Pellet Waggler Rods versus 'Ordinary' Waggler Rods.

[HERUTILUS]

Greetings, as per

 

As I'm getting on a tad & I here warn you I may have 'asked this one' before, so please bear with me.

 

I've just been perusing Chapman's latest coarse fishing brochure, full of good stuff it is. Advertised are a great variety of waggler rods, most of them being described as PELLET wagglers. However, also mentioned are WAGGLER rods, the 'pellet connotation' not being mentioned.

 

My question is, what is the subtle difference, if any, twixt a peller waggler rod & an 'ordinary' waggler rod & where do CARP WAGGLER rods fit into the scenario?

 

Please advise,

 

 

Regards,

 

 

H Of The Pond.

[Rob Ward]

Pellet waggler rods are shorter, usually ten or eleven foot and quite powerful.

 

They're like Avon rods so if you already own an 11ft Avon don't bother.

 

Normal Waggler rods are usually longer (12 or 13ft) and not as powerful, Carp Waggler rods are the same length as normal Waggler rods but with extra power like the Pellet Waggler - same with Specialist Float Rods.

Edited March 10, 2012 by Rob Ward

[HERUTILUS]

Pellet waggler rods are shorter, usually ten or eleven foot and quite powerful.

 

They're like Avon rods so if you already own an 11ft Avon don't bother.

 

Normal Waggler rods are usually longer (12 or 13ft) and not as powerful, Carp Waggler rods are the same length as normal Waggler rods but with extra power like the Pellet Waggler - same with Specialist Float Rods.

 

Hello Rob,

 

Thank you for your response to my 'pellet waggler' query.

 

At the risk of appearing pedantic I now ask the following of you. Why call a 'pellet waggler rod' a 'pellet waggler'? Any 'pellet waggler' rod would appear to be nothing more than a heavy-duty waggler used when fishing for bigger fish such chub, bream, tench & carp? On using same one will not necessarily be using 'pellet hook-bait', one could equally be using [as I see it anyway] a cluster of maggots, bread flake, meat or whatever?

 

So, why is it called a pellet waggler?

 

Regards much,

 

H.

[Phone]

H,

 

I'm in America

 

Seems to me it is easier to call it a "pellet waggler " than to have to say "a heavy-duty waggler used when fishing for bigger fish such chub, bream, tench & carp" every time in the advertising.

 

Cumbersome that second referrence. So they just say pellet waggler.

 

Phone

[Soffit]

I have one of these pellet waggler rods despite not having used pellets or owned a waggler float. They do make fine trotting rods though. Sometimes I take off the float and just tip ledger with it. Great all-rounder if you don't want an armful of rods.

[Rob Ward]

Hello Rob,

 

Thank you for your response to my 'pellet waggler' query.

 

At the risk of appearing pedantic I now ask the following of you. Why call a 'pellet waggler rod' a 'pellet waggler'? Any 'pellet waggler' rod would appear to be nothing more than a heavy-duty waggler used when fishing for bigger fish such chub, bream, tench & carp? On using same one will not necessarily be using 'pellet hook-bait', one could equally be using [as I see it anyway] a cluster of maggots, bread flake, meat or whatever?

 

So, why is it called a pellet waggler?

 

Regards much,

 

H.

 

No idea why they made that distinction, they're just short carp waggler rods as far as I can tell.

[HERUTILUS]

No idea why they made that distinction, they're just short carp waggler rods as far as I can tell.

 

Greetings Y'all

 

Thank you all for your assistance, you've answered something that's had me guessing for some time.

 

Regards,

 

H Of The Commercial, but only sometimes.