Matrix MTX3 Review with Big Bird
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- Big Bird reviews the @ifishmatrix MTX3, the cheapest 16m pole produced by Matrix.
Big Bird heads back to Big Bird HQ to discuss the findings and compare against the 5 star standard he covers with all pole reviews.
You only get what you pay for,
The extra 14m 16m is what you pay the extra money for,
It's worth the money if you only fish up to 13m,and have a tight budget,
It's been out a few years nw,
So most poles have a shelf life,as poles are improving all the time.
Eventually all poles will be usable at 14 and 16 m lengths, and will be made so you can use them like a margin pole at these lengths,too
They are starting to make these all round poles nw,
Gurus new pole ,and the new maver are examples,
Great video bb,
Be nice to see a unbiased review of the new maver, lots of 18mm kits around at great prices.👍
@@davep6286 Hopefully get bb to do one,
Gurus reviews have only come from sponsored anglers and sponsored magazines
These videos are a better way of judging poles, tackle in general
You’re right Kirk… by right, it’s a 16m pole… that’s why I reviewed it as so… and ultimately, that’s the reason people buy it, like you say, to get the 14/16 reachability… but it is a bit left to be desired! Let me know if you hunt down one of those Guru poles to review 😆 BB
Thank you so much for doing the review I was asking you to do it for ages all the reviews of the mtx3 is at 13 meters so thanks for the honesty big bird 🐦
You’re welcome Dan… it’s brilliant at 13m, but why buy a 16m pole to just use it at 13m? I’d rather buy a better 13m pole for the money if I’m only going to use the 13… it’s a 16m pole… so really, needs reviewing at 16 🤷🏻♂️ BB
Absolutely loved this review mate, the camera angles with the go pros bring a great new viewing experience, brilliant as always 😀 👍
Love it Matt! Maybe a view from the front would top it all off 😆 BB
Great honest review BB and what a nice carp to finish your session keep the videos coming BB tight lines 🎣👍
Thanks Stephen, appreciate the kind words 👍🏻 BB
Great video as usual mate! Top stuff! Tight lines🎣
Really appreciate it Callum, cheers buddy 👍🏻 BB
Another great review and a beanie purchased for my winter canal sessions. Keep up the good work Big Bird
It’s on its way to you Neil, thanks for your support mate 👍🏻 BB
@@FirstTimeFishing beanie arrived this morning, wearing it now as its soooooooo comfy.
@@NeilFeltham chuffed it’s arrived with Royal Mail in the state they are 🙏🏻 BB
Gr8 review m8, nice fish for the time of year. Love the bobble 😍🎣🎣
Haha, cheers buddy, I believe there’s one waiting for you! 👍🏻 BB
Mate....T shirt ! 😲 Close call on that slip, but what a cracking winter fish 👍🎣🎣🎣
Cheers Bri… hot blooded mate 😆 🥵 BB
Fair honest review as a new subscriber I have to admit your films are a real pleasure to watch 👏👏
Stephen, welcome to the channel and the FTF family, great to have you on board… thank you for the kind words 👍🏻 BB
Great revue BB toped off with that winter F! which we would all be glad of this time of year.
Absolutely Colin, couldn’t believe my luck… it had been silvers up until then 😆 BB
Another great honest review BB keep them coming
Thanks Steve, appreciate it buddy 👍🏻 BB
Well done fella great review don't forget if you fish it at a normal 13 mtrs it's hard to beat even with the top of the range poles keep up the good work
Thanks so much Phillip… it’s brilliant at 13m, but why buy a 16m pole to just use it at 13m? It’s a 16m pole… so really, it needed reviewing at 16 🤷🏻♂️ but I agree, it’s more than usable for 5 hours at 13m… so is the MTX2 👍🏻 BB
I’ve just had mine delivered today along with the S36 box and loads of other Matrix goody’s I can’t wait to get out and try the pole out
Enjoy mate, it’s great gear 👍🏻 BB
@@FirstTimeFishing not sure when I’ll be using it as it’s bloody freezing
@@ifiwas195 😆🥶 BB
Great honest review… hoping you will be doing a review on the new MTX 4 V2 when they’re in the shops.
Fingers crossed I can get hold of one 👍🏻 BB
Great review Big Bird…. Are you sure the maggots were still in that cup when you shipped it out…. bouncing like a good’un!🤣🤣
It bounces mate… I also didn’t have the rollers set so I could brush along the leg, nightmare shipping out 🤦🏻♂️😆 BB
Great review, nice fish. Thanks BB 🎣🎣
How long have you had it ? Has it broken at all ?
Only a section 3… cause I stepped on it 🤦🏻♂️ but never broken whilst playing any fish Mark 👍🏻 BB
I had an mtx3, it's was brilliant but brittle! The last time I used it I was cupping a small ball of groundbait using the small cup 11m and my no4 snapped clean in half! That was the 3rd no4 that has gone on me.
Day to day the pole was amazing for the money, managed to land double figure carp no problem. Great up to 14.5 then it goes a bit.
I agree Ricky… past 13m it’s a bit of a jelly pole, but so heavy… I’ve not had any issues with the sections to be fair… but great contribution to let us know that the Pole isn’t all plain sailing 👍🏻 BB
As per what Phillip Smith says, The MTX 3 is very much a very good and comfortable Pole at 13 Meters which lets be honest is the average distance most of us fish at. I think it is not a pole to conpare to the MTX 4. The MAP 1001, The Preston 90 etc. Good review Mate.
Thanks for the kind words Peter… it’s brilliant at 13m, but why buy a 16m pole to just use it at 13m? I’d rather buy a better 13m pole for the money if I’m only going to use the 13… it’s a 16m pole… so really, needs reviewing at 16 🤷🏻♂️
It is very good at 13 though… just so heavy. 😣 BB
Well, after a year i suffered what a lot of MTX3 owners suffered. Clean break in the middle of a No4 section whilst playing a mid sized Carp. I also had an Ultra 1 power top kit break in two places.
It definitely seems that the carbon gets weaker over time, and the breakages come thick and fast.
I bought a No4 section from an MTX2 to replace the busted one, which is a much stronger section. I've been looking for ages to get an MTX2 No3 section but can't find any anywhere. I use the No3 section from an MTX margin pole as I do not have much confidence in the standard No3 section.
Great review as always bb. Love the big bird cam. You my friend are hardcore, sleeveless..
Haha, Big Bird Cam… it’s the future! 👍🏻 BB
No it's not, I've just got to the end of the video! Have you tried the MTX2?
I have John, still a bit heavy, I’m looking forward to having a play with the v2’s 👍🏻 BB
great vids ....whats the song called in the titles
Alright Jon, it’s my own song, lyrics written by a mate, then sang and played by me 😆, wrote it in 2007, called “Life beneath the Bell Tower” 👍🏻 BB
Great video BB
Cheers Roger, it’s no Torque Carp! 👍🏻 BB
I thought you said you weren’t going to cup that bait in mate 😂😂. Try shipping the pole across your thighs, it will give you a much more stable and solid base which in turn will minimise the bounce on your cupping kit 👍. Happy Christmas 🎄
Haha, I replied to several comments like this one Ashley! Love how it provided some entertainment… the pole rollers weren’t set up that I could roll it across my thighs 😆 I’d put the rollers far too high, not realised, then hit record 🤦🏻♂️haha, nightmare… I thought whilst editing “well that looks professional!” 😆 BB
I have tried only once to fish my MTX3 at 16 metres, and as you say, it's hard. I couldn't do it for more than half an hour.
Even at 14.5metres it's not exactly comfortable.
However, fitting a short 3 at 14.5 metres. It changes the pole dramatically.
Cool carp on cool day
Absolutely Mark, a right surprise! BB
Bobble hat and floats ordered for Xmas mate 🤙 great videos keep saying it though I'm not moving away from my Matrix Euro Margin Pole lol :-)
It’s on its way to you Mark! Thanks for the support! 👍🏻 BB
Great vid m8
Hi BB, great unbiased review as per norm. As it’s winter and you were fishing for smaller fish with the 10-12 elastic did you have a power top kit or the match top kit as match is rated to 12 elastic ? Secondly I have used MTX3 for the last near 3 years, I always use it with the short 3 section as this stiffens it up when fishing long. 100% about heavy at 16m so mostly finish up a max 14m. Good work BB have a great Christmas 🎅
Hi Rob… power top kit mate, I use the powers all the time really… I also use a short 3, which works lovely! But, the point of the review is that it’s a 16m pole, and that’s really the reason why you buy it 🤷🏻♂️ the 10-12 worked fantastic! Thanks for your support! 👍🏻 BB
Hi BB, is this the V2?
I really don't understand the manufacturer's tactics here. Why make a 16m pole that is un-usable, seems like they all do it so they can market that they have a pole to suit everyone in their range? I'm guessing most people use at max 13m, so why not just get a 13m pole and save some cash or invest in a better 13m? In my mind it's only worth buying a 16m if you spend the big bucks!
It’s a good point Pricey… it does give you the option of 16m… it’s just difficult to fish at that distance for a long time… there is definitely a difference between the base 16m models and the flagships 👍🏻 BB
@@FirstTimeFishing gotta be honest here, i do think its great, fished it at 14,5 and havent had porblems at all, lifted and dropped, 16 metres its heavy but far from unusable.
You should do the map 101 to 501 . I think the map pole are better .
If I could get hold of some, I would Carl… I have found the MAP range very stiff in the past 🤷🏻♂️ BB
It would be good .
My MTX 1 is a great pole at 13m, I can’t see float any further 😂
Haha, brilliant comment Rob 👍🏻 BB
What about the mtx2 big bird for those who only need 13m. Recommend it?
What’s it like at 14.5 please
It’s ok, not bad at all… even better at 14m by swapping out the number 3 for a short number 3 👍🏻 BB
Nice one Bb have been out yet and test my gortinis
Cheers Danny… don’t blame you mate 🥶 BB
Lovely pole for the price
MTX3 Ultra or superium x50 or superium Carp?
I need help.
I want 16 m pole around 1000 pounds. Thanks for answer
I would go for the mtx3 rn as you can buy newer spares then vor the mtx3 v2
Also i like the package more
Good for a bag of sand but Poles brittle save and spend that bit extra get a g90 but also buy few short 4s it’s ten times better pole all round
Bit of a pointless comment saying there's a big dip and bounce in the pole ...WHEN YOU HAVE A CUPPING KIT AND CUP on the end 🤷♂️🤦♂️
Thanks for taking the time to comment crazyfishd1crazyfishd189 👍🏻 on any of the Pole reviews on first time fishing, I always cup out some bait to see the bounce, strength and stiffness of the pole… if you watch the X90 review, you’ll see the pole bend and bounce like a 3 year old on a blow up castle… yet the MAP 1001 and MTX 5 handled a cup of bait superbly… appreciate your support on the channel, tight lines 👍🏻 BB
Beanie ordered the bald head should be good now lol
It’s on its way Steve, thanks so much for the support 👍🏻 BB
NO pole no matter what the price likes the cupping kit with a ball of groundbait ,, if you watch any reviews on the top of the range daiwa and guru poles they look horrible with balls of groundbait ..
Weight is important,but balance is much more critical ..if it has good balance and is crisp then you will not notice the weight .. it looks good for the price ..but you get what you pay for and if you pay a grand for a pole you will struggle at longer lengths otherwise no flagship 4000 pound poles would be needed..