grahamch Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) I have a 4 piece Mike Ladel sea spin rod from Veales of Bristol, great rod and tough with it Edited April 12, 2020 by grahamch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted April 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 12 minutes ago, chrisjpainter said: perfect. Although, I secretly hate you as I'm now looking at new lure rods. Can't even use it! I've got a fin nor 4-8lb class boat rod sitting waiting to be christened too. Cursed lockdown! christ thats a light rod, Nowadays all of my boat fishing is with a 7ft spinning rod, probably about the same weight, Some might find these lures of interest https://www.findafishingboat.com/sandeel-lures-white-rhubarb-custard-red-pink-yellow-cod-bass-pollock-5pcs/ad-108203 Ive been using these exclusively, deadly for Pollack and Cod and a bit more than £1 each, cant find a most recent pic but heres my youngest, we usually get a few up to about 8lb my PB is 9lb 15 oz..👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, chrisjpainter said: Should have piped up earlier! I'd definitely look at a dedicated spinning rod. Lumping a lure out is all very well, but you'll get more feel out of a proper rod. Plenty of options to choose from. 10ft Nomura Kanji would definitely be worth a look at. Uncomplicated rods, but will give you more finesse than an an ox-cart of a carp rod! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nomura-Kanji-Lure-Rod-Sizes/dp/B00OBQBOX6?th=1&psc=1 Or for a bit more money (shop around though!) there's the Penn Rampage II Bass https://www.anglingactive.co.uk/penn-rampage-ii-bass-rod.html I have a couple of Rampage II boat rods and they're great rods. What's nice about the Bass rod is a good long handle that gives a lot extra pivoting and thus power in the cast. Also come in a cordura tube, which is a nice touch I’d second that ref the dedicated lure rod. You’ll quickly get bored of using a carp rod casting every few minutes 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 46 minutes ago, islandgun said: christ thats a light rod, Nowadays all of my boat fishing is with a 7ft spinning rod, probably about the same weight, Some might find these lures of interest https://www.findafishingboat.com/sandeel-lures-white-rhubarb-custard-red-pink-yellow-cod-bass-pollock-5pcs/ad-108203 Ive been using these exclusively, deadly for Pollack and Cod and a bit more than £1 each, cant find a most recent pic but heres my youngest, we usually get a few up to about 8lb my PB is 9lb 15 oz..👍 Yeah it's ridiculously new off the market - Fin-nor Lethal Bite. So new, in fact, that when the first batch went out they'd cocked up all the labels and sent out 4-8's as 7-12's, as 12-20's and so on. All a bit of a mess. But I had a long chat with one of the UK boat owners who tested the rods in the development stage and even at 4-8lb they were dropping 1lb leads and even had blue shark on them to 136lb apparently!. I think the plan was to test them well beyond what they're intended for, but they never had a break! It's the perfect kayak weight though. I now have three boat rods for two slots, so I imagine either the 6-12 or the 12-20lb will be going to a new home. That's a great fish. I'm properly missing Scotland right now. My partner's had to cancel a trip to NZ for a wedding that's not happening now. I was going to sneak up the Sutherland and the islands with the kayak instead, but that's been shelved too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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