absolute 14 whats it like?

[TF_mjk380]

anyone own one? whats it like!

[TF_allyParticipant]

No, but its long and round.

[TF_nofish]

my friend mark has one and he says its brilliant. i had a go on it and its lighter at 16m than most are at 13m and stiffer than any pole iv used

[TF_mjk380]

har har alistair! i got all excited then thought it was going to be something interesting!~naughty

[TF_allyParticipant]

You know Im to old to be interesting. Have you got yourself another paper round then, or just window licking.

[TF_Rhino]

I had a look before I chose my colmic. It’s lovely and light but quite spongy in the sections. I thought the Colmic was a little heavier but was more responsive, settled quicker and was a lot simmer in section diameter. The preston is clearly based on the Maver ones from reglass, if you want one I’d look at the elite 88.

[TF_mjk380]

@nofish wrote:

my friend mark has one and he says its brilliant. i had a go on it and its lighter at 16m than most are at 13m and stiffer than any pole iv used

nice~clap would like to know whether its up for catching big bags of carp?

and ally im still sweeping chimneys

[TF_nofish]

havnt had the weather to test it for big carp but it seems pretty strong. if ur payin 3 grand for a top end pole id expect it to be strong enough and not crumble. 1 thing i would say is the top kits are quite short so u might need to buy some spare no 4s depending on where you fish of course

[TF_mjk380]

ive got a preston pole already. if the top kits are the same length then their not a problem! so plenty of spares! stuck between whether to stick with preston or go daiwa!! hmmmm

[TF_craigm]

@Rhino wrote:

The preston is clearly based on the Maver ones from reglass, if you want one I’d look at the elite 88.

I went to Bobco in Leeds and had a look at the Maver Elite 66 + 88’s and they are fantastic, both are very light, rigid and very well balanced. They are doing them at very good prices 66-£2350 + 88-£2700, they come with plenty of spares and are well worth a look. To be fair there really wasn’t £350 difference in them, I think the only difference is the carbon used in the top kits which made the 88 feel very slightly better in response.
I also had a look at the Fireblood and was very disappointed, it felt heavy, un-balanced and droopy next to the Mavers.

[TF_allyParticipant]

mjk380 at least your in the warm doing that. But why are you planning on spending all that money on a pole, only to lend it to someone else ???

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