Rods
At The Angling Centre West Bay we choose what we believe to be some of the best fishing rods within each price point. We cover all disaplines of fishing rods from Boat Rod, Beach Rods, Carp Rod, Coarse Rod, Fly Rods, Lure Rods from all major brands including Daiwa, Drennan, Penn, Hardy, Greys, Sonik, Major Craft plus many more.
Drennan Acolyte Medium Feeder - 13ft
RMAF03
This beautifully balanced, light, slim and crisp 3-piece feeder rod has a wonderfully sensitive fish playing action. Featuring a full cork handle, Acolyte DPS reel seat and enlarged, critically placed guides, the reserves of power further down the blank improve distance casting and accuracy.
£259.99
£249.99
Drennan Specialist Specimen 12' - 1½lb
RSAD04
The Specimen range of rods are extremely versatile, equally at home on rivers and stillwaters.
The four rods in this family are available in 11ft & 12ft at both 1¼lb & 1½lb test curves to cover all species from silverfish through to bigger Chub, Tench and Bream, using a wide verity of tactics including bolt rigs, method feeders, helicopter rigs and running rigs.
£99.95
Guru Feeder Rod and Reel Combo - 10ft
GRD272
Embark on your feeder fishing journey with confidence using the Guru 10’ Feeder Rod and Reel Combo, a high-quality all-in-one kit designed for anglers of all skill levels. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your feeder fishing skills, this comprehensive combo offers everything you need to put more fish in your net.
£99.99
Guru Float Rod & Reel Combo - 10ft
GRD271
Kickstart your fishing adventure with the Guru 10’ Float Rod and Reel Combo, the perfect all-in-one solution for anglers looking to make the most out of their fishing experience. Designed with both beginners and intermediate anglers in mind, this high-quality kit includes everything you need to catch fish!
£99.99
Penn Prevail 2 Boat 12-20lb
1524492
The PENN Prevail Boat rods are a modern range of Saltwater Boat rods, providing a combination of strength, versality and performance. The original WINN-Grip feels soft but also ensures perfect grip, even when being wet. As well, all the boat rods are equipped with one-piece stainless steel Dura-guides that provide ultimate durability since these guides are especially designed without an inner-ceramic. The PENN Prevail boat rods are available in 3 different weight classes: 12-20lb, 20-30lb and a heavy duty 30-50lb, making sure there is a perfect boat rod for every condition.
£86.99
£79.99
Penn Wrath Bolescopic - 8FT 250G
1536416
The PENN Wrath Bolescopic rods are available in two different versions; a lighter 7ft version that can be used with weights up to 110g and a 8ft version up to 250g. These easy-to-transport bolo rods are well balanced and due to the sensitive tip, the rods have a perfect bite registration. These rods offer great value for money and are very suitable for the angler who does not want to spend a large amount of money but does want to have a good quality rod.
£54.99
£49.99
Shakespeare Sigma Fly Combos 8ft 4WT
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These combos provide the fly angler with a complete fly outfit that is ready to fish. The performance and quality of the Sigma fly rods and reels are proven and we have matched the relevant rods with a WF fly line that matches them perfectly. The design of the cordura tube with a hang tag produces a 'great in store' presentation and a label on the packaging contains a QR code that links to a product presentation video.
£96.99
£79.99
Zziplex M4 GT - 13ft 4" 100-225g
ZM4GT
Zziplex M4 GT 13.4ft Rods, a chance to own what has to be one of the best all round beachcasters of all time. Based on the original design from legendary founder Terry Carrol, with an action suited to everything from clean, medium to medium hard ground, heaving seas and gentle swells. It really does cover you for just about anything. Featuring a CNC machined Fuji DPS sliding reel seat with EVA caps and AT Titanium K Guides configured for both multiplier or fixed spool reels. A Japanese shrink rubber (JSR) handle with separator grip on lower tip and upper butt. Supplied in a Zziplex original partition rod case.
£639.99
£559.99
Century Fireblade GT 13' - 4-6oz
FBGT13R
The Century Fireblade GT 13ft 4-6oz, a special edition of the best selling Fireblade series featuring a sensitive glass tip. With a blank produced using an advanced carbon and glass fibre ply laminate manufacturing process, and cured in a computer controlled composite oven. Fitted out with stainless steel Delta forward sloping, anti-tangle guides, set in hybrid configuration for fixed spool or multiplier use. With a Fuji moveable reel seat and EVA caps.
£299.99
£285.99
Guru Natural Waggler 11ft Rod & Reel Combo
GRD344
The Guru Natural Waggler 11ft Rod & Reel Combo makes a great value for money starter outfit for beginners. Comprising of an 11ft two piece float rod carrying a versatile 1-15g casting weight. A 3000 sized fixed spool reel that comes pre-loaded with 4lb Guru drag mainline. A ready rod sleeve to store the setup in, with the reel attached. Plus a selection of essential floats, shot ,hooks to nylon, a plumet and a disgorger to remove the hooks. There's also a QR code you can scan on the packaging that gives you a step by step guide to getting setup for the first time.
£99.99
Nash Dwarf Shrink Rod 9ft 3lb
T1462
Renowned for the development of much of the terminal tackle, rod supports, and bait we take for granted today, Nash is a carp and specialist fishing tackle company that produce top quality items for the modern angler.
The Nash Dwarf Shrink Rod sports a low profile look with the Japanese shrink grips, matt black tapered butt cap and black whippings. The perfect looking rod for stalking from your fishing chair.
Aesthetics aside, the Dwarf Shrink rod boasts slim high performance blanks with a 1K carbon finish to ensure a strong rod, ready for battles with stubborn fish.
This rod also houses an exclusive Nash reel seat with slimline EVA trim that ensures an incredibly durable and hardwearing construct so that your big pit reel is safely attached. To assist in retrieval control, the Dwarf Shrink rod also has reverse mounted minima ringing with anti frap tip guides.
The tip and butt section of the rod have alignment markers to help with a quick and easy construction of the blank parts when at the bankside.
£59.99
Penn Prevail 2 Boat 20-30lb
1524493
The PENN Prevail Boat rods are a modern range of Saltwater Boat rods, providing a combination of strength, versality and performance. The original WINN-Grip feels soft but also ensures perfect grip, even when being wet. As well, all the boat rods are equipped with one-piece stainless steel Dura-guides that provide ultimate durability since these guides are especially designed without an inner-ceramic. The PENN Prevail boat rods are available in 3 different weight classes: 12-20lb, 20-30lb and a heavy duty 30-50lb, making sure there is a perfect boat rod for every condition.
£84.99
Penn Squadron III Bass 11ft 6oz - 2-4oz
1558401
Offering exceptional value for money, the PENN Squadron III Bass features a modern blank action design combined with a stunning look. The 3 piece blank design is designed for light shore and estuary fishing. The slim 24T carbon blank has a perfect bending curve which allows easy casting and helps with playing big bass at close range. The tip highlight will give perfect bite registration and because of the SW proof guides, this rod is built to last!
£142.99
£129.99
SONIK SKS BLACK BASS– 11′ 8” 2-4OZ
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The SKS Black shore rods bring the world of top end surf rods to a whole new accessible level. Featuring upgraded more powerful yet lighter blanks from its SKS shore rod predecessor that will suit every casting ability easily. Each rod is individually tailored to offer the perfect ‘all round’ action, which mean they are as effective on clean ground as they are in heavy terrain. Finished in new eye-catching graphics with a white tip to improve bite detection. Each rod comes finished with a custom sliding reel seat to fit reel up or reel down casting styles.
£89.99
£79.99
Sonik VaderX RS Carp Rod 10ft 3lb TC
AC0022
An evolved and refined version of the award winning VADERX carp rods. Now with a sleek black armoured blank finish. Guides are updated to super-light M-SERIES which gives the rod tip phenomenal recovery speed for even better crisp and accurate casting. They still have the elegant VADERX look with a subtle red tipping that adds a touch of class.
£54.99
Zziplex M4 Profile EVO Beachcaster - 13ft 8" - 100g - 180g
ZP0016
A close cousin to Profile GT and built on identical mandrel tooling. This iteration of Profile design concept has a full carbon tip which is reactive, positive and has excellent bite indication.
The tip has an innovative resin matrix and composite fibre design that exploits the best of the lightness and power to weight ratio a carbon fibre tip can deliver. The composite ply architecture gives an edge to distance aspirations when conditions become testing. There is depth and breadth in the design and the use of carefully selected materials reflects the designer’s extensive knowledge and experience in long range casting, with very low diameter rods.
£640.00
£560.00
AKIOS FURY (POWER TIP ONLY) - FX420
100361
The Akios Fury Power Tip is a hollow ‘Power’ tip to fit the popular Akios Fury rods. The ‘Power’ Tip changes the action of the rod and is a good addition for when you need to cast a bigger bait and are deliberately looking to target larger species.
£49.99
£44.99
Nash Entity Rod Abbreviated 12ft 3lb
T2111
Nash Entity Carp Rods are built around 6th generation advanced carbon blanks and finished with Fuji reel seats and rung for effortless and accurate casting, Nash tournament ace Terry Edmonds has cast an Entity over 175 yards - many rods costing over £300 cannot make that distance. From heavy PVA bag work to extreme distance single bait fishing Entity rods perform beyond their price tag.
£119.99
Penn Tidal 7000 Longcast Spool
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Spare spool for the PENN® Tidal, available in size 8000 and 7000. A spare spool allows for extra flexibility when the situation changes on the bank or when you want to change tactics, it is not always practical to take several rods and reels with you. Being able to quickly change setup by means of a new spare spool with a different type of line is an economical and quick alternative to a completely new rod with reel.
£29.99
£24.99
Penn Tidal 8000 Longcast Spool
1609310
Spare spool for the PENN® Tidal, available in size 8000 and 7000. A spare spool allows for extra flexibility when the situation changes on the bank or when you want to change tactics, it is not always practical to take several rods and reels with you. Being able to quickly change setup by means of a new spare spool with a different type of line is an economical and quick alternative to a completely new rod with reel.
£29.99
£26.99
Penn Tidal Elite Long Hybrid LR - 100-200g
1558900
This is the flagship of the PENN® Tidal surf casting concept. These blanks have been years in development. Working together with some of the best experts in Europe, the elite series it built by the elite, to give you the best possibilities you can find in a surf rod. To accomplish this, PENN® had to push the boundaries further that they have ever done before. The extreme light blank is made with a combination between 50T carbon and with the addition of Triaxial Multidirectional Weave Structure, PENN® accomplished to make a rod with incredible recovery speed, which truly shows on the casting distance.
£565.99
£450.00
Penn Tidal XR 423 Solid Carbon Tip K - 100 - 250g
1580085
The PENN® Tidal XR Solid Carbon K-Type rods are part of the new and exclusive PENN® Tidal surfcasting concept. The Tidal XR Solid Carbon K-Type rods have a very slim and lightweight blank which is made of a mixture of 30T and 40T carbon. The responsive blank also features carbon X-wrap technology, which makes the blank even more powerful and reduces twisting, resulting in improved casting accuracy and extreme casting properties.
£239.99
£199.99
Penn Tidal XR Beach Caster Sliding RS Rod - 13ft 4-8oz
1594970
The PENN® Tidal XR Beachcasters with sliding reel seats are specifically designed for use with both spinning- and multiplier reels. These sliding reel seats do not only allow for extreme versatility when it comes to the reel used, they also allow the angler to fix the reel at the preferred height on the rear grip. The rods are fitted with durable saltwater resistant guides and the blanks have been optimized for extreme casting distances.
£136.99