Assasin Blade

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Big Steenie

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Barry Wareham is n Fishing legend and i think every angler respect him, so do I,but i can tell you,if you on a fishing trip for 3 weeks and walk down the beach 6km every day and on day 3 your rod break (the mid section crack)and you have only 1 rod left in the rod holder on the end of the day,you really pisst off, then it is not n story about bananas and appels.

:doh
 
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Reefman

Sealiner
Eish, Steenie... thats unlucky man! Was it a Beachmaster that broke? But you not supposed to use the rod as a Javelin bru!  LOL

.. that could have happened to anyone. The fact remains that for R1000, the Beachmaster is AMAZING quality.
 
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Big Steenie

New member
Jip Reef,that was my Beach Master and 2 weeks later my friends 7onz tip that breaked on the same trip.Both rods are replaced, free of charge when we arrived home 
 
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GOJ

Senior Member
Hey Ashraf, rods going well. Unfortunately I haven't had much chance to test it on fish, only chance so far was at mappies this past weekend and I can honestly say I have never seen the sea as angry there before. The rip was so nasty that I couldn't even get a throw bait to sit with a 10oz:shock:, so had to revert to light tackle in the bay and the estuary.
 
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GOJ

Senior Member
Kish bru, I didn't know Sharkattack was your bra until I went to go see the rod. At the moment I am running my torium on it, later this year when the budget allows I'm either putting a nugget or a saltiga on it.
 
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BigBass

Sealiner
Just wondering: Now that Assassin uses Chinese blanks - have their prices come down?

The only reason for shifting to Chinese blanks cannot be to improve "quality" but, rather, to lower input and manufacturing costs and, therefore, to generate bigger profits from Assassin sales ... Caveat emptor!

Best blanks currently available in SA, Century from the UK (but at a price, of course)!  Local blanks: Purglas are good ... Blue Marlin as well ...
 
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Brand

Senior Member
The only Assassin rod that is a China blank is the beachmaster. That is why they are a cheaper rod and finishing. Barry needed a rod for this market to compete against the Poseidon, Exage etc. rods. Barry has developed and owns his own mandrils that he contracts Blue Marlin to manufacture for him. The costs were to high for Barry to patent his design and he merely relies on marketing and branding of his products to differentiate them. Blue Marlin merely copied the Assassin mandrils and supplies blanks for rod builders.
 
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DWB

Sealiner
There is a new range of cheaper HMG Rods by Assassin, called the Surf Special HMG.

Imported blanks.

Barry's 13yr old laaitie landed a 45kg duckbill on the Surf Special Lite HMG a short while ago, with a coffee grinder and 14lb braid.

Gives you an idea what they can stand up against
 
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Reefman

Sealiner
[color=#006600]Brand[/color] wrote:
The only Assassin rod that is a China blank is the beachmaster. That is why they are a cheaper rod and finishing. Barry needed a rod for this market to compete against the Poseidon, Exage etc. rods. Barry has developed and owns his own mandrils that he contracts Blue Marlin to manufacture for him. The costs were to high for Barry to patent his design and he merely relies on marketing and branding of his products to differentiate them. Blue Marlin merely copied the Assassin mandrils and supplies blanks for rod builders.
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Ah thanks for that Brand... clarity at last! This should shut the anti-Assassins up once and for all...
 
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scorpion

Senior Member
all blue marlin 3 piece blanks are imported, anyway the blanks made here and in china is made from the same material and to the same specifications. obviously the chinese blanks are made on larger scale so a few would fail. the problem i got with these blanks are the price. hmg heavy one tip with pac bay guides and shrink tube grip and a carry tube R4000. i know what those blanks cost and i wont pay that money again for a t53 blank. it's daylight robbery.
 
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DWB

Sealiner
@ sCORPION

You just gotta know the right people to pay the right price.

A tackle slut like yourself should know the right people.
Some dealers make close to 100% profit on these rods....
 
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scorpion

Senior Member
What i pay for a t53 blank is way less than advertised prices, but the point i am trying to make is people without contacts are being skinned, i am all for people make a living but R4000 is pretty hefty dont you think. i priced a heavy same spec as i mentioned above from a dude in capetown R2600 just no tube. thats reasonable and build quality is excellent. The smaller rodbuilders are having problems sourcing blue marlin t53 blanks and they charge almost retail prices for the blanks, while the major players get their blanks for much less and charge customers more. my next rod is going to be a 11ft 3-6 oz built with the same material as my pirate 13ft 2 piece. it's going to cost a bit so i will only get it in july august 2008. meantime i am using a 110h shimano for scratching
 
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DWB

Sealiner
I agree

In all honesty i paid R 3500 for my HMG BLADE inc tube.

But i saw this as an investment and not just a buy..........
 
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ON!

New member
Im obviously an assasin fan.

Have broken one or two of them but fish like 5 times a week, some of barrys rods are still manufactured by blue marlin and some of the new ones are coming out of Korea and not china big difference between quality of the two countries.

 

These rod factories in Korea are leagues ahead in terms of quality I would rather have a trod from here than from a SA factory.
 
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ON!

New member
The new surf special rod is awsome its inbetween a med and heavy and honestly it puts a 7oz sinker out of sight, little limited on bait size but as a general rod unbelievable
 
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