Had one for a month had the Tricast Aristocrat for 5 years before never let me down no problems . Caught a lot of small F1s recently and found there was no tip bounce so had short line float to Dacron . Used the short 3rd section today at 14 metres stiff no bounce which I had with the Aristocrat . Caught some quality barbel ,up to 5 lbs + and gave them some stick on a 12 + hollow elastic no problems on a match kit . At the moment would give it 10 out of 10

paul i had the trilogy xs and ive had the pro 2 since dec 2012 when it first came out,the pole is stiff very strong and balanced.i fish for silvers a lot and also carp matches and had fish up to 15lb with not so much as a creek.at 14mts and a bottomed out black hydro ive dislodged a 8lb carp out of the middle of a lily bed not many poles would do that without a cloud of carbon splinters.they have also just brought out a 1 peice top 3 that is about 6ft 6in designed for shallow f1 fishing great value at £45.ive also bought the plain extension peice they make again great value at £140 for 1.75mt.i also know people who have fished it up to 21mt myself ive fished it to 18mt very easily.

First time I have used the short 3 fully confident with the normal 3 fishing tight to far bank and didn’t,t want long behind me

compared to other top end poles they come in very reasonable if you shop aroundyou should get one for about £2100 that price including the offer of a free top kit gives you 9 top 3,s

You can also buy a package of your choice bought mine from Weston Tackle good service and a good price

had 1 its a great pole, stiff very strong with exellent balance, i also only used the long 3s as didnt think it needed the short 3s as it was stiff enough without them, also owned the old trilogy xs which i only used the short 3s in because it had a bit to much tip bounce when fishing long.

you could buy a lot of extra spares with the difference in price paul,its been on the banks 18 months now so has got plenty of users and history behind it.your saving £700 over the 901 and £1500 over the air,£300 on the nemesis which comes with 2 less top kits AND £600 on the acolyte with the samenumber of top kits.chris made a comment on the othe thread about the trilogy being flappy,the original trilogy xs was a bit tippy but the pro2 is definately not .

Do we all need these extra top kits that come with the poles ? I bought a package with 6 top kits seems to work for me

@redarmy wrote:

you could buy a lot of extra spares with the difference in price paul,its been on the banks 18 months now so has got plenty of users and history behind it.your saving £700 over the 901 and £1500 over the air,£300 on the nemesis which comes with 2 less top kits AND £600 on the acolyte with the samenumber of top kits.chris made a comment on the othe thread about the trilogy being flappy,the original trilogy xs was a bit tippy but the pro2 is definately not .

Depends what you compare it to and at what actual length etc. I thought it was big in diameter (most seem to be), heavy and soft in action. But, then, that is probably why it is cheaper than most others it is being compared to.

all top end daiwas are off the same mandrills the air and the trilogy pro 2 are the same size butts at 14.5,how do I know ? I have both.(just before someone jumps in and asks)

How long is the pro 2?

Pro 2 is at it’s best with the short 3
With that in plAce and a match top 2 with no1 out then u need a full extension to get within 20cm of 16m
That said most poles are the same!

So 15.8m with an extra extension fitted ?

Thanks for answering that.

if they are still the same tricast used at least to advertise their poles at 15.7 metres

with the half ex and the n/o1 removed approx 16.2mt but dont let the facts get in the way 😀

@redarmy wrote:

with the half ex and the n/o1 removed approx 16.2mt but dont let the facts get in the way 😀

You loose half a meter in the droop John… 😉

you must of been looking at a different pole chris its very strong light well balanced and very stiff too good for your glebe dobbing 😀 ive fished it at 18mt and its still very stiff 😀 😀

was using a Maver Match 6 plus until I met Redarmy at Lindholme who was fishing on the next peg after the match i asked if i could have a go with his pole i was very impressed at 16mt it was only then i asked what model Tricast it was ! any how phoned tackle shop 1st thing Monday morning and got one ordered , could have bought Daiwa like the rest of the lads but for me the Trilogy just suited me better

IMO its not as good as the Trilogy XS or the one i compared mine against wasn’t. Maybe thats what you happens with hand made products?

i had the trilogy xs before the pro 2,its a bit lighter and massively stiffer the xs was very tippy

There hand made?

instead of using mandrels there rolled on the thighs of a dusky maiden in deepest lancashire 😀

@redarmy wrote:

instead of using mandrels there rolled on the thighs of a dusky maiden in deepest lancashire 😀

Interesting technique!

I allways though Vinny made em round the back of his shop. :p