Spring Creek 9ft 7/8 fly rod

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“As a first fly rod and for its price the Spring Creek...”

Written on: 11/07/2009 by leonard5640 (29 reviews written)

As a first fly rod and for its price the Spring Creek seemed unbeatble costing a fraction of the price of its rivals. It was only after a period of use that its shortfalls began to show. Not with its action as the rod was a pleasure to use and was quite forgiving of any mistakes. However it is the quality of its finnish and some materials that have let it down. After only 9 months of moderate use the cork handle has begun to degrade with bits breaking off. The tip ring has lost its chrome... (read more)

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Written on: 15/12/2010

Having replaced damaged section of my Spring Creek 7/8 9ft fly rod and repairing the frayed whippings the rod was ready for use again. However this use was only short lived as the upper part of the center section snapped while playing a reasonable fish of 6 lbs. I managed to land the fish however the rod was beyond repair. I certainly did not expect this and as such will not be repairing the rod and scrapping it. Definatly not a long term proposition.

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