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Silstar were the first rod that I used when I started to
surfcast. During that time, Silstar produced lots of
oriental style surf rods which were sloppy and designed
for spinning reels. These usually 3- piece section rods
were coupled to conventional guides making them really
very cheap. Soon Silstar improved by introducing the
Silstar Tournament Traverse X (3680370)and later the
PowerSurf. The traverse were widely used by both beach
and jetty anglers. The price is cheap and most important
of all, it could handle big fish quite well due to it
relatively stiff butt and firm tip. Some owners even went
to the extent of cutting a few inches off the tip to make
it even stiffer. Today, the newer generation of surf rod
namely the T-surf and Tournament X remains its
popularity. Guides on both rods are normal Hardloy type
of unknown brand. The butt of all Tournament are supplied
with a reel seat (brand also unknown) and hypalon grips
at standard position while the T-surf have a butt section
that is shrunk tube with rubber material. Both has got
good action for both general casting and fishing. They
are also a right choice for beginners and for those who
are on a tight budget but at the same time wants a rod
which could serve you well. |
