

Fri, 2013-03-29 07:51

 have a look at wilson live fiber/texillium range if you dont mind one piece rods, not too keen on the Tcurve revolutions, much prefer the Tcurve bluewater range, these I have and have been good to me.

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T-Curve

Fri, 2013-03-29 08:13

Hi grayzee,

 

I looked at the specs for this rod myself and thought it sounded perfect for an all-rounder. I'm stuck up north, so ordered it sight unseen, only to find it wasn't really what I was after. Would be great for live-baiting and maybe trolling/light jigging but it's not ideal as a casting rod in my opinion (too much of its length taken up by grips).

 

I'd suggest that you actually get to a tackle shop to get a look and feel for it before you buy it (as I should have done), as you might find one of the other t-curves or some other rods are a better match for what you are after.

 

If you do happen to find the perfect all-rounder rod let me know, as I'm still looking. I suspect it's like the perfect boat; an impossible dream to find one that suits all applications. Still, it's a lot of fun experimenting and I'm just about to head down to Port Smith for a few days where I'm going to try out my latest attempt at the perfect light-weight, all-rounder, mostly shore based, 7ft spin combo (Terez 7'2" 15-30lb and Sustain 5000).

 

Cheers,

 

Mathew.

 

 

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I've got one and to be honest

Fri, 2013-03-29 12:57

I've got one and to be honest I don't find it that great. More of a 6-8 kg rod. Not much more.
King mac spin might be closer to what you are looking for.

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 I had a hearty rise sylphy

Fri, 2013-03-29 14:46

 I had a hearty rise sylphy which would have been perfect. I sold it to a mate who uses it now for light popping/barra livebaiting and he loves it. It jigged a few dhus for me in my time as well. I sold it because i upgraded to a dedicated jigging rod. I know it doesnt help as there no longer made but pop up second hand every now and then. Retailed for around 300