Methods

[Jay The Fish]

Hi I am new to fishing,

and I have heard lots about types of methods so I was wondering if I had TF Gear banshee carp fishing rods can I float fish using these? do I need to buy a new rod for every type of fishing I do? please can someone help me.

Thanks
Jay The Fish

[andystone]

you can float fish with carp rods, the only problem is they are too high a test curve to really play small fish and enjoy the 'fight'. a bit like using a lump hammer to push a drawing pin in. i'd keep your eyes open on ebay etc for a designated float rod, you'll enjoy your silver fish fishing a lot more.

[Jay The Fish]

do you need different reels

[andystone]

ideally yes, but you could buy a medium sized reel with different spools of line loaded.

[Jay The Fish]

what about stuff like feeder fishing and ledgering do I need different rods for that, sorry for asking soo many questions just need a bit of help to get started lol

[northern eye]

You would need a rod with a quiver tip for feeder or legering, especially for silvers - unless you are using bite alarms, then your TF Gear rods will be fine for the bigger fish.

[BoldBear]

Originally Posted by Jay The Fish

Hi I am new to fishing,

and I have heard lots about types of methods so I was wondering if I had TF Gear banshee carp fishing rods can I float fish using these? do I need to buy a new rod for every type of fishing I do? please can someone help me.

Thanks
Jay The Fish

If you were float fishing for Carp close in then yes you can float fish with your carp rod; however it would be no good if you wanted to fish for smaller species using finer lines, plus you would find it extremely hard to cast a normal waggler more than a rod length or so out.
A carp rod would limit your fishing quite considerably as it is basicly meant for large Carp and similar sized species only.

If you were using finer lines and hooks suitable for Roach, Rudd, Bream, etc. you would keep bumping off any decent sized fish because the Carp rod would be far too stiff and unyielding for lighter lines and smaller hooks.

If you wanted to catch all different types of coarse fish using a selection of lines and methods then I would recomend you getting a rod like an Avon/Quiver Rod which comes with both a normal tip section plus a quiver tip section; then you would not be limited to fishing for only one type and size of fish and could use it for smaller species of fish as well as smaller Carp up to around 15lb, and even for float fishing (with the normal tip fitted) at fairly close range..

If you prefer float fishing and want be able to cast a float a fair distance when needed, and still be able to catch Carp and smaller species of fish using a float then I would suggest getting what we call a 'Commercial Float Rod' which is designed for fishing commercial waters which are normally full of carp from around 4lb up to around 15lb as well as smaller species like Rudd, Roach and smaller Bream; and have a more forgiving tip to middle action ideal for float fishing, using slightly finer lines of between 3lb and 8lb.