| #1  07-17-2009, 07:07 PM | |||
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| new equipment Just bought a new rod & reel for float fishing went to my local tackle shop & asked for a good starting rod for float fishing for roach & such. Ended up with a 12ft shakespeare omni x feeder & a Fladen Vantage 130 Just wondering what use think for a starter rod ?     |
| #2 07-17-2009, 09:58 PM | ||||
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| Re: new equipment yeh a good choice cant really go wrong with shakespear but what i would say is buy a second rod and compare the two see which is best i bought a john wilson rod and fished against my mates shimano and the first thing that struck me was how light my rod was and a lot more responsive and ended up beating him on a little competition of how many fish we cuaght (both had same tackle set up same bait and were fishing less than 2 metres apart so it was as fair as pos) |
| #3 07-18-2009, 07:50 PM | |||
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| Re: new equipment Thanks for the response mate. The other question I have is the rod is a three piece but I have two diffrent tips one is green the other is orange is this for any specific reason ? |
| #4 07-18-2009, 11:22 PM | ||||
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| Re: new equipment yeh the different tips are made for large and small fish when ledgering/or using feeders i think the orange one will be slightly thicker and made for carp/bream where the green one is for roach, rudd,perch ect and the green one is really delicate so if you do catch a big fish hope it doesnt snap on you ,this happened with mine i caught a six lb carp and it gave way after about five minutes losing the fish in the process and ending my session as i had left the other tip at home not happy. |
| #5 07-19-2009, 02:43 PM | ||||
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| Re: new equipment They shouldnt snap. They will be diffrent rateings in ounces the lower the number the less force needed to move the tip. Use the lighter 1 for still or slow moveing water on carm days and the stiffer tip for fast moveing water and windy days. Keep the rod at a 45ish degree angal to the water. |
