Exclusive Shimano Rods

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Exclusive Shimano Rods

Post by Mattblack » Tue Jan 30, 2018 12:43 pm

Hi all,
Just looking for feedback on Shimano rods that are made exclusively for Compleat Angler (Ballistix branded) and Tackle World (Paul Worsteling branded). I always presumed they were just rebranded rods from the normal Shimano range.
Without going into too much detail, I've owned a couple and they have been a disappointment compared to my normal Shimano's with similar specs/price.
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Re: Exclusive Shimano Rods

Post by ducky » Tue Jan 30, 2018 6:09 pm

Generally I have found them to be lower quality rods/reels that are sold at a higher price because less info can be found about them.

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Post by dazz999 » Tue Jan 30, 2018 6:26 pm

Mattblack wrote:Hi all,
Just looking for feedback on Shimano rods that are made exclusively for Compleat Angler (Ballistic branded) and Tackle World (Paul Worsteling branded). I always presumed they were just rebranded rods from the normal Shimano range.
Without going into too much detail, I've owned a couple and they have been a disappointment compared to my normal Shimano's with similar specs/price.
what type/brand guides are on them

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Re: Exclusive Shimano Rods

Post by Mattblack » Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:26 pm

dazz999 wrote:
Mattblack wrote:Hi all,
Just looking for feedback on Shimano rods that are made exclusively for Compleat Angler (Ballistix branded) and Tackle World (Paul Worsteling branded). I always presumed they were just rebranded rods from the normal Shimano range.
Without going into too much detail, I've owned a couple and they have been a disappointment compared to my normal Shimano's with similar specs/price.
what type/brand guides are on them
The Ballistix Pro has Sea Guides, the Ballistix Gold has Fuji Guides. They just dont feel right & havent been as durable as the other Shimano's on my rack. I have no idea who 'Ian Miller' is, but his rods feel great and dont show signs of wear and tear. I'm pretty sure most of the larger store chains have a Shimano exclusive (eg 'BCF Beastmaster' vs 'Backbone'), but the 'exclusive' ones just dont feel right, they feel cheap.
Is it my imagination, or are they flogging crap for a better margin?

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Post by ducky » Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:27 pm

That’s retail...

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Post by Mattblack » Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:39 pm

ducky wrote:That’s retail...
I agree its all about fat margins (having your own brand also stops people shopping about for a better price)...I wouldnt be putting my name on crap though, it ruins your brand.

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Post by ducky » Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:48 pm

Imo it’s not Shimanos fault. They get asked to build x number of rods at y level of quality and the retailer then sells it for whatever price they choose. It’s a lot harder to do that than with say a tcurve or a Catana which are available everywhere.

All the retailer needs to do is stump up enough cash to meet the minimum manufacturing run.

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Post by purple5ive » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:06 pm

Buy the real deal and you wont have any issues :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

ps - Ian Miller is a well known rod builder..

http://www.millerods.com.au/home.html

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Post by yepi'mon » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:10 pm

A lot of it comes down to ability to market the product how the retail outlet wants. They can price it where they want, do a 50% off when they want etc etc. It also means that when someone like bcf does a big special they can’t undercut by anaconda who will do a 10% off price match.

I would only ever buy their retail branded stuff when they do the mega specials. Otherwise they are way over priced for what they are.

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Re: Exclusive Shimano Rods

Post by smile0784 » Wed Jan 31, 2018 2:43 am

Its like anything these days
You get what you pay for.
The cheaper it is that less quality you get

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