New Dropshots

[cleetus]

Picked up my replacement Dropshot rod today after warranty was fasttracked by John Bell from Purefishing Australia. In his email to me he stated this

We are introducing two new levels of Dropshot rods shortly, an IM7 Pro tournament range and IM8 Pro Tactic series. These rods are very cutting edge and hopefuly will find the same level of acceptance the IM 6 series has

. It will be interesting to see how they perform and at what price.

[angler 3.55]

for the pice that u pay for a dropshot u can get some many better rods
dropshots are cheap and feel like crap
wen u could get a penn pin point or a high graph for the same price and they are a much better rod

[mojy]

i hav a dropshot myself and i angry with angler 3.55 but it would b intresting to see what the newies feel like??


mitch

[kruzenvax]

I wonder what other better rod could be picked up for $89?

cleetus, any suggestion when will these new dropshots be avaliable?

Thanx

[luke_H]

i disagree angler 3.55 i think you will be hard pressed to find a rod for $89 thats better than a dropshot other than pinpoints, i own a pinpoint aswell as a dropshot and agree the pinpoint is the better rod. but as for saying "for the price that u pay for a dropshot u can get some MANY better rods, dropshots are cheap and feel like crap" i think you are very wrong.
i think shimanos are crap but lets not get you started on that

[cleetus]

kruzenvax- no idea when, will have to wait and see. Can't see them being to far away though.

[kruzenvax]

Hope so. They might be the rods I've been looking for for a while.

Originally posted by cleetus
kruzenvax- no idea when, will have to wait and see. Can't see them being to far away though.

[angler 3.55]

"for the price that u pay for a dropshot u can get some MANY better rods, dropshots are cheap and feel like crap" i think you are very wrong.

mate u can think wat ya want but it still doesnt meen they are oggd rods they are pieces of crap, evo graphs and high graphs crap all over them

[luke_H]

alright then, we are entitled to our opinions and my opinion is that you are wrong but yeah if you hate them you hate them , no skin of my back.
your talking about the hi-graphs made by silstar right

[angler 3.55]

your talking about the hi-graphs made by silstar right

yeooppp

[luke_H]

yeah thought so they are a nice rod for the price il admit it. whats the "evo graphs" never heard of them

[deacon]

angler i use pritty up market rods and i think the dropshots are the best rod u can by for thr price i havent used one for a long period but have had a play with one and to say i was impressed was an understatement i also know comp regular and winner szarn tink loves his. but it is your opinoin but may i ask why u think there are crap?

deacon

[angler 3.55]

but it is your opinoin but may i ask why u think there are crap?

i find them stiff, hard to cast, long grips and they just dont feel like a nice rod

[luke_H]

yeah see your talking about the 2-4kg i presume, i dont like 2-4 dropshots either i think they are too stiff, maybe try a 1-3kg before you class all dropshots as crap

[Shortlite]

Funny that, I also found the 2-4 kg dropshots too stiff, but the 1-3 kg a little too soft for my liking.

I wouldn't rush to say they're crap. They're just not everyone's cup of tea. IMHO they could do with some work. Hopefully the introduction of a new better range (with the obvious price increase) will offer better products. You may even see better components and better builds, and designs based on user feedback (short butts: no more Dropshot meets hacksaw!!).