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Title: Valley Hill
Post by: Jay Burgess on April 20, 2009, 07:37:37 PM
What do you guys think about Valley Hill? Wouldn't mind more info on them and perhaps some pics of them loaded up. Anyone know where you can buy them?
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Nathan Cefai on April 20, 2009, 09:34:45 PM
what info have you herd on these Jay ??
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Jay Burgess on April 20, 2009, 11:21:47 PM
Quote from: Nathan cefai on April 20, 2009, 09:34:45 PM
what info have you herd on these Jay ??

Practically nothing that's why I'm asking.
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Nathan Cefai on April 21, 2009, 09:28:24 AM
You got any idea where its located ?
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Andrew Poulos on April 21, 2009, 10:42:23 AM
Saw something to do with seed blanks and Fisherman rods on one website. I'll look again for it.
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Chris Tan on April 21, 2009, 12:49:34 PM
I've been using my Valley Hill Exploder Mogi Special for a few years now and its my go to rod for heavy jigging.

100lb rated, max drag 16kgs, 300 to 700g jig weight.

Here's a pic of it loaded up

Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Brandon Khoo on April 21, 2009, 01:40:14 PM
I'm still wondering why you would call a rod "the Exploder"!  :D
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Chris Tan on April 21, 2009, 04:01:39 PM
Maybe it was supposed to be "Explorer"?  ;D

Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Greg Burt on April 21, 2009, 04:32:09 PM
For your sake Chris I hope so  :D
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Jay Burgess on April 21, 2009, 07:03:59 PM
Thanks Chris, mainly interested in the PE4-6 model but thanks anyway.
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Collin Tong on April 22, 2009, 06:37:58 PM
Maybe you can check out this link for the Valleyhill range of rods.

http://translate.google.com.sg/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.valleyhill1.com/&ei=mNbuSeb5I5WZkQX53qilDw&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dvalleyhill%26hl%3Den (http://translate.google.com.sg/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.valleyhill1.com/&ei=mNbuSeb5I5WZkQX53qilDw&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dvalleyhill%26hl%3Den)
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Chris Wong on April 24, 2009, 08:43:12 PM
I've fished with Mogi and his Grouper Boys over the last 5 years and I've seen most of the Valley Hills rods in action.  Since I don't jig with spinners, I don't have much experience with them except with Mogi's Maori Spirits OH rod.  From what I've seen from Mogi & Co, the rods seem to be good performers that look good and are robust.  One of the guys on my last trip described his ranking of the 3 rods in usage - Valley Hill, MC Works, Carpenter -  but he never tried my Jigging Master!

The Maori Sprits rod is slightly longer than what I'd been used to (5' JM) and the rod seemed soft for a big gun.  Under load it folds away nicely before its butt power comes into play. The MS is an easy rod to jig with and has an outstanding track record in Mogi's hands which proves it as an outstanding rod for big jigs and big fish.

Exploder - sorry, didn't test these. 
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Brock Arifovic on June 15, 2009, 08:14:34 PM
Chris,

Where did you manage to get this rod from? I am interested in such a rod for doggies.
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Lip Song on June 29, 2009, 11:42:48 PM
hi,

this is a video of the "the deep quaker" rod in action.....high stick a few times during the fight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C77CPbNkRJY#noexternalembed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C77CPbNkRJY#noexternalembed)
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Brandon Khoo on June 30, 2009, 07:53:18 AM
I don't think any of the guys would have been game to rank the Valley Hill anything but number one on that trip!


Quote from: Chris Wong on April 24, 2009, 08:43:12 PM
I've fished with Mogi and his Grouper Boys over the last 5 years and I've seen most of the Valley Hills rods in action.  Since I don't jig with spinners, I don't have much experience with them except with Mogi's Maori Spirits OH rod.  From what I've seen from Mogi & Co, the rods seem to be good performers that look good and are robust.  One of the guys on my last trip described his ranking of the 3 rods in usage - Valley Hill, MC Works, Carpenter -  but he never tried my Jigging Master!

The Maori Sprits rod is slightly longer than what I'd been used to (5' JM) and the rod seemed soft for a big gun.  Under load it folds away nicely before its butt power comes into play. The MS is an easy rod to jig with and has an outstanding track record in Mogi's hands which proves it as an outstanding rod for big jigs and big fish.

Exploder - sorry, didn't test these. 
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Brock Arifovic on June 30, 2009, 08:01:36 PM
Nice action on the rod, good fish as well
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Kenny Tan on July 01, 2009, 10:28:51 AM
Quote from: Lip Song on June 29, 2009, 11:42:48 PM
hi,

this is a video of the "the deep quaker" rod in action.....high stick a few times during the fight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C77CPbNkRJY#noexternalembed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C77CPbNkRJY#noexternalembed)

One of the rare footage where the line did not break after I take over the camera.  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Lip Song on July 02, 2009, 09:19:12 PM
i still love u, kenny  ;D

Quote from: Kenny on July 01, 2009, 10:28:51 AM
Quote from: Lip Song on June 29, 2009, 11:42:48 PM
hi,

this is a video of the "the deep quaker" rod in action.....high stick a few times during the fight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C77CPbNkRJY#noexternalembed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C77CPbNkRJY#noexternalembed)

One of the rare footage where the line did not break after I take over the camera.  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Valley Hill
Post by: Sachin Chaudhry on July 03, 2009, 07:58:27 AM
Am running a OH version of the Exploder on a Jigger 5000. Very well balanced and grunty.