Owl wrote:
: "Phil L" wrote in message
: ...
:: Owl wrote:
::: Im very new to fishing, and ive been given a shakespeare cirrus 11
::: meter pole off a friend of a friend - i have not received this yet,
::: but what im wanting to know is ..... does anyone have any info on
::: this pole?, weight ect... Ive done lots of looking on various search
::: engines - but i cant find anything at all regards this pole.
::: Any info on this pole would be brilliant.
:::
:::
::: Thankyou.
::
:: Yep, I had one and couldnt find any mention of it anywhere on the
:: web....It's an early all -round pole and it's quite heavy
:: considering it's length and strength.....todays poles are much
:: lighter and stronger. I used it for carp and snapped a few top
:: sections, but the universal top three kits are only about £17.
:: If you are intending using it for carp, then I would advise you to
:: use a fairly weak rig - I used 7lb karp kruncer and this is when the
:: top sections gave way.
:: The maximum elastic is about a ten, but if you're planning on using
:: it for smaller fish, then a four may be more suitable.
:: The largest fish I ever landed on it was a 13lb common in the height
:: of summer (when the fish were really strong and powerful), it's a
:: fairly robust pole for a beginner to polefishing, if you have any
:: other Q's please ask.
::
:: HTH
::
:: PS, if you dont mind me asking, how much did you pay for it?
::
::
::
:
: Thanks for the info - most helpful and noted, since you have owned
: one of these poles can i ask you how long back was it you had it, and
: also how much was it in the stores at the time?, these 2 questions
: are more curiousety then anything else, so if you dont recall then
: thats fine
:
I bought it secondhand from a tackle shop - it was my first pole and it set
me back a grand total of £50 ! this was 3 years ago and it was old then.....

: Thanks.
:
: Oh, it is been given to me, but since its comming via a friend of a
: friend kind of thing its kinda hard to find anything about it - hence
: me doing search engine searches (with out any look) then with me
: asking on here.

It's a fairly good pole for what they cost (it wont be worth more than 20 -
30 quid now) and is perfect for match fishing and small carp fishing, just
make sure you purchase a front roller - the one like a V, as they are quite
cumbersome to a pole beginner.
As i said earlier, you can get spare top kits for a few quid and
elasticating them yourself is easy.