In article , Pepperoni
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"Derek.Moody" wrote in message
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Somewhat OT here - being a UK group. However:

The carp are similar, even if our fishing methods differ wildly.

Don't tell the fanatics but the same methods work worldwide - even in the
UK. It's just that manufacturers make more money out of high-tech solutions
to invented problems.

With overgrown banks you'll find a longer rod to be of great assistance,
especially when working around or through overhanging vegetation. Even in

Actually, I made my 6 footer from the tip section of a 12 foot ultralight
graphite "noodle" rod. I use 20# spiderwire on an old Mitchell ultralight
reel. It's a seeming mismatched rig, but I need the heavy line to turn the
big ones. It will bend at the handle to point straight at the fish with the

Makes sense, but a longer rod will help a deal with controlling fish.

drag singing. Usually if I can turn them to run upstream, I can let the
fish relax and he will hang almost motionless in the current, and I can draw
him closer slowly. The banks aren't really heavily overgrown, but there
isn't really room for a back-cast. Overhead is limited, too. I do well with
an underhanded flip; I can toss the width of the river when the water is
low. My biggest problem is the huge trees growing half in the water. They
are too large to reach around, and I can't travel up or down stream

Maybe even longer..?

You don't say how fast the water is but in general if yu can get a fish to
work hard upstream of you, you have the beating of him. The trick is to
bring him in before he is completely exhausted as a big dead-weight in a
strong current is pretty well unmanageable.

Cheerio,

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