mikench
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I have a few rods and like them all. I know the difference between a float rod and a feeder rod but in practice when actually playing a fish is there any real difference other than the type of action and the quality of the rod. Recently i have always enjoyed a spot of floater fishing and i usually use an Avon type rod if a lead is involved and a float rod for free lining bread or using a controller float.
Yesterday I had 7 carp and but for my day being curtailed, would have caught more. I was using a 14' Sphere and found it admirable for casting accurately, picking up the line to straighten it and connecting with bites at 40m distance. The fish playing action was a joy and at no point did I feel the rod was outgunned and why should it have been? I was able to apply pressure to keep fish out of margin iris and small clumps of lily pads.
My question is in a snag free water with fish to 10 /11 lb at best should I really have used something else and why. I accept a double figure barbel in a river or a 20lb carp in snaggy weedy swims are a different kettle of fish.??
Yesterday I had 7 carp and but for my day being curtailed, would have caught more. I was using a 14' Sphere and found it admirable for casting accurately, picking up the line to straighten it and connecting with bites at 40m distance. The fish playing action was a joy and at no point did I feel the rod was outgunned and why should it have been? I was able to apply pressure to keep fish out of margin iris and small clumps of lily pads.
My question is in a snag free water with fish to 10 /11 lb at best should I really have used something else and why. I accept a double figure barbel in a river or a 20lb carp in snaggy weedy swims are a different kettle of fish.??
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