Hi Guys,
I'm in the process of buying a new rod. I've Seen the Assassin range at Basil Manning. I am looking at buying either a Standard BLADE or a HMG BLADE. I would be targeting large non-edibles(and edibles) especially. I also fish competetively.
I have heard that the HMG rods are a bit too stiff, also casting requires "BACK BREAKING" effort. I have also heard that these rods are brittle 'cos of the type of graphite used, thus susceptible to breakage(from knocks & bumps)
I would be using either my Torium 30(600m 45lb braid, 0.50 Kingfisher HI abrasion) or my Saltist 50(600m 45lb braid, 0.47 Double X HI abrasion) reel on the rod.
Any input or advise from anglers using these rods would be much appreciated.
TREV
I'm in the process of buying a new rod. I've Seen the Assassin range at Basil Manning. I am looking at buying either a Standard BLADE or a HMG BLADE. I would be targeting large non-edibles(and edibles) especially. I also fish competetively.
I have heard that the HMG rods are a bit too stiff, also casting requires "BACK BREAKING" effort. I have also heard that these rods are brittle 'cos of the type of graphite used, thus susceptible to breakage(from knocks & bumps)
I would be using either my Torium 30(600m 45lb braid, 0.50 Kingfisher HI abrasion) or my Saltist 50(600m 45lb braid, 0.47 Double X HI abrasion) reel on the rod.
Any input or advise from anglers using these rods would be much appreciated.
TREV