New float fishing rod + reel

[AndrewR]

Hi, im new to the forum and looking to buy a new rod and reel, i have already found a rod and reel and am looking for your opinion, the rod is called a SHAKESPEARE OMNI 11FT MATCH ROD, which is £25, the reel i found is a MITCHELL AVOCET GOLD MK II, which is £30, i will be fishing on the waggler for carp and tench around 10 - 15 lb with a mainline of 6lb, cheers

[BoldBear]

Originally Posted by AndrewR

Hi, im new to the forum and looking to buy a new rod and reel, i have already found a rod and reel and am looking for your opinion, the rod is called a SHAKESPEARE OMNI 11FT MATCH ROD, which is £25, the reel i found is a MITCHELL AVOCET GOLD MK II, which is £30, i will be fishing on the waggler for carp and tench around 10 - 15 lb with a mainline of 6lb, cheers

The Rod: SHAKESPEARE OMNI 11FT MATCH ROD
Although a little short for me it would fine for close to medium range float fishing. Shakespeare do make some nice rods.

The recommended hook length is in the 1lb-4lb range so although it should be able to cope with fish up to around 7lb to 8lb max I'm not so sure about fish over this sort of weight especially if there are any snags about.
The maximum recommended reel line figures are usually a bit on the safe side though so it might be possible to up the hooklength to around 5lb.

The Reel: MITCHELL AVOCET GOLD MK II
The MITCHELL AVOCET GOLD MK II also looks OK especially if you need to use 6lb reel line on a commercial.
I would probably choose the MITCHELL AVOCET SILIVER MK II with the shallow spool for casting a float with 3lb to 5lb max reel line especially if the recomended hooklengths for the rod are 1lb to 4lb, however as you might want to use a 6lb main line then the MITCHELL AVOCET GOLD MK II should be fine.

Anyway Welcome to the forum and hope you catch lots of good fish on whatever rod & reel you buy.

[AndrewR]

Originally Posted by BoldBear

The Rod: SHAKESPEARE OMNI 11FT MATCH ROD
Although a little short for me it would fine for close to medium range float fishing. Shakespeare do make some nice rods.

The recommended hook length is in the 1lb-4lb range so although it should be able to cope with fish up to around 7lb to 8lb max I'm not so sure about fish over this sort of weight especially if there are any snags about.
The maximum recommended reel line figures are usually a bit on the safe side though so it might be possible to up the hooklength to around 5lb.

The Reel: MITCHELL AVOCET GOLD MK II
The MITCHELL AVOCET GOLD MK II also looks OK especially if you need to use 6lb reel line on a commercial.
I would probably choose the MITCHELL AVOCET SILIVER MK II with the shallow spool for casting a float with 3lb to 5lb max reel line especially if the recomended hooklengths for the rod are 1lb to 4lb, however as you might want to use a 6lb main line then the MITCHELL AVOCET GOLD MK II should be fine.

Anyway Welcome to the forum and hope you catch lots of good fish on whatever rod & reel you buy.

Thanks this is definitely what i'll be getting now

[chagan]

ive got this rod!! it works well for me its good for match and float but i have cauht many fish on a ledger!! its a good all round rod but i wouldnt want to catch any carp over 25lbs on it :)

[covlad1987]

Originally Posted by chagan

ive got this rod!! it works well for me its good for match and float but i have cauht many fish on a ledger!! its a good all round rod but i wouldnt want to catch any carp over 25lbs on it :)

if you dont rush your be able to land a 25lb plus carp i mean if i can land a 12lb carp on a size 24 hook on 1.5 bottom line any things possible

[chagan]

wow 12 lb on A twenty four thats impresive