Hi Ian,
I bought the Orion M2 and find it a very good rod it cast well has a nice
sensitive tip and good mid to lower sectiont with enough power to move a
fish through mixed ground if you have to.
But I found the same problem as you with the reel seat it did not hold with
an Abu 6500 but will just cope with a 7HT just barley, What Idid was put a
lenght of shink sleeve on the rod it now works fine but I should not have
needed to do it in the first place.
Steve...

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Ian Sutherland wrote:
anyone on here got any views/experience of these rods?


I'll write my own reply now that I have bought the Greys Orion. Seems
well-made, and on first impressions cast well despite the stiff onshore
wind.

My only niggle is the locking Fuji reel seat which comes with the rod.
This seems to made for reels with a much thicker/longer "lug" than my Abu
6500, and I will have to modify the seat before it will work
satisfactorily.