foolforjesus Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Hey Raiders, I'm looking at purchasing a second hand older generation Samurai Reaction 201/70 rod. (7ft one piece 2-6lb) I was wondering if anyone has owned this generation, and also the current generation, and how they compare. Is it worth the extra money for the current rod, or save quite a bit, and get the older generation. Cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foolforjesus Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 I take it that's a no then...Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Don't know if this helps, but I have 3 of the original Samurais. a 101, a 201 and a 203. I reckon the 201 is the most versatile of the 3 and is a great hardbody and lightly weighted plastics rod. Over time the soft touch reel seats went sticky on all 3 but a vigorous rub with a metho soaked rag fixed that problem. They are all lovely rods to fish with being both sensitive and light. I have had a look at the new generation rods and am more than happy to keep using what I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foolforjesus Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 On 10/03/2017 at 4:14 PM, Green Hornet said: Don't know if this helps, but I have 3 of the original Samurais. a 101, a 201 and a 203. I reckon the 201 is the most versatile of the 3 and is a great hardbody and lightly weighted plastics rod. Over time the soft touch reel seats went sticky on all 3 but a vigorous rub with a metho soaked rag fixed that problem. They are all lovely rods to fish with being both sensitive and light. I have had a look at the new generation rods and am more than happy to keep using what I have. Hi Mate, thanks for the reply. I actually had a look at the original 201 over the weekend, and I was very surprised...Not a very fast action rod at all. I have a Luvias 4-8lb 7ft rod, which is miles faster. Maybe the 101 is the fastest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Yeah they're not a really fast taper, but when using bream size hardbodies you'll pull a lot less hooks on a slower actioned rod. The 101's action is about the same but its a lighter rod, better suited to say 2kg line and a 1000 size reel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foolforjesus Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 20 hours ago, Green Hornet said: Yeah they're not a really fast taper, but when using bream size hardbodies you'll pull a lot less hooks on a slower actioned rod. The 101's action is about the same but its a lighter rod, better suited to say 2kg line and a 1000 size reel. Ok Mate, thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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