I have just got hold of my z9 (sold my elite 77 for one)
I have had a wiggle in the past with one on the bank very light the finish in my eyes is the best on any pole currently on the market.
The pole is strong light weight and rigid.
The power match kits are a very good idea letting you pick and choose what you want.
For the price the pole retails at it is defently worth looking at as it is up there with the rest of the flag ship poles on the market today.
have a look here mate it will give you the idea whats on offer
http://browning-fishing.com/Catalogues.html

there are a few lads on here that have had Z9’s and sing nothing but praise for them
https://www.total-fishing.com/forum.aspx?g=posts&t=34698
or
https://www.total-fishing.com/forum.aspx?g=posts&t=34236

My Z9 doesn’t fall apart like my Airity did, and its much stronger than I thought it might be – 14months and still no broken sections, thats a record for me. ~clap

From Oxford not sure mate i am only a hour away from there more than welcome to come have a look at mine and give it a wiggle

Baz try Fishermans Friend in Brum

I am led to believe they do the best price on them.

If your going to Tunnel this weekend, speak to Justin Watkins (Browning Crowsports) and he’ll be able to help you

Cheers

Pat

@bash73 wrote:

hi gloves any idea where the closest place to oxford to have a look at one

I love my z9 bought a couple of browning pulla tops fitted with preston h 11 tackle owt now{in open water} Best value pole at the moment

Just sold my Airity, got a Z9 on order, can anyone let me know which size bushes i need for the pulla kits and the no2 section of the pmks ?. Cheers Stu.

@bash73 wrote:

cheers lads going to tunnel on saturday pat and will see if i can badger one of the browning lads to have a waggle failing that gloves were are you from mate

hi mate down in tidworth hants nr andover if your near the a34 come down that hit the a303 jobs a good un took me a hour to get to oxford services the other weekend
just let me know if you have no joy more than happy to help

you have a pm mate

@Dabbsie wrote:

Just sold my Airity, got a Z9 on order, can anyone let me know which size bushes i need for the pulla kits and the no2 section of the pmks ?. Cheers Stu.

Look here mate
http://browning-fishing.com/Catalogues_files/BrowningPolesUK.pdf

Just looked i havent got a pm from you Chris.

what about now?
@Dabbsie wrote:

Just looked i havent got a pm from you Chris.

Got it now, Cheers Chris.

Any body know the price of the bigger sections 6,7,8 are they comparable with other flagship poles ?

been asked that question about spares by a couple of people lately, i cant remember the exact prices off the top of my head but they were very similar to both the airity and Gmax 1000 spares. i may still have the e mail on my coputer with the prices, i ll have a look and let you know

I was quoted £1100 for a 4, 5, 6 and 7 and that was with around £100 knocked off!

With the Z9 & King feeders appearing to be very popular at the moment where are all the Browning reps/stockists. Browning pull your finger out and get pushing the stock. Failing that pay me to come and visit Germany and see your stock.

As a guide section RRPs
no 4 £157
Power no 4 £64 (fits lower Z models too)
no 5 £213
no 6 £304
no 7 £451
no 8 £497

@Tickle wrote:

As a guide section RRPs
no 4 £157
Power no 4 £64 (fits lower Z models too)
no 5 £213
no 6 £304
no 7 £451
no 8 £497

When you say a power 4, do you mean the short D 4?

nathan the power number 4 is the longer spare number 4s you got with your Z9, when i checked the code on your section with the ones in the catalogue thats what they were. the one in the pole will have a wrap of different carbon at the female end of the section the power number 4s dont

Nathan, As adams say. but just checked the power 4 for the Z9 is £56 and the short D 4 is £52.50

Hi bash I’m about to do the same (sell my airity) to get a z9 they look the dogs don’t they

@Tickle wrote:

As a guide section RRPs
no 4 £157
Power no 4 £64 (fits lower Z models too)
no 5 £213
no 6 £304
no 7 £451
no 8 £497

Thats the only thing putting me of

Daiwa Airity

no 5 £210
no 6 £235
no 7 £240
no 8 £332

I’m confused. Is the the z9 really better than an airity? There seems to be a huge price difference between the two poles, is the Airity more expensive because of the spares pakage it come with?

Hi bash 73, i’m sure GONE FISHN in Wolverton on the north side of milton keynes has a Z9 in its pole rack. Tel 01908 313158. Wish i could afford one.

Pm for ya bash

I trod on my z9 5th last year and I didnt pay 213 – seem to remember it was about 160 and cheaper than my previous Sensas 7. If you buy the pole from a local shop most will look after you on spares and don’t charge full price. My local shop told me that their mark-up on Browning spares is bigger than other makes so he can discount and still make a enough. ~clap Another reason for supporting your local shop and not buying mail order.

Has anybody actually bought a big section ? cant see you breaking one unless you tread on it. Ive had mine crash of the roller and it just bounces.

check out the amount of spares you get with the Z9 pro pack and work out how much the same bits will cost you on an Arity or Pro, no contest.

I asked my local shop today and he said he would sell me a Z9 6th for 240 – but i did buy the pole from him.
Says 165 for a 7.5 6th which fits. A 7.5 7th section is cheaper than the 6th which seems strange.

“what’s the most expensive pole section” would be an interesting thread. i’ve heard some big numbers quoted for Preston and Shimano bits. maybe they think that most will be paid for by an insurance company. I heard that losing the insurance business was big part in Bennetts going bust.

bash73 i have used both poles Z9 lovely pole at 14ms but it goes at 16m its no airity in my opinion. but if most of your fishing is based around 12 to 14.5ms its an awesome pole for the price spares are cheap enough aswell

@pellethead76 wrote:

bash73 i have used both poles Z9 lovely pole at 14ms but it goes at 16m its no airity in my opinion. but if most of your fishing is based around 12 to 14.5ms its an awesome pole for the price spares are cheap enough aswell

Maybe thats cos at “16” the Aritys only about 15.5 ~naughty
The garbolinos and Brownings are a lot longer.

Any lads that fancy a waggle of the Z9, Z7.5, new Carboxy Gold II ETC. We will be on Pole Alley at “The Big One” Tackle show Saturday 12th-13th March at Farnborough.

“what’s the most expensive pole section” would be an interesting thread. i’ve heard some big numbers quoted for Preston and Shimano bits. maybe they think that most will be paid for by an insurance company. I heard that losing the insurance business was big part in Bennetts going bust.

I was quoted £750 for a no7 for my Shimano Aspire pro ~naughty ~naughty ~naughty

Kin hell, no wonder you dont (well I dont) see shimano poles on the bank

@mp.milo wrote:

@Tickle wrote:

As a guide section RRPs
no 4 £157
Power no 4 £64 (fits lower Z models too)
no 5 £213
no 6 £304
no 7 £451
no 8 £497

Thats the only thing putting me of

Daiwa Airity

no 5 £210
no 6 £235
no 7 £240
no 8 £332

~clap i’ve just paid £175 for an airity no 6 straight from the manufacturers

ropa see you there. Make sure you have a selection of king feeders, hollow tips and drop feeders please.

As said, you can get the browning spares much cheaper if you shop around. I got a good deal on bits for my previous Sensas pole as well but wasn’t so easy for my old Pro so perhaps diawa control prices which keeps them down.

750 for a Shimano ~sick how can they justify that for a 5′ bit of tube. Id want personal delivey by a Geisha girl for that. I think the Preston sections are also up there as well. No wonder the repairers are busy.

@pellethead76 wrote:

bash73 i have used both poles Z9 lovely pole at 14ms but it goes at 16m its no airity in my opinion. but if most of your fishing is based around 12 to 14.5ms its an awesome pole for the price spares are cheap enough aswell

I had my Z9 straight after my Airity and the Z9 was loads stiffer. The difference at 16 metres was huge. The only pole i’ve had that was stiffer was my Garbolino G10 and now my Gmax 1000. I tried just about every pole out as stiffness was my priority and couldn’t find anything better at the time.

Is the z9 heavy then ,because i heard the extensions were very thick?

Could get you one to look at chris.

@baitchef wrote:

Is the z9 heavy then ,because i heard the extensions were very thick?

No its very light. I was suprised just how light it was feeling the strength of the sections. Felt about the same as my Airity and Pro, just much stiffer.

Although i didn’t do a review of the Daiwa’s against the Z9, i did do a comparison against the G10…

http://www.matchfishing-scene.co.uk/showthread.php?t=10698&highlight=browning

@Martin25664 wrote:

Dan, how do you compare the GMax1000 and what do you think of the new lite top kits?

I’m in the process of writing a review comparing the two actually. The Gmax is a clear step up from the G10. I didn’t think it was possible for a pole to be stiffer without either being heavier or sacrificing weight, but Garbolino have managed it!! Every section feels stronger but the pole is much better balanced. The G10 felt a bit top heavy from 14m onwards but the Gmax is a totally different animal.

The match lite and power lite kits are a revelation. The power lite kits are strong as anything i’ve ever held but they don’t upset the balance as much as the older power kits. I’m not going to lie and say there’s no difference between them and the match kits, as it’s clear to see at 14m and 16m, but they are a vast imporvement and i wouldn’t hesitate using them at long lengths fishing shallow whereas before i would have used a match kit. The match lite kits are just pure class!!

The finish is better on the gmax too.

@DanJones wrote:

@Martin25664 wrote:

Dan, how do you compare the GMax1000 and what do you think of the new lite top kits?

I’m in the process of writing a review comparing the two actually. The Gmax is a clear step up from the G10. I didn’t think it was possible for a pole to be stiffer without either being heavier or sacrificing weight, but Garbolino have managed it!! Every section feels stronger but the pole is much better balanced. The G10 felt a bit top heavy from 14m onwards but the Gmax is a totally different animal.

The match lite and power lite kits are a revelation. The power lite kits are strong as anything i’ve ever held but they don’t upset the balance as much as the older power kits. I’m not going to lie and say there’s no difference between them and the match kits, as it’s clear to see at 14m and 16m, but they are a vast imporvement and i wouldn’t hesitate using them at long lengths fishing shallow whereas before i would have used a match kit. The match lite kits are just pure class!!

The finish is better on the gmax too.

Looking forward to that revue of G10 vs Gmax 1000

I WAS AT the fisho final last year and daiwa poles were by far the most used pole in the final no z9s as far as i recall and very few daiwa sponsored anglers fishing.
Ok its one small [numerically] match but daiwa still have a huge following for poles and i cant honestly see that changing dramaticaly.
Can anyone realy justify selling on a perfectly good daiwa to buy a z9? will it catch them any more fish? ex daiwa men now z9 owners?

Having held and had a wiggle with the arity,sensas 774,maver elite and a G10 as i have said this pole is up there with the top flagship poles on the market today with the price you can pick them up for, if you shop around
as voted the best pole by anglers mail if i rember rightly ?
If i was a tackle manufacturer i would start to get slightly worried with the likes of the Z9, King Feeder Rods,Champions choice rods,seatboxes as well as other tackle that is on the market now.

punchcrumb i appreciate your comment but slightly unfair how many anglers will be using the z9 in fisho in 3 years time?

@punchcrumb wrote:

I WAS AT the fisho final last year and daiwa poles were by far the most used pole in the final no z9s as far as i recall and very few daiwa sponsored anglers fishing.
Ok its one small [numerically] match but daiwa still have a huge following for poles and i cant honestly see that changing dramaticaly.
Can anyone realy justify selling on a perfectly good daiwa to buy a z9? will it catch them any more fish? ex daiwa men now z9 owners?

few quotes of this thread

“hi lads thinking of selling my airity to buy a z9”

“Just sold my Airity, got a Z9 on order”

“My Z9 doesn’t fall apart like my Airity did”

“I love my z9 bought a couple of browning pulla tops fitted with preston h 11 tackle owt now{in open water} Best value pole at the moment”

“With the Z9 & King feeders appearing to be very popular at the moment where are all the Browning reps/stockists”

“No its very light. I was suprised just how light it was feeling the strength of the sections. Felt about the same as my Airity and Pro, just much stiffer”

the way this post is going you will see quite a few lads moving from diawa to the Browning z9 pole
maybe the times and trends are changinging?

Wasnt Adam1 on last years Fisho with his Z9, or was that 2009 ?

I was a diawa man for years and had a Tourn S, Tourn x, 410, Spectron and early Tourn Pro. Liked them all but I got fed up with the new pole being just like the previous one but with diff graphics. Sure they got stiffer but always had the same problems like falling apart, sticking to hands and being crap in the wind.
Took the plunge and flogged the loads of topkits id collected and changed to a Maver (kept breaking) and then a Sensas (not bad) then a Z7 (very good and sensas kits fitted) now a Z9 (perfect). diawa was like my first wife, didnt think i could live without her until until I tried something even better, would never go back. ~clap
My next pole will be the Z10
(but will stick with my TDR’s)

I posted re the z7.5 and the tricast. I was advised to look at the z9 by the forum. I needed to buy the pole on finance due to house extension. However Fosters tried three times to contact the Browning rep for a price..No return call.This I find a bit poor considering they have done so much recently to get there products to such a high standard.So I am still without a pole and I may get the Tricast as its gets good reviews – very popular up North but dont see many down here.

Good post

ps glad Bob Nudd is back with Browning – this makes everything normal again.

They should have the price in their current trade pricelist, don’t need to call a rep. They could call germany direct if really needed.

Like Tickle said, Forsters will have a trade price in their catalogue, which is the same for every shop around the U.K. It will be up to Forsters themselves to give whatever discount they want within reason! Also Forsters could have phoned Tom Sringfellow in Germany and he would have given them a trade price straight away.

Kookie, sorry about that mate but the area Rep for Birmingham is unavailable at present, If you wish to phone, or Forsters phone on your behalf, give our Northern Rep a phone on 07834338552 ( Nick Worrell ). He is a sound bloke and will sort you out.

Hi mate have a word with fishermans friend they do a very good price on the Z9 and they do finance as well
maybe worth a call

@kookie wrote:

I posted re the z7.5 and the tricast. I was advised to look at the z9 by the forum. I needed to buy the pole on finance due to house extension. However Fosters tried three times to contact the Browning rep for a price..No return call.This I find a bit poor considering they have done so much recently to get there products to such a high standard.So I am still without a pole and I may get the Tricast as its gets good reviews – very popular up North but dont see many down here.

Good post

ps glad Bob Nudd is back with Browning – this makes everything normal again.

ive been watching this thread for a while and isnt it funny how all the guys saying how lovely the z9 is are sponsored by Browning, yea its a really nice pole but not sure it could compete with Daiwa or Garbolino.

I think you will find , most lads sponsored by Browning are trying to sort things out or answer questions on the Z9, I think only 1 sponsored angler has said how good it is! The rest of he comments on the Z9 come from non-sponsored anglers ~clap Who have tried it out for themselves.Let them be the judges.

i’m not sponsored. I’ve had a Z9 since about 2010, i use a short 4 or a power 4 for bigger fish. That’s about it. I’d like some short “sit on it” sections for when you have to sit on it but don’t want to push the rig beyond your feed.

Click on the shop4tackle link on this page and look at the browning pole protecters, it’s says there are compatible with the Z9.