monch Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Hi raiders, which 2 piece rod would you choose for landbased topwater, soft plastics, and light metals? Berkley Dropshot Gen 3 6'10" 2-4kg 2 piece Pflueger Trion Tournament 7'2" 2-5kg 2 piece Shimano Rack Raider 7'6" 2-4kg 2 piece Shimano Rack Raider 6'8" 2-5kg 2 piece Shimano Starlo Stix 7'10" 2-5kg 2 piece Any reviews? Heard that the Rack raiders were abit "stiff" not sure what that was in regard to and whether that makes them less appealing than the other rods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut_loose Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I love my Pflueger Trion great rod for the price but everyones difference. There all great rods,Get the reel your gonna use and put it on all of the rods and pick whatever one feels good for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austral Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 hello, ive used the pfeugers for about 4-5 years now and have not had any problems yet. there the early trions, not the tornament ones, they were about $120 each with fuji guides.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the one that got away Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Trion for sure!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 All of the rods would serve you well, so the decision will purely be personal. Process of elimination for me: Must be a minimum of 7ft - delete dropshot and rack raider Needs to be light enough for me to use all day, making a truck load of casts - delete other two raiders 'Bang-for-your-buck' - both the Starlo Stix and the Trion have good components considering the price I own a couple of Pfleugers (including the Trion Tournament) and am very pleased with their performance. Based solely on that (and being unable to offer an informed opinion on the Starlo Stix) I would purchase the Pfleuger. Happy shopping! Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monch Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 Sounds like the trion is the go then. The reason I didn't purchase it in the first place was because the guy in the tackle shop said he liked the trions but not the trion tournaments, said they felt less solid. Then as i was still contemplating the purchase, some1 brought in a snapped trion tournament wanting an exchange So yeh i went with the Gladi ator spin rod. It seems like a fairly good rod the few times i have used it but the ferrule comes loose every few casts which is why i am going back to the shop to exchange it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny doi Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 i got the trion tournament bream specialist.7.2ft,2-5kg.i really like it,good for casting light/medium weighted plastics,hardbodys & small metals.[i use up to 10gm metals on it].very light & sensitive & i cant fault it.especially now that i landed a 7kg jew on it on wendsday. .I LOVE IT!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monch Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 Had a look and feel of the Starlo Stix pro 7'10" 2-5kg and also the trion tournament, both feel good. The starlo stix is longer and thus whippier in the tip, could help with casting distance but does anyone have any first hand experience with the rod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut_loose Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Bugger the trion tournament .. get the normal trion Spilt grip 2-4kg 7ft 2 peice trust me you can go wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monch Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 Bugger the trion tournament .. get the normal trion Spilt grip 2-4kg 7ft 2 peice trust me you can go wrong Didn't know and couldn't find any normal trions in 2-4kg range with 2 piece which was why i was looking at the trion tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut_loose Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Look harder mate lol just ring a few local tackleo they should have one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g.t. Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I'll add my vote for the Trion Tournament. I've had one for around 6 months and love it. I paired mine with a Stradic ci4 2500 and 6lb fireline and it's an EXTREMELY versitile combo. It can flick a featherweigh lure a mile, but it's got plenty of grunt when it counts. Lately my favourite thing for giggles is to use it to feed squid strips to rat kingies. Not what I bought it for nor what it was designed for but it sure is fun! The Trion is a delight to use for all applications! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut_loose Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Pretty much the same as my stepup mate Those Ci14's sure are light huh I love catching rats on Bream gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stippy Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Seems like the Trion has received glowing reviews all round.... makes me wonder why I just stumped up the cash for a one piece Berkley Dropshot Diablo for exactly this sort of fishing! Cheers, Adam - this may or may not be my first post here, I've been lurking for a little while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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