Worst buys of 2009 – Name and shame

[TF_drawbag1967]

I’ll get the ball rolling.

Daiwa Tournament Landing Net handles – utter garbage,
the end cracked whilst trying to land an 8lb Carp. Daiwa have produced some cracking gear over the years but this item is deffo not one of them.

Why should we pay a fortune for s**t.

[TF_2TSParticipant]

maver meat cutter,used it twice and the wires are deformed.
i would not recommend these to anyone, in fact i feel abused.
regards 2TS

[TF_MarkT]

@2TS wrote:

maver meat cutter,used it twice and the wires are deformed.
i would not recommend these to anyone, in fact i feel abused.
regards 2TS

I also bought a maver meat cutter and never had a problem with it.

[MrFoxman]

Everything Maver makes is cack, stay away from them in all areas lol.

[MrFoxman]

Everything Maver makes is cack, stay away from them in all areas lol.

[TF_Dodge]

Portsmouth FC season ticket ! ~sick ~sick ~sick lol

[Sammydimple]

Can’t agree with the ” all Maver is rubbish ” post as I still own a Maver Medusa which occasionally comes out of it’s holdall. I used to use it all the time, awesome pole for the money, just a bit heavy at 16m.

[TF_dirkdiggler]

@MrFoxman wrote:

Everything Maver makes is cack, stay away from them in all areas lol.

what a load of old crap that is???
my reactorlite 12ft ready rod feeder is one of the very best rods i own.

[TF_TIDALWAVE1]

Preston competition rod sleeve,too short for any practical use.
Korum 3 rod hardcase,struggled to fit 2 readymade rods inside.
very poorly designed,and enough to put me off buying from Preston innovations/korum again in the future.

both returned and exchanged for Daiwa Infinity range.tried and tested luggage that does its job properly.

[TF_Joe Carass]

some bloodworm and joker i bought a week before xmas!!!!! cant find anywhere to use it lol

[TF_MarkT]

@MrFoxman wrote:

Everything Maver makes is cack, stay away from them in all areas lol.

What a load of crap:

Maver 481
Maver elite77
maver reactorlite
maver latex
Are you saying all these are crap?

[TF_Mike Herrington]

Joe, I will have the B/J off you if you not gonna use it.

[MrFoxman]

Hehe i thought that would attract some attention. Only having a laugh about all maver gear being rubbish people, i’m sure it’s not. I personally hate the whole company that’s all lol.

[Pola Bear]

preston dry fish that dose not keep you dry…

[Pola Bear]

preton pole rollers just fell apart

[gingergavParticipant]

daiwa tournament super v roller that seized up and rusted as soon as water gets on them worst £80 ever on my 3rd one and guess what its seized.

[TF_macca63]

Garbolino Netsy 3 piece take apart landing net handle lasted two minutes – screwed the net to the handle and the brass thread fell out whilst netting a fish splitting the carbon.

Discarded to top piece and fished with the shorter ‘stronger’ two pieces only for the brass thread to fall out netting my second fish of the day. Bought a cheaper Drennan and had no problems with it

[TF_drawbag1967]

I would have taken the hint after the second, next time try the Milo Prince, cracking roller.

[Pola Bear]

preston space shuttle has snapped on 3 diffent welds…

[TF_stonecold]

Shakey Mach 3 reels absolutely brilliant

not really had a bad buy unless u count short measures of bait

[TF_craigm]

Preston XL pro flat roller, both little fold up rollers have fallen off due to the plastic ends breaking.

[TF_Bingo WingsParticipant]

Had exactly the same problem with mine Craig, will be getting rid and going back to the Daiwa/Boss rocking rollers.
Also bought a mega side tray which was cracked and looked like it had been assembled by Stevie Wonder blindfolded and handcuffed, the brass inserts that hold the large screw threads had like scrap bits of plastic/nylon covering them so you had to scrape them out to get the screws in, never bothered just took it back for a full refund. Lesson learnt.

[TF_catch22Participant]

Preston Dry Fish “Not”

Shuttle in a Skip

[dazaster1Participant]

Milo prince best and worst cracking roller when not broken. I have had two of the leg clamps snap in half and now one of the legs lock out has broken not ideal for a hundread quid roller!!!!!!!!~naughty

[TF_feederace]

FOX HOOKS (like using a wire fence)

[TF_Leaky Lloyd]

flouro pinkies bought from 6 am tackle in sheffield last sunday,,,!
seen more life in a corps and about 80 % of em floated!!!!!!!
on the same subject for some good fresh bait,,especially pinkies,,,go and see aiden at bankside tackle in woodhouse ,,sheffield !
quality bait, but at this time of year he doesnt open sundays so bait for sunday needs to be bought the day before!!!!

[MrFoxman]

@feederace wrote:

FOX HOOKS (like using a wire fence)

Are you talking about the series 2 hooks?

[bigroachParticipant]

another vote for the diawa landing landing net handle. mine bust first time out.

[england awayParticipant]

Agree – Daiwa tournament landing net handle, went through two in two outings. Pains me to say it but swapped it for a Preston and no problems with it. Guess it just goes to show that even the tackle companies we hold in high esteem are still capable of selling rubbish.

[Alex_RayParticipant]

-Daiwa net handle threads useless and not held in place properly, now got the drennan extra strong. 10x better!
-daiwa tourny luggage, lasted a season but still crap, carryall busted, holdall busted, now got the garbolino super G stuff, very impressed and would recommend to anyone!

[billy the squid s.t.aParticipant]

Could you honestly say that you didn’t know the daiwa net handle would snap when you looked at it in the shops, I thought about getting one until i had a look at it. no thanks!! Also the hydropult, top whack for a load of crack,,..

[TF_MarkT]

Another vote for the tournament landing net handle broke on the first outting.

[Anonymous]

Rubba net carp fell straight through

preston mega side tray fills with water no drain hole unlike on small tray????

Presto proflat roller utter pants ends keep falling off

[TF_Serious Sam]

Managed to buy an umbrella that’s not waterproof

[TF_punchcrumb]

I have to say i have bought some preston crap but to be honest its a case of let the buyer beware and it appears that very few of the name tackle companys are exempt from pushing crap.
There are a few exeptions but be carefull where you spend your hard earned, Drennan seem pretty good and tricast also never seem to be mentioned for the wrong reasons.
If its made in china then whoever puts there name on it its likely to be S*** of variable quality but be aware expensive doesnt mean good or even fit for purpose as far as fishing gear goes.
Its time Joe public wised up.
OH and be aware that the Angling press do us no favours how many un favourable reviews have YOU read.

[TF_Gavin]

I saw some duff gear when I used to do the tackle review for Midland / Southern angler but it never got a write up. One rep did get a little upset about something written about some line, but the fact was that while the product was okay (useable, not exceptional) ALL the spools that were sent were badly bedded in and the line was a mare to put on a reel!

[Anonymous]

Preston Flat Roller – very poor build quality. Apart from a few items such as stotz, Powerline & PR Hooks i am finding Preston (particularly larger items) very disappointing in recent years.

Anyone got any suggestions on Pole rollers?

[TF_geepsterParticipant]

Tell you what I think about pole rollers. If you need to lift the pole up to get over a bush or bank, the base has to be heavy. All current pole rollers have a very light base because they value lightness above build quality and stablity. This is pretty idiotic because we never have to walk far. They probably don’t do it any more but the pole roller I use if you like a tripod variety is a Colmic made of metal I’ve had for 15 years. Heavy as koof, but never blows over in a wind. However, with a flat bank behind you, IMO your rod holdall is the best pole roller you can have.

[TF_padefc]

got a diawa landing net handle 2nd time out the thread in end section came out got it changed for a different but still diawa one the thread didnt come out but it snaped at the thread instead when landing a 5lbcarp

[TF_rocketFeeder]

Have to say the Preston Competition holdall that fell to bits (zip broke, stitching cam apart) after 3 months was very poor.

[TF_Decaff]

@Geepster (moderator) wrote:

Tell you what I think about pole rollers. If you need to lift the pole up to get over a bush or bank, the base has to be heavy. All current pole rollers have a very light base because they value lightness above build quality and stablity. This is pretty idiotic because we never have to walk far. They probably don’t do it any more but the pole roller I use if you like a tripod variety is a Colmic made of metal I’ve had for 15 years. Heavy as koof, but never blows over in a wind. However, with a flat bank behind you, IMO your rod holdall is the best pole roller you can have.

Geeps,are you talking about the old yellow model that you have to screw the two rollers into?
Still got one in the garage,great roller for windy days but bloody heavy!

[TF_lozj]

My ticket for the man u leeds fa cup just awful

[TF_JonniTimms]

middy pre tied lassoo’s

4 hooklengths, 4 bites, 4 lost fish, …..the hooks straightened out!

[TF_geepsterParticipant]

That’s the one decaff, yep it was heavy, but it never blew over!

[TF_Chum MixerParticipant]

Preston Latex rubber landing net

[Anonymous]

the house I bought $400,000 that my now ex sold and kept the wad,yes yes I did think about digging a hole for her

[TF_tewton]

and another one for the daiwa tournament handle, their customer service over it shite also! a friend bought one last week as they now down to £30 and broke his on first outing – now replaced with a preston LOL. some jokers designed that handle and some cheapskates manufactured it – hardly any glue on the head at all

[stephenk]

I noticed they were heavily discounted now.

If they are not fit for purpose they shouln’t be selling them at all.

[TF_drawbag1967]

Preston Pole Roost, after using it twice it is totally corroded, it looks like its caught a disease, piece of s**t.

[Lazy Al]

The so called original slip elastic from Prestons.

Not as good as the original original, the new one loses dye and sticks never had a problem with the old stuff. Why do they mess with things!!

[TF_mannymaggot]

Maver mx3500 trolley arms flex everywere.sh..te

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