Tri Cast Trilogy

[TF_Staff Bull]

Hi guys, I would be interested in your views on this pole, especially if you have been using one for a while, what does it compare like to other flagship poles in your opinion. And also what do you think makes it the pole that most people are talking about at the moment, and has anyone heard anything negative about it.
Regards
Staffy.

[TF_staffie]

It must be a realy good pole coz i know someone thats had one for over a week and hasnt sold it yet 😉

[TF_NathanWatson]

I found it a bit floppy.

[TF_daveroberts]

@NathanWatson wrote:

I found it a bit floppy.

What? Floppier than that thing you kept breaking next to me at Boldings??lol 😀

[TF_NathanWatson]

Yeh but a lot stronger! 😮

[TF_iansi01354]

@staffie wrote:

It must be a realy good pole coz i know someone thats had one for over a week and hasnt sold it yet 😉

Another vote for what he said 😉

[TF_bagging machineParticipant]

Nathan what were you breaking at Boldings? your Pro or that Z9?
If you are at Hayfield saturday £5 says mine is stiffer than yours 😀

[TF_NathanWatson]

Z9, you know that! Just felt a bit wappy when I used yours and caught more than you ever have on it! 😀

[TF_andynorth2003Participant]

I’ve had an Airity and briefly owned a Trilogy.

I put both up together and this is my comparison.

Both with long 4’s – Airity is stiffer, but slightly heavier than the Trilogy.
Both with short 4’s – Again, Airity stiffer and slightly heavier, but marginal.

Airity has been very reliable, apart from No.6 sections which I went through 5 of.
Tricast, not sure about, but feels very strong and Tricast have a great reputation for build quality and reliability.

Both come up same length – which is much less that the length you think your using.
Adding a full extension up the 16m section, with a short 4 and no.1 removed its pretty much 16m. Odd??

To compare to other flagship poles, I will compare to the GMAX 1000.
Length is rediculous!! its 15.3m with a short 4 and cut back to same length as kits for the above poles. Thats about 1m longer than the other poles?
Fraction heavier using the full 16m, but lets face it, you are holding 1m more carbon!
Match lite kits are fatastic, but power lites are totally awesome and the pole still fishes well at 16m and beyond.
This cant really be said for the Airity, as the big bores or CTKs for Daiwa poles are shocking!.

Just my opinion, but each to there own.

Oh, and by the way, yes I do fish for Garbolino, but that does not change my opinion in any way.

[coxp001Participant]

Andy

Don’t understand what your saying about the length
Is the gmax at full length only 15.3 metres and the trilogy and arity only 14.3 metres ??

[TF_andynorth2003Participant]

Yeah pretty much with all poles having short 4’s in place and all top kits cut back to similar lengths (ie No.1 removed and No.6 Maver internal in Garbo’s)

It has been said a fair few times on here that after the Daiwa 1.7m extension is added to a Daiwa when used this way, it comes to 16m.

I got the measure out on the Garbo on the back yard and thats what I found.

If anyone has measured the Daiwa, then please come back with an exact measurement if you can?

[TF_Staff Bull]

Cheers for replies guys and nice one Andy, basically the gist I’m gettin is that the Trilogy is up there with the best and is as good as and maybe better than other flagship poles available. Andy do you think the marginal difference between the Airity and Trilogy makes the Airity worth £300 more or does it make the Trilogy better value.

[TF_mart4666]

@andynorth2003 wrote:

I’ve had an Airity and briefly owned a Trilogy.

I put both up together and this is my comparison.

Both with long 4’s – Airity is stiffer, but slightly heavier than the Trilogy.
Both with short 4’s – Again, Airity stiffer and slightly heavier, but marginal.

Airity has been very reliable, apart from No.6 sections which I went through 5 of.
Tricast, not sure about, but feels very strong and Tricast have a great reputation for build quality and reliability.

Both come up same length – which is much less that the length you think your using.

very reliable apart from 5 broken no6’s???? is that reliable…. i had a pro and never broke a section and that must have been super reliable andy lol.
no, the airity is a great pole same as the g max, and others but if they were built to the same strength as the trilogy then i personally dont think they would be anywhere near as stiff as the trilogy. put another way if tricast built the trilogy to the same strength as all its competitors then i’m sure they would build the best pole in the world? thats my opinion. fortunately for me they wont and they wont give up on the ethos of strength and reliability.
unlike other manufacturers they cant be makin money out of spare sections because the dont break under normal use.
i now own a trilogy and yes nathan its not as “fast” as some poles but in no way floppy and lets face it its more than fishable at longer lengths as are all flagship poles but the balance and strength is the best imo.
as for length it is wot tricast claim.. 15.7 with that section on , long no4 and flicktip in… add the short mini butt it goes to 16.5m. take flicktip out and replace with short section and i guess its 15.2m so if you take mini butt out then yeah probaly about 14.3m. thing is you could use a trilogy long no4 for carping without fear can that be said for the g max or airity??
I LOVE MINE 🙂 🙂 😉

[TF_Staff Bull]

Very interesting point mart regarding competitors making poles of same strength and would they be as good. Makes a lot of sense. Looks like Trilogy has got it all, strength, stiffness, balance, lightness and most of all British.

[TF_andynorth2003Participant]

Yeah, spose you right about the Airity, something Daiwa need to sort out on their flagship pole.
I dare say the Tricast would be worlds ahead as well if they made it as light as other top end poles, but then again tri cast are all about reliability and a pole that stands up to the job.
Interesting that the trilogy is sold as a 15.7m pole and the Airity a 16m pole but both come up the same length. Draw your own conclusions?
Either way, my GMAX is a metre longer and stiffer than both and catches me plenty of fish at the moment!

[TF_daveroberts]

Some good information there Andy.

Just To confirm that the Trilogy is stated at 15.7m but tricast do not count the No.1 section as the No.1 it is classed as a flick tip and when this is removed and the 0.5m half butt section is added it is exactly 16 metres.

The 0.5 metre Butt also fits the 14 m section.

[TF_Fred Davis]

Having read the above poles coming up short, sections breaking etc etc it really is worth taking your time to find a pole that ” suits you sir ” to pardon the pun, don’t ever break a tricast section as it will cost a fortune to replace however a life time gurantee on spares should give you plenty of time to pay lol as for tricast sections never break I must have had a duff one

[TF_Smed]

dunno where you get the idea that the sections cost a fortune to replace….
ive got spare sections for mine at the cost it would be to get replacement daiwa sections (not the generic ones)…
they will also “make” you a new section if they no longer produce it as they keep the mandrels for 20 odd years or something…this obv does cost more but its better than finding in 5 years that the company have discontinued the pole and you cant get a replacement section….
and its only an hours drive from me as well 🙂 sweet!

[TF_mart4666]

@andynorth2003 wrote:

Yeah, spose you right about the Airity, something Daiwa need to sort out on their flagship pole.
I dare say the Tricast would be worlds ahead as well if they made it as light as other top end poles, but then again tri cast are all about reliability and a pole that stands up to the job.
Interesting that the trilogy is sold as a 15.7m pole and the Airity a 16m pole but both come up the same length. Draw your own conclusions?
Either way, my GMAX is a metre longer and stiffer than both and catches me plenty of fish at the moment!

Andy, the gmaxis an amazingly stiff pole BUT i heard stories of g max and G10 breakages, so that put me off. i did nearly buy one blind but having had a look at one i thought the sections flexed too much, think im now that used to solid tricasts that other poles feel a bit femur. i’d also had a G995 and had troubles with 6’s and 7’s.
the tricast suits me , im not heavy handed in any way but its just reassurely strong and like i said as long as its fishable at length thats good enough for me. agreed some poles are marginally stiffer, but maybe thats why they snap??

[TF_mart4666]

Fred the older tricast poles have dear sections but from the finesse onwards they are cheap, £100 for a no5 is not dear although this is called a no4 by tricast, an equivelent 6 is £150ish. these are pre vat prices so add another 3%. try getting an airity no6 for £150, better still an aspire no6 for less than 4times that.
i was amazed at the prices, mind the ext is a tad over the top at about 400 notes .its the same as 15.7 section but with EXT on instead of 15.7. dont think 15.7 is as much though, dave roberts may be able to clarify this. match kits are a ton and big bores about £85. not the cheapest but not the dearest

[TF_Staff Bull]

@andynorth2003 wrote:

I dare say the Tricast would be worlds ahead as well if they made it as light as other top end poles,!

I thought the Trilogy was lighter than the Airity.

[TF_ivorbigun]

:rolleyes:

[TF_iansi01354]

@ivorbigun wrote:

:rolleyes:

Trilogy 1280g at 16m vs Airity 1390g
Same story at 14m and 12.5m if you believe the right ups, Trilogy is indeed lighter.

[TF_Staff Bull]

@iansi01354 wrote:

@ivorbigun wrote:

:rolleyes:

Trilogy 1280g at 16m vs Airity 1390g
Same story at 14m and 12.5m if you believe the right ups, Trilogy is indeed lighter.

cheers for that Simmo, I thought I was right regarding the weights.

[TF_bladerunnerParticipant]

Has anyone had problems getting replacement sections for older tri cast poles, I bought a 14m pro axim from fisherman’s friends at birmingham 5 years ago for nearly 700 quid and unfortunately broke the number 7 section, imagine my dismay when the sales team at tri cast told me the raw materials for this pole were no longer available, so much for British customer service.

[TF_bagging machineParticipant]

Ask them to make you the section you require out of the newer carbon cloths they are using as i believe they keep all the old mandrels?

[TF_bladerunnerParticipant]

The response from the sales team at tri cast was that it was not their fault that their suppliers no longer kept the raw materials and that this particular pole was now nearly 12 years old, I thought same as you that a different cloth could be used, however I was not offered this option.

[TF_morris1985]

Andy just as a matter of intrest what do you think of the m1 in comparison to gmaxx 1000 mate ? I’ve got a 1000 and I am getting an m1 and keeping my 1000 as a backup just would like to no what you think pal

[TF_slappy]

I sold my pro and decided to take the gamble and few months back bought a tricast trilogy xs in vgc for grandish!!!
Im well happy with pole,1st match came 2nd and was first time used it too,lol
very strong,Maybe felt bit less stiff balanced then my pro but maybe that’s cause only used pole 4 times still lol!
Using short no3 makes a BIG difference for sure,But Even with normal 3 it ain t that bad!
I been looking at spares as wanted to buy a spare no 4 and maybe 5 next year unless im able to save more to buy spare full pole!
Only problem I had when looking at All poles around grand mark was..
1,Will it last me few years??
2,spares easy to get,cost wise
3,Hearing from people that had used the pole few years didn t find any BIG problems aswell!

I found it so hard to choose what pole to get,Nearly bought a mint g20 near me for 650 but was told at full length little heavy which was Not what I really wanted really,

I was after something pretty good at full length ,But strong as I give them stick !!

My pro had been great,If it hadn t bee few repairs few years ol would kept it expect!!

I ve fallen ill again with my illness which has hit me hard,having take it easy for few months atleast so expect are be going out more with pole trying get more used to it as taken it to dynamite fest end march and with getting spares,Have got worried abit!!

So far,so good tho!!
I could got one cheaper tricasts new for 1500 ish New but for a grand,In good condition the xs sounded a very good deal!!

here has been a trilogy xs just sold on ebay with repair less tops for 860 ish and been well used too so what I got and few spares seams I did ok!!

Cheers james

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