After a decent feeder rod and reel

[itsmrb]

Hi all

 

I've been doing a lot of feeder fishing this year and have been putting some nice weights together. The maggot feeder, with some sensas lake and special g groundbait, has been particularly good at producing a good mixed bag of fish. I've been making do with a 11ft leeda feeder rod and shimano hyperloop reel however its a pretty 'entry level' set up. I'd like to upgrade my gear to something a bit better however it should still be fairly 'budget' in price. Something under £40 for the rod and perhaps under £30 for the reel. Any thoughts?

 

Thanks

[Maddog]

What sort of range is most of your feeder fishing?

Mostly silverfish or some commercial carp fishing included?

[itsmrb]

Normally fish a small 4 acre water at mid range. Main targets are silvers, tench and small carp to about 10lb max.

 

One rod I was looking at is the maver abyss 11ft. I also heard the drennan red series reels are pretty decent for the £20 price tag.

[stuchef]

Www.dragoncarpdirect.com are doing maver rod and reel combo for 34.99 my mate just got one brilliant rod very light but excellent fun playing big carp and will be perfect for mixed silvers

[robtherake]

My daughter's boyfriend has the Abyss and loves it. I've had a couple of goes with it and it seems like a lot of rod for the money. However...

 

If I was in your shoes, I'd be spending the whole of the money on a second-hand rod (which may have retailed at twice that amount, or more), which would be a considerable step up from what you have now, and keep the Hyperloop reel (which isn't bad at all) for the time being.

[Andy Macfarlane]

I have a Shakespeare Omni 12 foot feeder rod, on which I have a Shakespeare Mach 1 reel, Loaded with 6lb Drennan feeder braid.

 

Rod - £25

Reel - £35

Braid - £6

 

It's a cracking setup for the money. I've had allsorts from little roach, to big rudd, to brown trout, commercial carp and wild tench and it's right on the ball. Both rod and reel look more expensive than they actually are and there are no zany decals anywhere to demonstrate what a cheapskate you are. It looks like a well thought-out and balanced outfit.

[Phone]

itsmrb,

 

One of my "senior" bewilderments. You say, what you have - "[is] producing a good mixed bag of fish". Is there any functional reason for not using what you have?

 

Phone

[itsmrb]

itsmrb,

 

One of my "senior" bewilderments. You say, what you have - "[is] producing a good mixed bag of fish". Is there any functional reason for not using what you have?

 

Phone

 

I'm finding the tip sensitivity even on the lightest tip not that great and sometimes I'm missing bites. The rod cost £20 and the reel £15 so wasn't a big investment. I'm really enjoying this style of fishing so just looking to step up my gear to something a bit better quality that will last a few years longer.

[RUDD]

Qd stores onlinr are still doing john wilson 11/13ft avon quivers deluxe for 39.99

Three push in glass quivers and an avon top make it a versitile rod.

For the money you wont get much better unless you go down the 2nd hand route.

[Poleaxe]

I personally use the John Wilson avon quiver that RUDD just mentioned and have no problems whatsoever. It's so versatile with the three push in quivers for whatever rig you're using or fish you're targeting and can double up as a float rod if you need to change tactic on the day with no compromise to quality. With this I use a second hand Shimano Exage reel and the two go together so well. I can't comment on other rods/reels because I've only really used this set up for this style of fishing.