Popular matt black finish and
understated graphics this slim high modulus carbon blank comes
complete with six SIC double legged guides, well spaced and ranging
between 40 and 15mm. Featuring a quality line clip as well as an 18mm
screw style reel seat and Duplon abbreviated full length handle with
a laser etched butt cap. A good all-round first time carp rod with a
progressive through action and soft tip with a good casting capacity
as well as retaining an enjoyable balanced feel when playing big fish
under the rod tip.
Features 9
Performance 8
Value 10
SCORE: 27
Anglers Mail – Best Buy
To be honest all the rods tested were
good and it was difficult to pick a winner. Taking into consideration
I struggled to tell one rod from another with my eyes closed price
was always going to play a major part in what came out on top and
with the Stillwater BXP featuring everything needed in a carp rod as
well as retaining an enjoyable balanced feel along with an amazing
price tag, it just had to win.
I took the Stillwater BPX out to a
private estate lake for a few hours and soon found a few carp next to
a snag in a corner to where the north wind was pushing. Casting out a
PVA bag of crushed Nash Monster squid boilies and mounting a 10mm
sample tipped with a buoyant piece of corn so it sat up snowman style
soon had the rod pulling round. Fishing locked up and with a
breakaway lead the carp surfaced then kitted away from the snag. The
rod did everything needed of it in the first instance and once away
and in open water the fight from this 17lb common was sheer joy. Four
more doubles followed soon after.
ESP PARAGON PLUS £79.95
Black gloss finish multi modulus carbon
blank with understated graphics and built for improved distance
casting containing six oversized and perfectly positioned SiC guides
ranging between 50 and 16mm all with tip-top whipping. Complete with
line clip, quality screw style ergonomic reel seat and full length
shrink rubber handle with flared casting grip and a subtle butt cap
showing logo. Having a steely, responsive action this was certainly
not the slimmest or lightest rod tested, yet its power is incredible,
especially in the middle reaches which is ideal for distance casting
and taming big carp and even cats.
Features 9
Performance 8
Value 8
SCORE: 25
NASH H-GUN £49.99
High-performance, slim line ground
blank finished in matt black with understated graphics featuring six
quality well whipped and ringed for distance, double legged guides,
ranging between 40 and 14mm. Quality screw style reel seat and
slim-line EVA butt grip and logo showing polished butt cap but
unfortunately, no line clip. A good all-round balanced, yet powerful
rod with an enjoyable progressive action with a soft tip that allows
carp to be targeted at distance and in the margins.
Features 9
Performance 8
Value 9
SCORE: 26
DIAWA MISSION X £89.99
Stylish lightweight blank finished in
mottled matt grey and understated graphics featuring six well spaced
quality aluminium oxide guides with tip-top whippings ranging between
40 and 14mm. Offering a Fuji screw style reel seat and soft touch
shrink tube handle this rod is extremely balanced yet it has no line
clip. Classified as a mid-loading action, the rods is extremely
enjoyable making playing fish a joy, however although it has a high
compression tolerance and rapid recovery its not an extreme distance
casting rod, more of a mid to close range rod but one with plenty of
power in reserve to tame big carp.
Features 8
Performance 9
Value 9
SCORE: 26
FOX WARRIOR S £69.99
Finished in matt black with understated
graphics this slim low resin carbon blank comes with six SLIK guides
ranging between 40 and 14mm which are spaced for long distance
casting. Featuring a quality line clip, 18mm DPS reinforced steel
headed reel seat for solid fitting as well as an abbreviated
ergonomically tapered butt grip (full cork option available)
featuring laser etched butt cap. Being the lightest Warrior yet and
offering a progressive through action this rod has plenty of power to
cast long distances, yet has a soft enough tip to make playing carp
at close quarters a joy.
Features 10
Performance 8
Value 8
SCORE: 26
CHUB OUTCAST PLUS £99.99
This matt black high modulus carbon
blank with understated graphics features six well spaced double
legged SIC lite guides, well whipped and ranging between 40 and 15mm.
Feature packed with quality line clip, a DPS gun-smoked grey reel
seat with anodised collars and Japanese shrink wrap butt grip6 handle
incorporating a laser etched butt cap. Not the slimmest or lightest
rod tested but with its responsive powerful progressive action
capable of reaching great distances and taming big carp and cats at
distance.
Features 10
Performance 8
Value 7
SCORE: 25
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