Mike Thrussell at the T & G Show

[TF_David Hall]

Roger Mortimore took the cameras to the recent Tackle & Guns Trade Show. Here he caught up with Mike Thrussell and got the inside track on Shakespeare’s latest range of sea fishing rods, the MTI Range. These rods are not in the shops yet. Get an exclusive preview at http://www.totalseamagazine.com

[phish]

Hmmm said a lot but not much detail about the boats rods regarding lengths, up or down reel fittings, rings. No wiser really

[iowa]

So would I be correct that Mike is no longer the Fox consultant for Sea Angling?

[phish]

Hmmm said a lot but not much detail about the boats rods regarding lengths, up or down reel fittings, rings. No wiser really

[Marksouth]

How does he know that that rod would cast 300 yards?

A guess?????

[Paully]

You’ll be getting bard again.

[spidercrab]

I’d say that this whole business of publishers, mags and the ‘consultants’ who pen the ‘reviews’ therein blatantly pushing invidual brands/products so hard has now descended into the realms of farce.

[bigfishParticipant]

I could be mistaken………..but isn’t the MTI (mike thrussel indusrty)stuff just rebadged Shakespeare gear sold at over inflated prices?!!!!!

[Hoggy.Participant]

The odd piece of Shakespeare kit is okay, in the main, well,it’s not!

Shall I compare thee to a Century CM, pray
Which art more lovely and more temperate.
Tough winds do shake the MTI, but not a Carbon Metal
Sometime too hot the eye of Fuji shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm’d;
And every Game Fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature’s changing course worn out.
But thy eternal Century shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that rod thou hast;
Nor shall you brag thou cast in his shade,
When in infernal lines thou grow’st like a K2.
So long as men can cast or eyes can see,
So long lives Century and Zzippy and these shall give fish to thee.

I thought a sonnet had 14 lines, silly me, you learn something everyday, which is nice ;O)

[Hoggy.Participant]

It’s gone on for eons…. someone has a financial link to a specific company and it pushes that product, next minute they are connected with another company and they shout off about their products being the bests, biggest etc …. Most people see through it for what it is, but there are many that don’t.

I don’t blame anyone for trying to make a living, and I don’t blame anyone for speaking up “againstâ€

[steviecops]

The three rods on the left side of the boat in the picture, are my old Shakespeare Ugly stiks with Fujis fitted. They are the best boat rods I’ve ever used, and I haven’t been paid a penny to say so! ;o)

[steviecops]

Would have been handy had I posted the link to the picture I suppose! ;o)

[steviecops]

And one that works would have been handy too.

[Hoggy.Participant]

Oh, shuttup! …. ;o)

[Hoggy.Participant]

The early Uglys sticks are pleasant to use, that’s for sure, it’s a rod I use frequently in the summer time …

[Marksouth]

I use my Ugli Stik Gold Spin for freelining Ragworm for Wrasse and its brilliant.

I have also used it on the boat for Bream and have had a 14lb Smoothound on it.

It did bend a bit though :o)

[Hoggy.Participant]

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o178/HAYLINGANGLER/ugly1.jpg

Nice job and I don’t mind saying so !

[Jackyboy]

Only 2lb? Shimano blue rose or an atomic sword or an xzorga! 20kg dead lift down the tip. 100kg doggie no problem. 🙂

[Jackyboy]

No that is haylinese! Martian speak is: carpenter wild violence, tokara smith, 7seas, and fisherman gt,

[iowa]

Ang on wheres my bit about who done the rod testing gone, koof me are we no longer allowed to express a reasonable opinion or is Mr Thrussel in charge of this site.

[TF_Greenman]

If a post or comment is removed, if should be replaced with details of why it was removed.
At least then we will know what’s going on and/or what we should not do or say.

[TF_Greenman]

Well I hope someone read them, but various posts of mine have also been removed.

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