Ok so I'll start with the 2 main keys of my ultra light kit,the rod and reel.Being naive and lack of some serious money to be able to buy anything Japanese,as we all do I read forum after forum,made a list or several..Anyway one of the rods I particularly fell for was from Savage,good reports and a reasonable price.I was also looking for my other rod,5g to 20g region and had narrowed it down again to another Savage or Cormoran Thunder stick.
Living in Sweden is frustrating,as most fishing is fly rod,therefore try to locate a rod was becoming harder by selection.Anyway,due to work I've been working Saturdays,I'd managed to wrap up early one Saturday and on the way home dropped into my local tackle shop,as you do;) I had'nt realised they had a sale on so was pleasantly surprised,especially when I saw the thunder stick plus sitting beside it was a Cormoran Carb-O-Star UL.1.80m casting 0.5 to 4 g.After asking the sales assistant why he had'nt bagged it up yet,he then presented the bill..
£70 for both rods!! A bargain in my mind!!
Monday was a mission,a reel.On one of the many forums I follow was also a link for reels to match the UL rod...one caught my eye,for the Mitchell Mag-Pro 1000.
And it was reduced from £99 to £ 50....so that was in the basket as well!
At the same time I've been reading mixed reviews regarding the Nanofil line,I liked the idea of being able to cast further,especially using 4g lures.So again surfing I found what I wanted for half price,just under £18.Result.
Next has to be the whats in the bag...or what you would like to see in the fishes mouth.....