Advice required for new Rod

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

The trouble with censorship is "quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?"
(Juvenal's Satires)

I am sure many will disagree but there are some fine branded rods (various
specialities) for £50 each. Buy 2 - they take up little room ;-)


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(Amiably) - for that's my way

Baal

http://www.helden.co.uk
"spamless" wrote in message
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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.


--
GRD

The trouble with censorship is "quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?"
(Juvenal's Satires)

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.


--
GRD

The trouble with censorship is "quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?"
(Juvenal's Satires)

I'm on a hunt for a new rod for the summer myself, and I've been looking
around through the winter.
I came across a very nice Avon rod with 2 top sections.
The first top section is pretty stiff and can be used for float fishing or
heeavy feeder work.
The second top section has a screw in adapter for quiver/swing tips.

Its about 1.5 - 2lb test curve

I forget the manufacturer/brand on the rod but I'm into the tackle shop this
afternoon for the weekends bait, I'll check it out and update you.

I've been pretty much sold on this rod as its versitility seems fantastic..

It was priced at 90 euros in the shop the last day I checked, which is just
under 60 gbp.

"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.
What size / TC / type of rod would give the best compromise for the
above mentioned species given the constraints that
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For the general type of fishing you want to do a 1:1/4 test curve Avon rod
should meet your needs.
The john wilson avon quiver rod is a 11ft long, with an extension to bring
it up to 13ft. Personally when tried one I found it a bit heavy at 13ft for
waggler fishing, however that is just me, I hate unbalanced fishing rods.
It comes with a second section together with three quiver tips.
At around £65 from the link below it should IMHO meet your needs and price.

http://www.nimpopo.com/acatalog/coar...tackle_52.html

In message , spamless
writes

Thanks to all for the helpful advice

I will be looking at the John Wilson Avon this weekend and at that price
I may also be able to afford some more toys to go with it.

Best Regards to all


--
GRD

The trouble with censorship is "quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?"
(Juvenal's Satires)