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19-03-2008, 23:39 #1WSF Hardcore Poster
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carp rod
I tonight bought a Normark Nirvana 3lb test carp rod, for no other reason than i didn't have one. the price was stunning, just over the £30 mark, now....are they any good?....lol
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20-03-2008, 17:47 #2WSF Hardcore Poster
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sorry,no idea gareth,but a handy rod too have for bass and mullet fishing as well
2011 species. pouting,whiting,3 bearded rockling,dogfish,poor cod,turbot,pike,perch,flounder,bass,codling,bleak, mullet
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20-03-2008, 18:03 #3WSF Hardcore Poster
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isn't it a bit heavy for bass and mullet fishing? i have a greys bze just for bass, a shimano beastmaster 9/11ft for mullet/course. i bought a 3lb test for big-ish carp/barbell.
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20-03-2008, 19:23 #4WSF Hardcore Poster
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for a light surf beach,probably,it's probably no stiffer than a light beachcaster.give it a try and see.i took 2 2.5tc rods to the llangennith gg meet,but thought conditions too rough to use them...hope that helps
2011 species. pouting,whiting,3 bearded rockling,dogfish,poor cod,turbot,pike,perch,flounder,bass,codling,bleak, mullet
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20-03-2008, 19:34 #5WSF Hardcore Poster
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cheers Al, i'll give it a thrash when it turns up and see what it can do.
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25-03-2008, 13:12 #6WSF Hardcore Poster
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well it turned up this morning, lovely bit of kit. ultra thin though...mmm?.... even the rod bag was quality, padded and fleece lined!!!!
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25-03-2008, 14:09 #7WSF Hardcore Poster
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i'd use that rod for wrasse and pollock. ideal!
2008 species list: pollack, saithe, whiting, pike, dogfish, spurdog, thornback ray, pouting, perch, brown trout, roach, mackerel, blenny, ballan wrasse, cod, goldsinny wrasse
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