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Well my old one gave up the ghost last year and i am in the market for another. I am not a long distance flinger probably 60 yards max for me but i do love a good heavy weight for a marker. i want to combine the two as one rod. What do you look for in a good spod/marker rod. Yes , i could use a beach caster i know but its in bad condition and the only decent rod is a 9ft boat rod so not so good there.

 

It will take a bit of punishment but not loads as i do try to not attract the small fish in concentrating on the larger if i can. The budget is as low as can be but without the sacrifice of stamina and quality.

 

Anyone?


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Any budget spod rod will fit the bill mate. Check out Chub, Fox, Greys, ESP and Wychwood for a start. You should get one for approx 50 notes.

 

Alternatively, look on the auction sites etc. and go down the second hand route. You're likely to get a far better rod than the above for similar money.

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I got the Wychwood Spod some time ago for flinging over-sized deads adn leads and if it can handle that, I reckon it can handle you wish to do with it. That's not to say the rod was overgunned either.

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Or even look at the 'Buy One, Get One Free' offer on the TFG Banshees - http://tidd.ly/387d9e59

 

I'm intrigued how you can spod accurately without a separate marker rod.

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Clip up and aim for the same far bank marker.

 

That works well when people write it constantly in magazines, but is poor in reality. You only need to be a few inches out with your footwork, and those few inches get multiplied with every yard you cast. Get a marker out and do it properly :D

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Depends how big a spod you want to fire out, but at a range of 60 yards, I'd bet that any carp rod you already own will do the job.

 

I dont usually fish much beyond 65-70 yards, and use a pair of distance casting 3lb tc carp rods for markering and spodding. If I wanted to fish at extreme ranges I'd need more specialised kit, but at short-medium range, most standard stuff will do.

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That works well when people write it constantly in magazines, but is poor in reality. You only need to be a few inches out with your footwork, and those few inches get multiplied with every yard you cast. Get a marker out and do it properly :D

Keep your feet in the same place, use braid, learn to cast consistently and you cant see a marker float in the dark :fishing1:

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I don't own a dedicated Marker rod and just use a spare Carp Rod and can not really see the point in buying a dedicated branded Marker Rod when a spare Carp Rod will do. If you plan to buy a Spod rod I would try to have a play with one before parting with any money as I bought one blind from ebay and it has not been as good as I hoped.

 

I have a Shimano Alivio 5.5lb TC and I just can not get any compression in it to cast with, So I end up casting Trebuchet style rather then punching a spod out. It might be because I am not using it right after years of making do with a Carp rod, but the positive is that it will cast out any weight without worrying to much about the rod breaking but I do not enjoy using it but I guess it's a means to an end. On reflection I think a lighter TC would have been a better option.

 

Most times I don't bother to bring the Spod rod and just bring along some spare carp rods but on sessions when I know I want to get a lot of bait out quickly and am not to bothered about how much disturbance I make they can be very useful. My heavy rod can be great for those huge bombardments but way overgunned for most of my fishing. Not one of my best purchases but you live and learn.

 

I guess it's deciding how you are mostly likely to fish and seeing if you need a specialist tool to achieve that.

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