Keith:
The Royal site looks to be offering a bunch of really low priced goods.
Each of the items (rod, reel, alarm, pod are $40-$50 range)...
Not yet any quality items that the connoisseurs of fine carp tackle would
be interested in.
Fran
Seems to me I remember one of the biggest things we were supposed to be all about was getting more people into our sport. I may be wrong!!
You ain't gunna' do that if you have to lump up upwards of a grand to get you going with 'tarty' gear.
There is a definate opening in the market for the lower end of the price range. Seems as though we already have a few places to get the 'tarty' gear from already.
I think (well I would, wouldn't I?) Alex is definately on the right road aiming to bring a lower priced selection of gear to the States, as well as the Top Quality bait he has brought as well!!
I can recommend the rods to anybody out there, Carol has a pair and they are as good at playing fish as the Fox ones I use. They have quite a bit of back bone to them too, I had an 18lb'er on them a couple of weeks ago that was determined to get to a newly submerged fallen tree, I locked down on the reel and heaved, the rod doubled over and I was able to muscle that baby out of there!!
Check the reels out too, well priced I do believe!!
Karl
I can recommend the rods to anybody out there, Carol has a pair and they are as good at playing fish as the Fox ones I use. They have quite a bit of back bone to them too, I had an 18lb'er on them a couple of weeks ago that was determined to get to a newly submerged fallen tree, I locked down on the reel and heaved, the rod doubled over and I was able to muscle that baby out of there!!
Drinking coffee this moring Karl ?