Stainless recommendations?????

[tomo13]

I am going to treat myself to some stainless (I might as well look the part when I blank )
I will be after 3 rod buzz bars, bank sticks and stabilisers.
I have £100 to spend tops...any recommendations other than Solar as I have already had a look at their gear.

[stotty]

matrix innovation are the dogz ****** and will last you your life,around half the price of solar anall good luck shopping

matrix all the way quality gear

[Callum91]

matrix... quality gear! Part from one of my matrix bobbins snapping the other day when i picked the rod up from a run everything they make is top quality and looks amazing aswell

[tomo13]

Thanks for the replies.

Matrix it is, their stuff looks very good on the web site.
One last question......Is 12" long enough for the banksticks or should I go for longer?

[Callum91]

Originally Posted by tomo13

Thanks for the replies.

Matrix it is, their stuff looks very good on the web site.
One last question......Is 12" long enough for the banksticks or should I go for longer?

12 inch should be fine, you can always extend it

[Cheshire Set]

I have the matrix gear and it is good, though I find the thumb screws dont tighten too well, if I was buying again I would go for the defiant stuff, made in the North West and top notch gear;

http://www.defiantmps.com/

[Stig]

CYPRINUS CARPIO all the way nothing else is a patch on it .You contact the guy who makes it all via MB baits . Barring non this stuff is the best it isnt cheap but you only get what you pay for .

[kevw]

Be a bit different and get 6 banksticks, much more versatile and better for bite indication with the rod pointing at the lead

[carpking]

go for 9" front and 12" back they sit peerfect then

[steve hurst]

I can't believe we're even discussing it...Stevie Neville FO range is the stuff to get tomo13.

[tomo13]

Originally Posted by steve hurst

I can't believe we're even discussing it...Stevie Neville FO range is the stuff to get tomo13.

Nice, it looks really good.Problem is the price.
£65 for 2 12" bank sticks, £60 for a pair of fixed buzz bars and £37 for a pair of stabilisers

[steve hurst]

I've got the FO range and I have never needed the stabilisers so you can save £37 straight away. Or buy mine off me £20?

Why not try second hand? It's "what you see is what you get" with stainless so pretty hard to get ripped off.

You won't regret buying FO...it gives mega stability and no naff thumbscrews to fiddle with...those locking mechanisms are awesome.

[BigpushyMcphee]

I have the Matrix mate and find it pukka gear, solid made well and doe's the job intended.

I would say that the 9" banksticks are perfect unless you need to get the rods up high

i have a 2 way set up of matrix....and a 3 way set up of cyprio carpio stainless......

both companies products are excellent and cant be faulted...........

one advantage of the cyprio carpio stuff is that if you also have bobbins made by him ...you can have the bars drilled to take the chains directly instead of having to use kick off bars..............