Anyfish Anywhere – The best rods in the UK?

Trading now for well over a decade, Anyfish Anywhere continue to excel in producing excellent shore fishing rods. The established market leaders of old, namely Zziplex and Century, have always produced highly acclaimed tackle, but the latest range from Anyfish Anywhere, including the all new Tournament Match Pro, is continuing to cause a real storm and establish even further still that there really are three main players in this field of the market.

Julian Shambrook, founder and face of the Torquay based company, is a passionate angler who regularly competes at national level. His understanding of what is required to do this has undoubtedly assisted AFAW no end in producing a range of rods to suit all occasions but, equally as importantly, all pockets too. This understanding relates to first hand knowledge of such practicalities as the physics of casting, tackle most commonly used and a whole host of other predicaments regular faced by the shore angler.

Julian Shambrook winds up a big cast

A wealth of knowledge is obviously important, but so too is the ability to listen to other anglers and understand exactly what their requirements are. It’s fair to say that this is what AFAW shines at and the current range is obviously a refection on the feedback gleaned through time ‘in the field’. The product’s speak for themselves with numerous records on the casting court including the current 300 gram casting record.

AFAW rods are equally at home on the field

It is also interesting to note that over 90% of those anglers competing at the top in the highly competitive Penn Sea League, also use AFAW rods. With high quality carbon blanks finished to an excellent standard and featuring Fuji guides and real seats, it is little wonder that the AFAW range continue to cause a stir. The bottom line is that this is a highly capable range of rods designed with a purpose in mind and one that they fulfil to the nth degree.

We recently caught up with Julian on the windswept Bristol Channel coastline where he explained in detail the thinking behind each of the rods in the Pro range. Take a look at this video that you may find interesting and help you to make a choice of you are in the market for a new rod for this coming beach season-

It goes without saying that VMO carry the full range of Anyfish Anywhere rods and will consider a price match on any advertised price. But then you knew that!