"Phil L" wrote in message
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Matt (IS Team) wrote:
:: We're planning a 10 day trip to France later this year to fish for
:: the monster French Carp.
::
:: I don't currently have the tackle for this kind of trip and have
:: been checking the magazine ad's and Ebay for deals on rod's, reels
:: etc. One that has caught my eye is the "2 for £20" deal on 2.5lb
:: TC rods at Dragon Carp (Hucknall, Notts). Has anyone used these
:: rods and can offer an opinion?
::
:: I don't expect them to be amazing at that price, but at only a
:: tenner each if they're at all decent I'll have them!

Don't bother with Dragon anything, it's cheap kak
Your local tackleshop will have Zebco cheap carp rods for around 20 quid
and
I have used these for years, until getting a couple of Fox Warriors.

TBH if you are forking out money for a trip to France, you really need to
spend a bit on proper tackle - you have a good chance of hooking something
in the 30 - 40lb bracket and a ten quid rod just isn't going to do it.

What are you using now for catching carp?

I'm currently using a couple of heavy feeder rods. They cope very well with
what I've used them for so far (fish to 15lb, casting 2oz leads or small
method feeders 10-30yds) but I know they're not up to "proper" carping.
I normally but 2nd tier brands (Shakespeare etc) as I really won't notice
the difference between them and something twice the price, and was hoping
that the Dragon gear was at least useable, but if it's crap I'll stear
clear!

Many thanks...


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