Carp rods for barbel fishing

"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.

In message , Alex
writes

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.

This is true. I (along with half the coarse angling population) have a
John Wilson avon/quiver and a 13ft match rod which cover about 95% of my
fishing. The rest of the time, I'm on the pole or spinning. I've a light
match-picker style quiver rod which I hardly ever use now.

The JW is very versatile, I've used it for chub, barbel, tench, light
carping, general feeder fishing on stillwaters and rivers, float fishing
in the sea for wrasse and pollock, anything too demanding for the match
rod.

It's too short and stiff to cast a light waggler well, and 6lb line is
about tops, so it won't stop a determined double figure carp near snags,
but it's definitely the most versatile bit of kit I've owned.

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Steve Walker