Look at a rod with around 1.5lb-1.75lb test curve (Max)
The higher the test curve the stiffer the rod is.
ie a 3lb test curve is for big carp and catfish

Look at the TFG rods or Masterline
www.totalfishinggear.co.uk/
www.masterline.co.uk

Dont buy Fox as you will pay for the name

And you dont need to spend £100 on a rod
mine cost £50 and it pulls in carp and catfish


"spamless" wrote in message
...

Dear All,

Time has come to buy a new rod, I can only afford one (both in money and
storage space) and therein lies the problem.

The water I fish has single figure carp, bream, tench, chub and roach
and I need a rod which can cope with all those species. I have never
used line above 8lbs BS for any of these species.

For these fish I fish purely for pleasure and 99% of my fishing is
straight forward waggler float fishing on still water. (My favourite
fishing is for Pike on either deadbait or lure and for that I have a ton
of heavy gear and no where to store anymore).

So the question is;

What size / TC / type of rod would give the best compromise for the
above mentioned species given the constraints that

a - this branch of my fishing is purely for pleasure
b - do not need anything rated above 8lb reel line
c - majority of fishing is waggler
d - majority of fishing is small stillwater
e - Budget is around £100
f - I wouldn't know a progressive action if it smacked me in the face
;-)
.
Hope somebody can help as any assistance would be gratefully received
especially if it enables me to justify the purchase of yet "more big
boys toys" to the watch commander.


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GRD

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