tommos16
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When fishing for carp recently, a friend and I both hooked up with low doubles. I played mine on a light test curve quiver tip rod (well below a pound) on 12lb line, 10lb hooklink, and had no issues. He was on a 2.5lb tc rod and struggled like mad on 8lb line and 6lb hooklink to control the fish.
The above would be down to bad angling I'd imagine, however, it did get me thinking. Is it the blank or the line that's doing the work, or a combination of both?
Obviously a 3lb rod with 25lb line would just be a case of reeling in, but if I were to have a heavy carp set up (so no fear of breakoffs) on a light rod, would I be fighting for a while?
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The above would be down to bad angling I'd imagine, however, it did get me thinking. Is it the blank or the line that's doing the work, or a combination of both?
Obviously a 3lb rod with 25lb line would just be a case of reeling in, but if I were to have a heavy carp set up (so no fear of breakoffs) on a light rod, would I be fighting for a while?
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