Using Freshwater Kit for Sea Fishing

[james_carpman]

Hello,

I haven't been sea fishing since i was a kid, but i'm looking into going sea fishing around the Torbay area.

I used to do a lot of carp fishing and i've got carp rods and two Daiwa Emblem Z fishing reels, would it be suitable to use these for sea fishing? ..or would it wreck them.

Thanks.

[pingu]

welcome
would work over clean ground for a good while, or using feathers/lures
problem is the corrosiveness of the salt, as long as you clean well will not rust the ring mountings/reel body too quickly,but will get you started
sure others can add more
ping

[poplo]

Ive bin useing a small fresh water fixed spool for years. nothing wrong with it so far and its bin drenched by the sea many a time. Sorry not quite sure about the rods tho. Id say that if they cost you an arm and a leg dont use them just in-case. but if they were cheap id say go 4 it. and if you do decide to not use the rods or the reels, you can pick up some reasonably priced rod/reel combo's at Brixham Bait And Tackle.
hope that helps. POPLO

[kiwimarty]

I use a Shakespeare Carp rod for all my light sea fishing needs. Float fishing, spinning, estuary, plugging etc. I wouldn’t use anything else really for these applications other than say a Bass rod. No problem with corrosion with my current rod but a friend has had a problem with the Ron Thompson cheaper rods.

Hope this helps. Don’t be afraid to fish with lighter tackle. We tend to fish too heavy in this country.

Kiwi.

[james_carpman]

Thanks for you replies, seems to be a lot of local lads on this forum

Initially i do just want to be doing light fishing, float fishing, lure fishing and possibly ledgering over clear ground. So i reckon a carp rod would provide good sport, my Daiwa Emblem Zs are too costly to use i reckon, i'm sure i've got a cheaper one i could use.

I'm tempted to nip down to Hopes Nose tomorrow, see if i can tempt an early season Mackeral, has anyone been down recently, any good? I wanted to go down to the Princess pier, but i hear there are some hazardous cuttlefish pots!

I went freshwater fishing last saturday and the fishing bug has bitten again

[pingu]

devon dave had makkie yesterday
fill ya boots there james

[Tony Coley]

Originally Posted by kiwimarty

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Don’t be afraid to fish with lighter tackle. We tend to fish too heavy in this country.

Kiwi.

Kiwi, Wise words. It is sadly all to true that here in the UK we tend to use gear which totally disproportionate to some of the species we target.

I think a lot of it comes down to the expense of buying the extra kit, but as you rightly point out you can buy new or second hand carp rods for less that £30 which are Ideal for Wrasse, Bass Pollock, and Mackerel etc.... I would be more than happy to use them.

My Bass/ Estuary rods are built on high end Carp blanks, to which I have even ringed with single legs as used by carp and pike anglers, as I like the extra action they give the rod, it just means I have to be a bit more careful putting them down and transporting them.

The above rods will knock out 1-3.5 oz comfortably they are real joy to use, you actually get to play the fish rather than just hauling them back.

As for reels, for less than £30 you can buy a Daiwa Jupiter Z with Four ball bearings and long cast spool so it does not have to cost an arm and a leg.

The joy that can be had from catching a 5lb Wrasse or even 1lb Mackerel is well worth the extra cost

Regards Tony

[Pross]

Using a carp rod is great fun for fishing. Embarrasingly I've caught more sea fish on my carp rod than on my beach casters. Most recent catches were small pollack float fishing rag worm at Berry Head and with macky and gar coming soon you really don't need anything heavier unless bottom fishing in rough ground or fishing big tides such as the Bristol Channel. Let's face it, how many people regularly catch fish from the shore that are as big as carp? Next outing for me and my carp rod is the boat trip for the plaice on the Skerries. After that, it's time to go even lighter when I try for some macky on my fly rod.

[aku94]

I disagree a tad. It may be a little bit of a biased thing, that is absed purely on my own situation, however I would buy an inexpensive salt water combo. For freshwater, I use a Quantum Octane (Light action, IM6 rod, spinning reel). It holds 100 yards of 6lb line- and more of lesser line. The rod is flexible, but I would hate to stick it against a fighting saltwater fish. There is many more species that the one you are going after in the ocean. I don't have any salt water experience, and I am not familiar with what species live in your area however,. BTW, in my area an inexpensive salt water combo can be had at Wal*Mart or one of the other discount stores starting around $30 American (I figure the equivelent of 17 quid). I would hate to see a nice freshwater rod get damaged by a fish, or corroded by Saltwater (no mater what you do, make sure you take the proper rust prevention measures!)

[james_carpman]

Originally Posted by aku94

I disagree a tad. It may be a little bit of a biased thing, that is absed purely on my own situation, however I would buy an inexpensive salt water combo. For freshwater, I use a Quantum Octane (Light action, IM6 rod, spinning reel). It holds 100 yards of 6lb line- and more of lesser line. The rod is flexible, but I would hate to stick it against a fighting saltwater fish. There is many more species that the one you are going after in the ocean. I don't have any salt water experience, and I am not familiar with what species live in your area however,. BTW, in my area an inexpensive salt water combo can be had at Wal*Mart or one of the other discount stores starting around $30 American (I figure the equivelent of 17 quid). I would hate to see a nice freshwater rod get damaged by a fish, or corroded by Saltwater (no mater what you do, make sure you take the proper rust prevention measures!)

Fair point aku94, i've landed Carp up to 25lb on the Carp rods i intend to use, so i can't see much of a problem using them for light sea fishing, plus i like a good fight from a fish I looked at some beach caster rods at the weekend and the blanks seemed so thick, for heavy weights/long distance casting i guess you need that kind of backbone in a rod, but surely the fight you get from fish under 10lb is weak??