In reply to Post #4
The Daiwa rod is 11ft and the Scope 9ft.
The Daiwa rod is 11ft and the Scope 9ft.
In reply to Post #15
Have you got a tackle shop near you? I don't know those items but looking online, the reel is too big for the rod. A decent tackle shop will give good advice on this stuff as its in their interest to look after a potential long term customer.
Most lakes will insist on a decent sized landing net and matt, and costs soon add up with the end tackle, forceps discorger...
Best to set a budget, and see what the tackle shop will do for you
Have you got a tackle shop near you? I don't know those items but looking online, the reel is too big for the rod. A decent tackle shop will give good advice on this stuff as its in their interest to look after a potential long term customer.
Most lakes will insist on a decent sized landing net and matt, and costs soon add up with the end tackle, forceps discorger...
Best to set a budget, and see what the tackle shop will do for you
In reply to Post #17
My local shop does a float rod/reel combo for £22.99, great price, maybe it will do for me but i don`t want to get let down by crappy gear! His prices are obviously quite a bit more for named gear than the online sellers so i thought i would get some advice here.
My local shop does a float rod/reel combo for £22.99, great price, maybe it will do for me but i don`t want to get let down by crappy gear! His prices are obviously quite a bit more for named gear than the online sellers so i thought i would get some advice here.
In reply to Post #18
A £20 reel will be ****. Budget at least £50 for a reel and similar for the rod. Its not that cheap a hobby when you factor in net, mat, line and little extras. What's your total budget?
A £20 reel will be ****. Budget at least £50 for a reel and similar for the rod. Its not that cheap a hobby when you factor in net, mat, line and little extras. What's your total budget?
In reply to Post #19
Max i want to spend on a rod / reel is £100, the landing net etc i will pick up on top of that. I have two other expensive hobbies, one of which is time consuming and money sapping! I just like the idea of spending a few hours now and then doing some float fishing as the lake is only a couple of minuets down the road.
Max i want to spend on a rod / reel is £100, the landing net etc i will pick up on top of that. I have two other expensive hobbies, one of which is time consuming and money sapping! I just like the idea of spending a few hours now and then doing some float fishing as the lake is only a couple of minuets down the road.
In reply to Post #20
Then you're good to go. A parobolic action Avon type rod, 4000 reel , I'd say use the 8lb line, straight wagglers, split shot and hooks.
Rod suggestion
https://johnsonrosstackle.co.uk/korum-specialist-rods/20880-korum-opportunist-rods.html
Or
: https://johnsonrosstackle.co.uk/korum-specialist-rods/21638-korum-barbel-rods.html
You've got a reel in mind haven't you?
Then you're good to go. A parobolic action Avon type rod, 4000 reel , I'd say use the 8lb line, straight wagglers, split shot and hooks.
Rod suggestion
https://johnsonrosstackle.co.uk/korum-specialist-rods/20880-korum-opportunist-rods.html
Or
: https://johnsonrosstackle.co.uk/korum-specialist-rods/21638-korum-barbel-rods.html
You've got a reel in mind haven't you?
In reply to Post #21
This one looks the sort of thing i could be looking for, thanks for the suggestion.
Korum Opportunist 10ft two-piece 2.25lb
Yes i was thinking of the Black Widow BR 4000, do i need to go for a 4000 or would the 3500 do the job for the type of fishing i will be doing?
This one looks the sort of thing i could be looking for, thanks for the suggestion.
Korum Opportunist 10ft two-piece 2.25lb
Yes i was thinking of the Black Widow BR 4000, do i need to go for a 4000 or would the 3500 do the job for the type of fishing i will be doing?
In reply to Post #22
Alternative reel found at the same supplier as the rod is this Shimano, any thoughts on that?
https://johnsonrosstackle.co.uk/shimano-baitrunner-reels/15311-shimano-baitrunner-st-4000fb-reel.html
Alternative reel found at the same supplier as the rod is this Shimano, any thoughts on that?
https://johnsonrosstackle.co.uk/shimano-baitrunner-reels/15311-shimano-baitrunner-st-4000fb-reel.html
In reply to Post #23
I like shimmy Baitrunner reels, they've been making them long enough and a Baitrunner means more flexibility for you. I do think 10ft 2.25 is a little limited, I prefer 11ft about 1.75 to 2 tc. But it's a personal thing.
If you shop around you could well find the same for less.
I like shimmy Baitrunner reels, they've been making them long enough and a Baitrunner means more flexibility for you. I do think 10ft 2.25 is a little limited, I prefer 11ft about 1.75 to 2 tc. But it's a personal thing.
If you shop around you could well find the same for less.
In reply to Post #20
As said by a few, you don't need to spend 100s
A decent waggler or Avon Rod paired up with a Mitchell reel will do you right.
No need to cast miles out. Flick underarm into the near margins and edges of weeds. A few free offerings with some sweetcorn on the hook and you'll pull a few out.
As said by a few, you don't need to spend 100s
A decent waggler or Avon Rod paired up with a Mitchell reel will do you right.
No need to cast miles out. Flick underarm into the near margins and edges of weeds. A few free offerings with some sweetcorn on the hook and you'll pull a few out.
I love float fishing for carp, stalking, walking around searching for fish, or just sitting working a spot.
I prefer fishing the 'lift float', a float held in place with a single rubber round the base, fished overdepth, and overweighted. The overdepth, means with a tight line the float will actually cock rather than sink if you get the tension right.
Loads of good baits, sweetcorn, pellets, paste, various particles, boilie chops and chunks.
The tackle I use is a Shakespeare Barbel rod with either a Marco Cortesi Centre Pin or a Shimano Aero Gte 4000 Fighting Drag reel.
The Centre pin is a bite indicator as well as a reel, the screech on a take if you have lost the float by getting lost in time, will wake you up.
I prefer fishing the 'lift float', a float held in place with a single rubber round the base, fished overdepth, and overweighted. The overdepth, means with a tight line the float will actually cock rather than sink if you get the tension right.
Loads of good baits, sweetcorn, pellets, paste, various particles, boilie chops and chunks.
The tackle I use is a Shakespeare Barbel rod with either a Marco Cortesi Centre Pin or a Shimano Aero Gte 4000 Fighting Drag reel.
The Centre pin is a bite indicator as well as a reel, the screech on a take if you have lost the float by getting lost in time, will wake you up.
In reply to Post #26
Are there two versions of the lift method?
The one I'm familiar with is where the float stays cocked until you get a bite and then the float lays flat.
Are there two versions of the lift method?
The one I'm familiar with is where the float stays cocked until you get a bite and then the float lays flat.
In reply to Post #27
The method Nick is describing is known as "Stret-pegging"
The method Nick is describing is known as "Stret-pegging"
In reply to Post #28
I thought that was a river method? Over shotted and bumped downstream?
I thought that was a river method? Over shotted and bumped downstream?
In reply to Post #28
Pretty sure it's not chap, stret pegging is Used in flowing water, fishing way over depth with a large bow in the line from what I remember
Pretty sure it's not chap, stret pegging is Used in flowing water, fishing way over depth with a large bow in the line from what I remember