Good enough for carp?

[Norfolkdan]

Do you think any of these rods will cope with carp to double figures?

 

Good for carp?

 

And what about these reels?

 

Fly Reeel

 

 

 

Shakespeare Condex

 

Thanks for any help...also, are the reels left handed or right, and can they be switched?

 

Cheers

[Robeano]

Hi Dan

 

In my experience it very much depends on the type of water you are fishing. I spend most of my time at the Chilham Match Lake which is a moat style lake which doesn't give the fish much opportunity to run, they just tend to dog it out under the rod tip. In this situation I have found the most basic of fly tackle is sufficient.

 

If you're fishing more open water where the fish can really streak off, I'd get a reel lie the one you have shown i.e. adjustable drag etc.

 

As for rods, I use an old 7 weight glass fibre effort that my dad hand built about 25 years ago and this still copes admirably. The 6/7 weights you are looking at should be fine for fish to mid doubles. For anything much bigger I'd beef it up a bit.

 

Hope that helps.

 

Robin