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I bought one of these a few days ago. It comes with 2 pre-elasticated top kits and is rated to a 24 laccy, but not had chance to use it until today. It should be said that both laccy's are solids.
I tried this pole out on our club waters using the pre-elasticated Middy 8/10. Immediately found I was bumping off fish. I had company with me in MD'ers very own @Geoff P and he came over to look at it. On trying to pull the elastic out, it was 'snagging' up. I have never liked the Middy laccy and I was justified in doing so. I plodded on and catching one or two but bumped off about 70% of the fish. Geoff switched the elastic with another he had knocking around in his 'spares' box of the same power, 8/10 but hollow and it's a different pole (Thanks Geoff
). I didn't get to try the 18/20 top but I'm surmising it'll be the same. All in all though, it's a nice, well balanced pole to use.
Getting hold of spare dedicated top kits wasn't a problem in itself, it was the pricing of them. £31.95 each (ready elasticated). Now, should you want a couple of them, then it'll cost 10p short of £65, the full pole with 2 top kits can be had for £75. So it makes better sense to buy another pole for the top kits and have spare sections should you need them. There isn't a dedicated cupping kit available for it so it'll mean looking around for one that fits, or can be cut back if you need one.
If you decide to buy one of these, swap the elastics before using it and you'll have a reasonably priced 8 metre margin pole that's well balanced.
I tried this pole out on our club waters using the pre-elasticated Middy 8/10. Immediately found I was bumping off fish. I had company with me in MD'ers very own @Geoff P and he came over to look at it. On trying to pull the elastic out, it was 'snagging' up. I have never liked the Middy laccy and I was justified in doing so. I plodded on and catching one or two but bumped off about 70% of the fish. Geoff switched the elastic with another he had knocking around in his 'spares' box of the same power, 8/10 but hollow and it's a different pole (Thanks Geoff

Getting hold of spare dedicated top kits wasn't a problem in itself, it was the pricing of them. £31.95 each (ready elasticated). Now, should you want a couple of them, then it'll cost 10p short of £65, the full pole with 2 top kits can be had for £75. So it makes better sense to buy another pole for the top kits and have spare sections should you need them. There isn't a dedicated cupping kit available for it so it'll mean looking around for one that fits, or can be cut back if you need one.
If you decide to buy one of these, swap the elastics before using it and you'll have a reasonably priced 8 metre margin pole that's well balanced.
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