what is a good all rounder tc for carp fishing

[shakey1]

hi
what would you say is a good all round tc for a carp

 

[law]

Unless youre fishing at 100 yards plus, 2.75 will cope with everything.

 

[sam vimes]

Much depends on who it is you ask. I'm pretty sure that many would consider my choice of 2.75lb too light. I'm probably slightly odd in the fact that I have more 2.5lb rods than anything else and 3lb is as high as I ever want to use.

 

[shakey1]

that's what I was thinking about 2.75tc
because I fish a lake which holds carp from 6lb to 20s and some time I fish a lake up the road which hold 30 and 40lb carp which is a big lake.

thanks guy for all your help on my threads.

 

[john step]

that's what I was thinking about 2.75tc
because I fish a lake which holds carp from 6lb to 20s and some time I fish a lake up the road which hold 30 and 40lb carp which is a big lake.

thanks guy for all your help on my threads.

It is a common error to assume that you need a higher test curve for bigger fish. If you need to cast a long way then use a higher figure to cope with heavier leads but a 2.5 will land anything.

 

[xenon]

not sure how much light this sheds, but I think I am right in saying Clarrisa was landed on a Mark IV-Test curve 1.5 Ib.

 

[Tee-Cee]

I agree the higher TC rod of 2,75lb ( if that's all you can afford ) would, generally speaking, cover just about most situations, but to my way of thinking, and IF you have nice open, relatively snag free waters, then something in the 1,75/2lb TC range also has it's place.
I fish some waters of this type and a 1,75 jobbie is more than adequate - in fact a 1,25 would do just as well, and this for fish which run up to 15/20lb or so....

HOWEVER, on other waters where lillies, fallen trees and the like exist in profusion then the stronger rod has to be the best choice IMO, matched, of course by the correct line strength !! One water I fish with carp up to 12lbs, the stronger rod is needed to bring fish from the roots so in many cases it is 'horses for courses ' although others will see it differently !




xenon........bit risky of you to mention ' Clarissa '...............it could just start up the whole ' Redmire ' thingy again !!

I hope you know what you're doing......................................(add a winky smilie thing here !!)

 

[Keith M]

not sure how much light this sheds, but I think I am right in saying Clarrisa was landed on a Mark IV-Test curve 1.5 Ib.

So was Chris Yates 51lb'er (I think it was a 51lb'er), and I'm almost sure that was also caught from the weedy Redmire.
I'm not advocating a 1.5lb TC rod for this size of fish (especially if there are lots of snags) but it is feasible to land one even on a weedy lake like Redmire when you have luck plus a lot of skill on your side and you are not casting excessive distances LOL..

I've landed a few low to mid 20's on an old 2lb tc Drennan PowerMesh and more recently on both the 2lb tc tip and the 1.5lb tc tip of a Grey's twin-tip specialist rod; all from a local estate lake but If I had to choose just one test curve for all my Carp fishing It would probably be either a 2.5lb or 2.75lb test curve rod.

Keith (BoldBear)

 

[Paul Boote]

I used to be a 1.25- to 2-pound max. Traditionalist.

However, in these troubled, mine is bigger than yours times, I would suggest you use nothing less than 17 lbs - this way you can strike the head off an already hooked carp at up to 200 Drone-delivered yards and do both British Angling and Fisheries a huge service in the process.

 

[bennygesserit]

Unless youre fishing at 100 yards plus, 2.75 will cope with everything.

100 yards ... I don't go that far on my holidays.

 

[geoffmaynard]

Two pounds of test curve and 12lb line will catch anything in open water, including catfish to over 100b in my experience. If there are long chucks involved or severe weedbeds etc then a higher TC rod will help. My all-rounder carp rods are 2.25lb and have caught me plenty - not a lot of good if you are trying to reach the far bank though.

 

[law]

, including catfish to over 100b in my experience. h.

Trouble with cats, is that they need to be bought in as quickly as possible. Prolonged fights seriously risks their health.
Hence why the smallest cat rods are around 5lb test curve.

 

[Nobby C (ACA)]

2.5 are my favourites, action is important, more so than TC I feel. Also, a 10' rod will provide stronger leverage albeit at the expense of casting distance. Then again, if you fish the best feature of all, IE the margins you can easily get away with even 9 or 8 foot jobs. I have a jerkbait rod that I use for margin stalking, not that I've caught anything on it mind.