what about these rods
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Topic: what about these rods
Posted By: otter
Subject: what about these rods
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2010 at 6:47pm
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Posted By: otter
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2010 at 6:48pm
| they are designed so you do not fight against the straight position of your wrist |
Posted By: andy2fish
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2010 at 7:13pm
well they certainty look different to the standard ones, not sure if i would use one might look silly. 
------------- If only I could fly |
Posted By: snapazapa
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2010 at 7:51pm
never seen anything like that before!,lots of bling though ------------- Live life to the fullest... |
Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2010 at 7:58pm
Like the broomstick putter
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Posted By: stef da maori
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2010 at 8:45pm
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If they're game rods, y ashouldn't be holding on to them anyway. ------------- Tama tu, tama ora. Tama moe, tama mate.Maranga mai, me hiika tatou i nga wa katoa. |
Posted By: snapazapa
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2010 at 8:48pm
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imagine the stresses on those joints if your hooked up to a monster! ------------- Live life to the fullest... |
Posted By: Saltiga
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2010 at 9:01pm
| Agree with stef hand on the reel and the handle and use the harness or chair |
Posted By: JB
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2010 at 9:13pm
looks like they are designed for limp wristed fishers. All those colours also point in that direction
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Posted By: green guy
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2010 at 10:03pm
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look photo shopped any why would u ------------- http://www.facebook.com/hauraki.hillbillys |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2010 at 10:17pm
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Ahhh mint I posted those same ones up a few years ago (yup literally) , wild looking things huh  
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Posted By: otter
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 7:32am
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what extra time and acess to internet can come up with >>>> not photoshoped if you google z rods you can order them suppose to fish them out of a gimble but no harness
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Posted By: empty
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 8:29am
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lots of stress points ,wonder how long the warranty lasts for
------------- what happened to the pissing man? |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 12:50pm
| we had some guys bring them down and fish with us in mex. great if not using a harness but a waste of ****ing time otherwise........ not good for feeding baits to fish as you hold the rod at an awkward angle when its horizontal |
Posted By: ancient mariner
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 4:34pm
look bloody gay to me! 
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Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 6:09pm
coming from the side of the states where this is an acceptable and common way to fight fish it doesnt surprise me |
Posted By: Don18025
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 7:44pm
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Hey Mozz That is some flash bait board on the back of that boat. last a lifetime if not longer. |
Posted By: one leg
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 8:17pm
looks like he's praying there too down on he knees and all  ------------- woman who say they are equal to men ,show lack of Ambition . |
Posted By: Wind Up
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2010 at 7:56am
| Load of bollocks - theres only one rod your hand should be on and thats only when you are guiding it in. |