What weight can i flick with a match rod

[Tree123]

Not sure if I've asked this before Got a long float rod 14/18foot. I will eventually look to swap his down a carp float style 13footer (but it is hard hard balance power and finesse) That I use on the river. I normally trot for perch with livebaits and worms.

But sometimes it not long enough to get to another side of the river (under moored boats) would match rod be strong enough to flick some light maggots feeders sat up to 1oz. I'd guess up to 25 yards. Whist I know I can get a little 9ft feeder rod for about 30-40 quid. It mich easier to have one rod and just carry what I need as when I'm big perch hunting I spend most of my day roaming around

 

[The Sogster]

Hi Tree, interesting question.

I would suggest that you may be fine using a link leger with a few swan and catapult bait over the top, as for the feeder it might cope with it as a gentle underarm lob but I wouldn't to stress the tip too much as it will be designed for a quick recovery and the blank will probably load up differently to a dedicated feeder rod.

Alternatively what about float legering with a locslide/ polaris type float and a small bomb?

 

[sam vimes]

The beefiest float rod I own (that actually has a stated casting weight) is rated to 30g (approx 1oz). Even fairly strong modern 3 piece match rods tend not to exceed 20g. A 20-30 year old match rod is unlikely to exceed 15g. A genuinely light actioned match rod might actually be appropriate for less than 10g.

Pellet waggler rods tend to upset the apple cart somewhat. They tend to be more beefy. Even when they don't appear to be, they generally have high casting weights as pellet waggler isn't exactly a method with much finesse.

If you are careful, there's little doubt that you will get away with chucking lighter legers/feeders on average to strong float rods. However, as much as I wouldn't use one for my types of float fishing, I do wonder whether you might be better served by an Avon type/Specialist twin tip rod. I'm no fan of compromised all in one rods. However, it doesn't sound like you are floatfishing in a style that might require a specialised float/match rod.

 

[Bluenose]

So long as you're not really winding the rod up with large weights on the line you'll have no bother at all.

 

[Tree123]

Avon rod is way to powerful for catching the small livebaits that I've after.

Loc tide flaot might be an idea. But not sure how the flow would affect it

 

[markcw]

If you are only going around 25 yards across, 9 or 10 metre pole with a couple of topkits, one for float, one with a feeder set up. Would do it, it's easy to use a feeder set up on the pole, Set up as normal on line but have a small float or dibber as a depth marker up the line, You know when you have a bite when the elastic comes out of the tip. A size 10/12 elastic would do the job.
You are basically still taking one "rod" but with a couple of extra topkits,

 

[steve2]

Going back in time I only had one rod and used it for almost every type of fishing so I am sure any modern rod will also do the same.

 

[rich66]

I’ve used my 13’ Harrier Match rod for link ledge ring and a small cage feeder before. I’ve only used it a couple of times like this but underarm lob of the cage went ok. I was on a small river about 25 wide.

 

[markcw]

Going back in time I only had one rod and used it for almost every type of fishing so I am sure any modern rod will also do the same.

I have a 13' Shimano aspire, there is no way I would use a small feeder or leger with it.The tip on the Aspire is very fine, I snapped the tip eye on it by threading the line through and not realising it had wrapped round the tip eye when I pulled it through.Luckily it went where the end of the eye joind the tip.I managed to get a new eye that fit without cutting the tip down.
I had a couple of original Harrison splice tip gti rods that I had to use as feeder rod one time, I had no worries doing it because I had landed low double figure carp using light lines on them.