"dodge" wrote in message
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Can you use carp for barbel fishing as i use fox alarrms nightfishing
dont
need bite indication via quivers

What is the difference between a carp and barbel rod
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On a more serious note.
You can catch carp and barbel on a match rod.
so is a match rod a carp rod?
A rod sold as a barbel rod would be around 11ft to 12ft long, with a test
curve of 1.1/4lb to 1.1/2lb. This rod is perfect for carp.
On the other hand Anglers that fish for carp in excess of 40lb, cast
weights in excess of 2oz to the margins 100yds across on the other side of
the lakes they are fishing. They use rods and reels that could double up as
beachcasters.
They could! walk round the other side and use a match rod.
What really determines a rod is how you are going to use it. The
manufactures would have you believe that you need a rod for every fish.