weldec

Hi Painy,

You have restored my faith in the Maver cheers mate. Not really any serious doubts as I have the Maver Grim Reaper at the moment and have had some good carp on it and coped admirably. But I really am looking forward to playing around with the Messiah, as you say and I agree not many hold up well at 16Mtr but it gives you that option should the fish be on the far bank for a while. But I must say the big attraction was the price tag of £560, brand new 3x power tops and 1x match top plus cupping kit and holdall. So I'm well chuffed mate. Sorry to have hijacked the thread a little Gooner but you had me worried for a while . Ok know .

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TheGooner

Painy

The maver poles are good the m25 is so well blanced and easy to fish with it is really good.I dont reallly want to sell but this is second section ive broke (still havnt got it repaired), it seems that slightest misuse weakens sections considerbly, unfortunatly for me I am not the most carefull angler although I do try. I have bought a grim reaper to keep me going till I decide what to do.

I have had 12 and 14lbers on m25 and use max of 14 elastic in power kit with 4lb bottom. I never bully fish just let them run and keep pole as close to them as possible. The fish that broke number 7 was a 1lb common. Obviuosly section was damaged and it went as I lifted into fish.

I do like the pole alot but cant justify £100+ each seson on snapped sections. I know im clumsy and it is more likely me than the pole.

simplesimon

weldec, Ive had a Messiah for a year now and its a brilliant pole.
Never had any stuck section, creaks, moans or groans from it.
I broke a number 4 section which was my own fault, blew of the roller when I was using a tulip rest. Snapped clean in half but that would have happened to any pole that was in the rest on that windy day.
I'm quite heavy handed too and have give it some right hammer.
Thinking of getting the n47 next as this pole has been good. We shall see

Clive

Why not send the broken section off to Scott at Esselle pole repairs ?
£30 or so and it will be good as new and proberly stronger than before

simplesimon

Yeah I have already been intouch with him about this.
Im just waiting to get round to sending it off to him cheers
Then at least I will have a spare.
Good thinking batman

TheGooner

have you got any more info email or postl address or phone number so I can get in touch with them cheers

Brian G

Web address for Esselle
pole repairs

bigdave

ive broken my n25 6 times since april...the number 6 has gone twice, the number 7 the number 5 and the 8, i might be getting clummsy in my old age as ive only ever broken one other section in 24 years pole fishing...but i have a sneaky suspicion it was the pole, some have been cracks both longitudal and lateral and the number 7 just snapped clean in half...as for maver i never even recieved a reply from my emails...i normally buy a new pole every other year..il never buy another maver..ever