It was worth waiting for this rod to come back into stock, its ideal for the River Severn where I fish. Lovely action, brilliant finish and delivered within days of order. I am coupling it with the 5000 reel and once the 16th arrived it will be on that rest awaiting its first bite. Great rod at a very competitive price for its quality build and finish. Thanks cadence.
Rod sleeve good and the packaging was excellent.
Hi all at Cadence
I received my rod within a couple of days from purchase of which the build and practicality was superb.
The perfect rod for the Severn where I fish which is very low at present but in faster flows it performed perfectly and handled barbel and chub with ease.
It sits nicely in the rest and for a powerful rod shows bite indication with fish of all sizes. Nice crisp tip showing great drop backs when fishing a bow in the line.
Plenty of power but not a telegraph pole so feels good playing decent fish with a nice bend in the tip section.
Very pleased with it so I have pitched the 5000 reel to go with it. Just need some water on now to enjoy it even more.
Thanks
Simon
Hi James
After watching a couple of your videos on YouTube I’ve purchased two of your feeder rods. Firstly I bought the 13ft no3 with the extra 4oz and 5oz tips which I found the perfect tool for the River Seven and after watching your video about fishing for barbel on a flooded river I bought the 13ft 8inch which is absolutely great when I want to fish with heavy feeders. Real quality rods brilliantly designed for the job and competitively priced. Well done.
David
Received my CR10 13'8 feeder this week and couldn't wait to give it a test on our local rivers. On seeing the rod I was very impressed, looked the part for sure. I live in Holland and bought this rod to do battle with the barbel this year. Even though conditions are not right after the heavy flooding I wanted to test the rod to it's limit on one of the fastest flowing rivers here, the Ijssel. To be honest I wasn't out to catch fish but to see how it performed during use. Sadly the current was extra strong and even with a 150g flat lead it just ran down stream and parallel to the bank in seconds. Here 200g plus is not rare but I didn't have that sort of metalwork with me to test further. Other than a few pumps with a 40g rocket feeder to see what distance it could do, and 70-80 yards was easy, the session was over. That said, the rod felt good and balanced even loaded up. I decided to go to another river and area to get some bites from whatever and learn about this new item of mine and hopefully not blank on the first outing! Venue #2 had flow but still needed a 60g wire grip feeder to hold. Casting was easy and accurate and everything was under control. The lack of spare tops was a concern now as I was on a smoother venue but when I got a bite... no issue. As I wanted to test the rod in all situations I went lighter but only the hook size with a 16' with two or three maggots and a castor with that 'anything that swims idea'. The bright conditions wasn't the best but I only had a couple of hours light left so kept going. Nothing for 30 mins or so then I started getting bites. Bream and (Winden) Ide to 2kg. All bites easily readable even the lightest tip vibration bite I had to the 'Thump rod rattling' take from the big Ide. Was worried about pulling out on the bream near the net but the smooth action of the rod was just perfect.
Looking forward to the next trip eagerly. Was a pleasure to fish with it even only a short session. Certainly a great rod not just for big fish but can cover a broad spectrum.