Sambo and Pelagic Rods

[AdamK]

Hey Guys,

I was looking at rods on ebay and came across some nice looking rods. The brand was Sambo and Pelagic rods.

Has anyone ever heard or got one of these rods. If so whats is the review like.

Cheers

Adam

[Joel Eadie]

there has been a few comments on theses rods over the last few months. people seem to have mixed opinions on them. one member had their rod snap first cast, others say they have been good

in the end you really do get what you pay for

search the forum if you want

[yoyo]

I have a Sambo JigKing jigging rod, but i ave not used it for its intended purpose yet (jigging - have used it trolling a couple of times)

I will say this though - i had one sent to me from the delaer via ebay and the grips were mounted slightly askew to the guides, so the reel seat didnt quite line up.

Took a couple of pics, emailed it to the dealer and was replied to very quickly and a new rod sent to me no questions asked.

The original rod i still have and there's no reason it's not useable, it's just that the reel seat and guides are just slightly not aligned so it's annoying more than anything (but yeh you wouldnt want the beast of a lifetime to load it up ! )

So their customer service is A1 in my books.

[dhess]

Nice to know they look after their customers Yoyo.

The rods look nice enough on ebay but seem a bit pricey for virtually unknown brand gear. For similar money entry level shimano or daiwa rods can be had or even mid range penn or pfleuger or similar brands.

It would be worth chatting to Bed Derecki on this forum who distributes Lemax in Australia. All the lemax rods I have seen have been very nice and the quality flawless.

[AdamK]

What are Lemax rods like... Are they expensive if so what kinda price am I looking at?

[Joel Eadie]

what sort of rod are you looking for? e.g. breaming? what sort of poundage (tecnical term ) will you be running

[AdamK]

Umm I am not sure.... I am think around 1Kg-5Kg..is that is possible or somewhere near that. What would be good poundage for breaming and whiting...Like I am looking to take it in my neighbours boat aswell...so that where i am not sure..what would you recommend

[rayke1938]

my son brought a couple of pelagics for the kids.

If you are into gardening they are very good for climbing beans.

Save your money and wait for the sales and pick up a nknown brand for not much more.

cheers

ray

[AdamK]

Thanks Ray... I will keep that in mine..I might just go to BCF or Anaconda and see their range

[jeff f]

adam get down to annaconda at everton park they have mojiko tournament rods marked right down

a mate bought a 1/3 kg for $39 and a 3/7 kg for $49 the other day

[AdamK]

Thanks Jeff... I was thinking of heading down there today but now I have even more reason to head down

[Joel Eadie]

unfortunatly they arnt on sale anymore and are back to thier rrp which is $100 for the tournment rods and $80 for the plastix. they are a great rod, however at they same price you might be better off grabbing the berkly dropshot. its right next to the plastix rods and they are $100.

good luck

[goughi]

I bought a pelagic 7' 8-12 kg overhead for snapper and a 6' 6kg carbon fibre baitcaster off ebay. I have caught a few medium sized fish on both of these rods. The blanks seem OK but I haven't tried them on really big fish. The actions of the blanks are good for their purpose.

Bindings are well done, but I gently pulled the butt cap off the snapper rod looking for a gimbal only to not find one, i.e. no gimbal and cap not glued on very well.

The hardware is not up to fuji standard, with the guide frames on the snapper rod going green after 2 outings despite being washed down carefully back at the ramp. The guides on the baitcaster are doing OK so far. The grips are comfortable but not as durable as quality eva.

They were really cheap so I cant complain too much, and they do catch fish.

[goughi]

I bought a pelagic 7' 8-12 kg overhead for snapper and a 6' 6kg carbon fibre baitcaster off ebay. I have caught a few medium sized fish on both of these rods. The blanks seem OK but I haven't tried them on really big fish. The actions of the blanks are good for their purpose.

Bindings are well done, but I gently pulled the butt cap off the snapper rod looking for a gimbal only to not find one, i.e. no gimbal and cap not glued on very well.

The hardware is not up to fuji standard, with the guide frames on the snapper rod going green after 2 outings despite being washed down carefully back at the ramp. The guides on the baitcaster are doing OK so far. The grips are comfortable but not as durable as quality eva.

They were really cheap so I cant complain too much, and they do catch fish.