moley 115 Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 anyone have any exerience with tf gear, in particular the bite alarms but any of the gear in general, cheers Quote Link to post
kingfisher 0 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 ive got a whip from them and the quality isnt great but you get what you pay for. they have some nice looking tackle but to be honest i wouldnt really want to buy anything of value from mat hayes Quote Link to post
droid 11 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Ron Thompson under a different name? Come on, folks, someone has to pay for Matt's orthodontal bill... Quote Link to post
johnnyboy28 1 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Ron Thompson under a different name? Come on, folks, someone has to pay for Matt's orthodontal bill... the bivvy something 8 is good value for money their more expensive rod is meant to be made from the same blank as my free spirit es rods if that is true then that particular rod is really good value for money would not touch their alarms its delkins for me or if you want cheaper then the fox alarms are best Quote Link to post
kingfisher 0 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 they have brought out a new range of rods for over £300. now id never pay that much for a rod even if i could afford it but when you get into that price bracket your contending with hardys and prestons etc and with a £300 rod comes the prestige (spelling) and cudos of the brand that you wont get with tf gear Quote Link to post
johnnyboy28 1 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 they have brought out a new range of rods for over £300. now id never pay that much for a rod even if i could afford it but when you get into that price bracket your contending with hardys and prestons etc and with a £300 rod comes the prestige (spelling) and cudos of the brand that you wont get with tf gear My rods new are £230 but i got 4 x second hand for £440 which i think was a bargain Carp fishing is my hobby and that is where my money goes, still i dont drink or gamble and the bills are paid Quote Link to post
kingfisher 0 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 they have brought out a new range of rods for over £300. now id never pay that much for a rod even if i could afford it but when you get into that price bracket your contending with hardys and prestons etc and with a £300 rod comes the prestige (spelling) and cudos of the brand that you wont get with tf gear My rods new are £230 but i got 4 x second hand for £440 which i think was a bargain Carp fishing is my hobby and that is where my money goes, still i dont drink or gamble and the bills are paid that is a bargain if you look at it like that but i dont see how tackle companys can charge sutch extortionate prices. take the new basia tornament, £600 is it? for a reel! yeah it'll be the very best quality and it wants to be for that price, but surely it wont cost that much to produce. my view is that they charge that much because they know that carpers are daft enough to pay it, when you think that most carp men fish with 2-3 rods thats £1800 just on reels alone. it a massive scam thats designed to snare the gullable Quote Link to post
droid 11 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Who pays RRP? I don't. Not unless I'm desperate, like last year on a fishing holiday when I needed a wand, and ended up paying full price from a local tackle shop...... TF gear, like Ron Thompson, seems to be permanently discounted. £1800? Look on the angling forums. Big discussions as to which £2000 pole to get. Quote Link to post
markp76 0 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Im disagreeing with kingfisher and droid now i have 2 tfg twin tip rods for my boris fishing but they tend to get pushed in to being used for my close season tenching and breaming and i couldn't wish for anything better, having worked in the tackle trade a few years ago i decided its not the label or the price but how the bloody thing works! Matt Hayes can have another £300 of my money any day if the next avons i get are as good as these. You can have a waggle Wednesday Kingfisher Quote Link to post
droid 11 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm just voicing an opinion. Mind, I can't talk too loudly. I use Masterline JW rods a lot, and some people wouldn't touch them. But they work, and I can afford them. To get back to moley's original question, if TF gear does it for you, and the ptice is right then fine, but there's plenty of options at the sort of price most TF gear goes at. Best option is to get to a decent tackle shop and handle some rods. Just remember that you usually get what you pay for: my cheap Masterline JW rods handle OK and are good workaday rods that do the job, but the more expensive Fox and Normark rods I have are in a different class entirely...... Quote Link to post
kingfisher 0 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm just voicing an opinion. Mind, I can't talk too loudly. I use Masterline JW rods a lot, and some people wouldn't touch them. But they work, and I can afford them. To get back to moley's original question, if TF gear does it for you, and the ptice is right then fine, but there's plenty of options at the sort of price most TF gear goes at. Best option is to get to a decent tackle shop and handle some rods. Just remember that you usually get what you pay for: my cheap Masterline JW rods handle OK and are good workaday rods that do the job, but the more expensive Fox and Normark rods I have are in a different class entirely...... your right droid and we did stray off the subject abit (well i did anyway, the term soapbox comes into mind lol) and ill have a inspection on weds mark Quote Link to post
moley 115 Posted February 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 looks like i,m getting delkims then , so whats the difference between say ev plus and txi,s ? Quote Link to post
johnnyboy28 1 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 looks like i,m getting delkims then , so whats the difference between say ev plus and txi,s ? i have TXi's the TXi Plus alarms are the all singing all dancing model no idea about the EV model Quote Link to post
the muts nuts 0 Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 they have brought out a new range of rods for over £300. now id never pay that much for a rod even if i could afford it but when you get into that price bracket your contending with hardys and prestons etc and with a £300 rod comes the prestige (spelling) and cudos of the brand that you wont get with tf gear My rods new are £230 but i got 4 x second hand for £440 which i think was a bargain Carp fishing is my hobby and that is where my money goes, still i dont drink or gamble and the bills are paid sounds like a good deal on the rods but its all in the preasntation as u will know the way u present the bait and what rigs u use u can use any rods and bait runners for carping but a nice set up always helps james Quote Link to post
neil r 1,861 Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 ive got the x1 river and stream and its quality , i think they are made by free spirit. i also have the 5-6 rod quiver and its brilliant ive had it since it came out and its still in good condition , my mates gone through 3 or 4 chub and shakespeare ones in the same period. the alarms look a bit naff though , have a look at steve neville alarms a bit cheaper than delks and more reliable Quote Link to post
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