What's peoples opinions on the lowest TC rod you would feel comfortable to use to fish a water that is primarily mid thirties up to 60's. Talking about a French lake with a. Heavy stocking of 40's
Not much weed. And casting isn't a consideration
Is 2.5lb taking the piss a bit? I know they can handle them but would it make it too much of soft fight against potentially upper 40's 50's and 60's?
Not much weed. And casting isn't a consideration
Is 2.5lb taking the piss a bit? I know they can handle them but would it make it too much of soft fight against potentially upper 40's 50's and 60's?
In reply to Post #1
I once had a 25lb catfish on some 2lb tc Armalites, took me over half an hour to land it. Not really fair on the fish I thought, a higher tc rod would have landed it much quicker. From that point forward, I always said match your setup to the situation (lake size and stock).
I think your 2.5lb rods should just about be OK, but if you have higher tc rods, I'd go for them.
I once had a 25lb catfish on some 2lb tc Armalites, took me over half an hour to land it. Not really fair on the fish I thought, a higher tc rod would have landed it much quicker. From that point forward, I always said match your setup to the situation (lake size and stock).
I think your 2.5lb rods should just about be OK, but if you have higher tc rods, I'd go for them.
In reply to Post #2
Yeah I've got 2.5lb hi-s which is what want to use, 3lb scopes, 3.25 torrix te, 3.5lb aviator plus
I'll be taking two sets anyway. One set up for day time spots/zigs vice Versa
Cans decide between hi s and scopes or scopes and torrix
Yeah I've got 2.5lb hi-s which is what want to use, 3lb scopes, 3.25 torrix te, 3.5lb aviator plus
I'll be taking two sets anyway. One set up for day time spots/zigs vice Versa
Cans decide between hi s and scopes or scopes and torrix
I have what you would call a good problem to have
How far do you need to cast?
In reply to Post #2
You can put more pressure on a fish with a 2.5tc through actioned rod than you can with a fast actioned 3.5tc. Higher test curves are only for casting further nothing else.
You can put more pressure on a fish with a 2.5tc through actioned rod than you can with a fast actioned 3.5tc. Higher test curves are only for casting further nothing else.
In reply to Post #5
90 yards max but have use of a boat and bait boat so not a consideration
90 yards max but have use of a boat and bait boat so not a consideration
In reply to Post #6
So I'm sweet, I'll use the 2.5's
So I'm sweet, I'll use the 2.5's
👍🏻 thats what i would be using. I used to have the hi s in 2.5 and they were lovely rods. I use some 2.5 century graphenes now. Love a light through actioned rod. I feel for all these people coming into carp fishing now as they all think you need a 3.5-3.75 tc rod after watching a thinking tackle episode. There really missing out.
I'm going to disagree with every one now and say it really depends on the specific rod. I don't agree that you can put more pressure on with a through actioned rod than a fast taper or more precisely stiff butted rod. A 2.5lb tc rod with a through action will just flatten straight out at 90yds even with a relatively small fish. I'm not saying you need a 3.5/3.75 distance rod because you don't, but I wouldn't go below 3lb with a fast taper or 3.25 with a through action rod in the situation you described. It's only an opinion of course but in my mind you need to be able to stop fish if you need to...and if there are deep margins you will be playing fish far longer than you need to with 2.5lb rods.
In reply to Post #10
Your entitled to your opinion but you will find that you are wrong. Tie a through actioned 2.5 rod to some scales and then do it with a fast actioned 3 or 3.25 rod and you will be suprised a which one applies more pressure. The fast action rod locks out as it has no more to give where the through actioned 2.5 will apply more pressure as it loads right down through the butt. The only reason for the higher test curves is to cast further not to apply more pressure on the fish.
Your entitled to your opinion but you will find that you are wrong. Tie a through actioned 2.5 rod to some scales and then do it with a fast actioned 3 or 3.25 rod and you will be suprised a which one applies more pressure. The fast action rod locks out as it has no more to give where the through actioned 2.5 will apply more pressure as it loads right down through the butt. The only reason for the higher test curves is to cast further not to apply more pressure on the fish.
In reply to Post #11
I won't be surprised because I have actually done it, and I am not wrong. When a stiff butted rod locks up that's it it can go no further and neither can a fish, a slow taper/soft actioned rod just keeps bending until you are flat rodded, especially with a 2.5lb tc.
I won't be surprised because I have actually done it, and I am not wrong. When a stiff butted rod locks up that's it it can go no further and neither can a fish, a slow taper/soft actioned rod just keeps bending until you are flat rodded, especially with a 2.5lb tc.
In reply to Post #12
Unfortunately you are still wrong, mebees run your tests again as you have cocked them up.
Unfortunately you are still wrong, mebees run your tests again as you have cocked them up.
In reply to Post #8
Yup, if you're not casting may aswell just use your 2.5's. They're not going to snap, and they'll probably lock up anyway unless they're avon\true through action type blanks.
Yup, if you're not casting may aswell just use your 2.5's. They're not going to snap, and they'll probably lock up anyway unless they're avon\true through action type blanks.
In reply to Post #13
yes its common people dont realise the reality
ALL my biggest fish quite a few 50s upto 68lb have been landed on my Century NGs 2.75lb
and the very best Snag rods I ever used
were a pair of old Original Fox warrior a soft 2.75lb that were fantastic like a big bungy slowing the fish and absorbing lunges stopping any hook pulls
and of course once compressed the enormous pulling power comes into play puling the fish out I been carp fishing since 1962 and probably got over 25 years of snag fishing alone !!
and seen peoples posts about rods and pulling power and it does make me
what they imagine and theorize are 2 different things in reality
the ONLY time I ever needed anything heavier was because I could not use a boat to row out the baits and needed to cast further
yes its common people dont realise the reality
ALL my biggest fish quite a few 50s upto 68lb have been landed on my Century NGs 2.75lb
and the very best Snag rods I ever used
were a pair of old Original Fox warrior a soft 2.75lb that were fantastic like a big bungy slowing the fish and absorbing lunges stopping any hook pulls
and of course once compressed the enormous pulling power comes into play puling the fish out I been carp fishing since 1962 and probably got over 25 years of snag fishing alone !!
and seen peoples posts about rods and pulling power and it does make me
what they imagine and theorize are 2 different things in reality the ONLY time I ever needed anything heavier was because I could not use a boat to row out the baits and needed to cast further