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Post by olsmelly on Jan 16, 2010 16:08:38 GMT
Cool, so Diawa Sloch 30 it is then! Is 20-30lb rod about right for cod/pollock/bass without killing the fun to much? Also what length is best? Thanks in advance I'd dispute a short rod for rookies. The problem with the inexperienced is that they tend to rip at fish, rather than a smooth strike. In this way they tend to lose too many decent fish; damaging them in the process. A slightly longer rod, with the recommended tippy action, allows for the expected thrashing, novices tend to use. Years ago I was approached by a friend's son, to take him fishing. He was not fantastically impressed with the softish rod, I lent him. He had to work hard to get his fish aboard. The thing was that he boated all the bites he got! Eventually he prevailed on his dad to buy him a firmer, heavier class rod............ and he started to lose fish all over the place.......... It took me some serious coaching and shouting in his lughole, to get him out of the bad habits. |
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Post by phish on Jan 16, 2010 22:13:10 GMT
Cool, so Diawa Sloch 30 it is then! Is 20-30lb rod about right for cod/pollock/bass without killing the fun to much? Also what length is best? Thanks in advance I'd dispute a short rod for rookies. The problem with the inexperienced is that they tend to rip at fish, rather than a smooth strike. In this way they tend to lose too many decent fish; damaging them in the process. A slightly longer rod, with the recommended tippy action, allows for the expected thrashing, novices tend to use. Years ago I was approached by a friend's son, to take him fishing. He was not fantastically impressed with the softish rod, I lent him. He had to work hard to get his fish aboard. The thing was that he boated all the bites he got! Eventually he prevailed on his dad to buy him a firmer, heavier class rod............ and he started to lose fish all over the place.......... It took me some serious coaching and shouting in his lughole, to get him out of the bad habits. Hmm but if your gilling or working shads you should not strike at all. Everyone wants as long a rod as they can  |
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Post by sailorboyrob on Jan 17, 2010 1:45:07 GMT
I tend to aggree on the softer rod idea although in some circumstances it just doesnt work. My girlfriend has started coming out on the boat with me and boy does she strike. Its like something out of a Zorro film! She uses my old ugly stick 15lb class. The one with the extremly soft tip and it does handle the abuse pretty well. Also has great power lower down. She has landed cod into double figures and bass upto 8 lb or so on it with no probs, her techniquie of resting the rod on the railings and cranking like mad leaves a little to be desired mind, and now she has worked out that if she pushes the lever drag forward further "it stops the spool turing the wrong way when they fight back" it really does need the extra power down the bottom end. I dont think she has lost a fish yet though so she must be doing something right.
She has asked for a softer rod and I even once caught her using the same technique with my little 6 foot fox twig (carp stalking rod) which is perfect for light line bassing but doesnt really appreiate bullying cod up from the depths. So with this in mind she may get a new rod but it certainly wont be any lighter than the one she already has, unless she learns to use it propperly.
Also when she graduates to conger and ling fishing she will need something considerably more powerful that the 15lb class. 20-30 will probably cover most eventualities and not too long cos shes only small aand the added leverage of a long rod will probably have over the side!
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