watching the fishing adventurer i was amazed to see this guy land 30lb +tarpon on a rod that most would scorn if used on a uk beach
it was a 9ft spinner ,he uses this rod for sea fishing river the lot
makes me wonder if all this stuff about needing big telegraph poles is needed
i use a spinner sometimes as a secound rod and can cast a 2oz lead out almost as far as i can with beach caster set up this wee rod has landed salmon no problem , why have i got beachcaster again ?
i mean if im going to get hung up on kelp or rocks the rod n reel arent going to free me if the line gives and theres little chance of landing anything that would break a spinner i could travel lighter with a spinner ok distance i could if need be double the range but most fish are caught within 50/60yds arent they ?
are we going about sea angling from piers estuarys all wrong here in the uk
prefering bigger heavier tackle than is actually needed
how do you justify your set up , i would say my set up is what most would consider a clean to rough ground mix but it does at times feel like overkill
i appreciate some need distance rods as beaches are the only place to fish and the extra distance might be invaluable but even so are you going to catch something 30lb + and think that might snap lesser rods when theres little chance of a 40lb snapping a rod
it was a 9ft spinner ,he uses this rod for sea fishing river the lot
makes me wonder if all this stuff about needing big telegraph poles is needed
i use a spinner sometimes as a secound rod and can cast a 2oz lead out almost as far as i can with beach caster set up this wee rod has landed salmon no problem , why have i got beachcaster again ?
i mean if im going to get hung up on kelp or rocks the rod n reel arent going to free me if the line gives and theres little chance of landing anything that would break a spinner i could travel lighter with a spinner ok distance i could if need be double the range but most fish are caught within 50/60yds arent they ?
are we going about sea angling from piers estuarys all wrong here in the uk
prefering bigger heavier tackle than is actually needed
how do you justify your set up , i would say my set up is what most would consider a clean to rough ground mix but it does at times feel like overkill
i appreciate some need distance rods as beaches are the only place to fish and the extra distance might be invaluable but even so are you going to catch something 30lb + and think that might snap lesser rods when theres little chance of a 40lb snapping a rod