Cheap carp gear

[Colin Payne]

Ok so what I've done is picked up 2 rods and 2 reels from WMAC for £49.95 (Ad.at the back of Sept issue of Improve Your Coarse Fishing). They are the Ron Thompson superior specimen rods and Okuma Dynadrag "baitfeeder" speciman reels. Not received them yet so i dont know what to expect. Anybody had any experience of this gear at all?

[pinky]

i don`t know about the rods but i have two of the reels and i like em.

there pretty smooth for only one bearing.

one thing i have done is greased round the shaft under washers etc after taking the spool off.

the reason is the drag was a little variable in response but after greasing performs well.

the most important thing is to use good line and very secure knots.also use good bait.

i was fishing one rod and float fishing while waiting,i had just bought "any old boilee" and it could go a whole session without a take.

tuesday i had a boilee out for 2 hours and nothing i then changed to hair rigged cat food in the same place under a margin tree (lowered in carefully)within 2 minutes i had a take an 11lb mirror followed by 6 others 4 to 10lb.

have fun

[Rykko]

Colin Payne:

Ok so what I've done is picked up 2 rods and 2 reels from WMAC for £49.95 (Ad.at the back of Sept issue of Improve Your Coarse Fishing).

I've just done the same. 2 rods, 2 reels, 2 rod tubes and all for a shade under 58 squid. Cant wait.

[seph]

Do you think Matt Hayes would catch any less fish if he was to fish with a cheap Badger 2 rod set up rather than him using his Fox gear,where one rod would cost well in excess of £100. I think not. Its not the gear it is what you do with it(as the mrs says)

[jimbo]

try ebay, coz i always see cheap reels n stuff there

[Rykko]

Colin, have your rods turned up yet? I ordered mine a week ago Friday and so far no show.

[Colin Payne]

Hi Rykko, the gear turned up on Friday. Tryed one out in the afternoon, no bites but it felt good, cast well and the Okuma reels are very smooth. I ordered them 2 Tuesdays ago so they took 7 working days allowing for the Bank holiday. If u ordered yours from WMAC 2 Fridays ago I should think you'll get them by Wednesday as its delivery up to 7 working days. Can't wait to try a long session. I've been getting lots of tips from some of the carpers on my local lake and you guys on here are a great help. I've been sent videos for free and got some good advice.

 

Cheers Guys

[andy_moule]

I have two Okuma Dynadrags, use them for general medium/heavy work as well as with braid for Piking, so they get a lot of abuse, and they are excellent in my opinion. also have a couple of Daiwa Sensor-Z carp rods, and I can't really fault these either! If you shop around you can get them for £30 each.

 

Incidentally, as a self-confessed tackle junkie, I've always thought that in general, Shakespeare gear is very well priced, good quality, and their customer service is brilliant.

 

Andy.

[Rykko]

Mine turned up this afternoon. I've got tomorrow off work so I might just load the reels up and head for a nice little pond I was introduced to Saturday. I'll have to fish using a feeder as I forgot to get any leads (doh), and I'd better spend tonight practising the old knotless knot

No bite indicators either so it'll have to be the old line-under-the-rubber-band trick I suppose.

[Colin Payne]

I forgot to get another dropper so it was back to the old Fairy Liquid bottle top tonight

No fish but I chilled out nicely with a few tinnys!