Mitchell 1558843
2,10 m, 8–25 g, 2 pieces, glass composite, stainless guides, EVA grips
A glass composite blank at twenty euros, sold plainly as a beginner and junior rod.
Best for: A first lure rod, or a rod that will be treated roughly
France
One reel text, three sizes, three shelves
A complete two-rod carp set, a boat rod, two surf rods, a spinning rod and the MX1 FS reel at three sizes.
Honesty about level. The spinning rod is a 2,10 m, 8–25 g glass composite blank sold as a beginner and junior rod — a phrase most sellers avoid, and the right one: glass is heavier than carbon and much harder to break, which for a first rod is the trade worth making. The surf rod repeats it.
The carp set puts two rods, two freespool reels with line, two alarms, two hangers, a pod and a holdall in one purchase — the shortest route from nothing to a two-rod bank.
The MX1 FS is listed at 4000, 5500 and 6500 with the same six feature lines each time — black aluminium, 2+1 stainless bearings, double-anodised spool, multi-disc drag, supplied unspooled — and no figure that differs between them except the number in the name. Three listings, one text, and the 6500 filed on the spinning-reel shelf although it is a freespool reel.
The carp set’s own specification is a single line. Everything in that box is counted; nothing in it is measured.
2,10 m, 8–25 g, 2 pieces, glass composite, stainless guides, EVA grips
A glass composite blank at twenty euros, sold plainly as a beginner and junior rod.
Best for: A first lure rod, or a rod that will be treated roughly
Size 6500, freespool with anti-reverse switch, 2+1 stainless bearings, double-anodised aluminium spool, multi-disc drag, no line
A big freespool reel at a third of the price of the branded alternatives.
Best for: A rod left in a rest with a bait on the bottom, at the lowest cost