Which rod?

[Darlo]

I'm new to fishing and have only been carp fishing with a 2.75 lb t/c fox rod with 15lb line. I'm going to a commercial water in a couple of weeks and was wondering which float rod is best at a budget?

 

i.e what t/c and line should I be using. The water is stacked with many species but float fishing for carp is what I want to concentrate on. It holds carp to 20lb

 

Any suggestions would be appreciated. I don't want to make my life difficult for catching bream etc but also don't want to get my tackle snapped easily when catching a good sized carp.

[Chris Goddard]

There are MANY hundreds of Commercial Carp rods out there!! But my advice would certainly to be to pay a visit to your local shop and ask there advice! Tell them WHAT you want to spend and stick to it!!

[Andy Macfarlane]

I chose the Leeda 12ft Concept Carp Match Rod for a mate who was looking for an allround float rod. Money wasn't an object and we looked at several rods costing upto £100 and this one came out as the best choice. It was only £29.99 at the time. I've used the rod several times and it is a joy to use.

I found one online for £22.99, which I reckon is virtually throwing it away. It really is a nice rod and I couldn't see anyone having a problem with it in their hands.

[mooserx]

I'm new to fishing and have only been carp fishing with a 2.75 lb t/c fox rod with 15lb line. I'm going to a commercial water in a couple of weeks and was wondering which float rod is best at a budget?

 

i.e what t/c and line should I be using. The water is stacked with many species but float fishing for carp is what I want to concentrate on. It holds carp to 20lb

 

Any suggestions would be appreciated. I don't want to make my life difficult for catching bream etc but also don't want to get my tackle snapped easily when catching a good sized carp.

 

personally i use a MAP matchtek number 2 waggler, this may seem a little light but if you couple it with a 2500 reel loadid with 6lbs b/s then its soft action is more than capable of taming zoo creature type carp up to 15lbs, it takes a bit of careful time to play and land them but the fun is tremendous they cost in the region of £120 about 2 1/2 years ago so i wouldn't know what they are going for now.

mooserx