Pike Rods.

[chipbuttee]

My clubs pike season starts on the 1st of October I had taken myself off for a few items browsing in a local tackle shop I overheard part of a conversation regarding dead bait Pike Rods. A gentleman close by was making enquires regarding the purchase of a 12ft Pike Rod . The assistant was fine with information regarding reels and end tackle but when it came to a rod guided him to expensive Carp Rods!!. Fortunately the assistant was called away for a few minutes I had a quick word and referred him to looking up Drennan, Fox, Wychwood etc. for proper dedicated Pike Rods.

 

[steve2]

Most carp rods also make good pike rods. Most of my pike fishing as been done using carp rods. It is just a name on the rod butt.

 

[@Clive]

Not all carp rods will have the through action required to cast deadbaits. It requires a different casting style to launching a boilie and four ounce lead to the far bank if you want the deadbait to arrive at its destination intact. I have a couple of Fox Ranger 2.75 tc carp rods that would be suitable. But I also had a Greys GT3 3lb tc rod that was totally unsuitable for pike fishing.

And the dedicated pike rods tend to have more guides that I prefer to the 5 guide carp style.

 

[chevin4]

Carp rods tend to be tip actioned and fast actioned which are fine for casting a lead and small bait they are also quite thin walled blanks compared to a dedicated pike rod. I have just taken procession of a pike rod built by Tony Gibson although the tc is 3.5tc it is very progressive I purchased it for punching out big deadbsits. I also have a pair of 2.75tc Dave Lumb P1 rods these superb also through actioned but thicker walled blanks them a std carp rod.

 

[chevin4]

Typo should read Tony Kay