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In custom form anything is possible but off the shelf?
I’m looking for a rod preferably 9ft but would go 10ft for barbel fishing.
The river is narrow and shallow and I would be either freelining or using a light link leger. I have a short carp rod and also a Wychwood Extricator but feel that both aren’t soft enough at the tip. Ideally I want a softish tip with plenty of power further down all the way through to the butt, maybe a tc of 1.75lb?
The chances of me finding the barbel and then hooking one are slim on my particular stretch of river so spending a lot of money on a custom build isn’t on really. But if by chance I did manage to tempt one onto the hook I’d like all the help I can get from the rod being an novice angler with zero experience playing a powerful barbel. Being that the river is so narrow, the snags aren’t far away at any time with trees and vegetation all along the bank side, there’s also the hinderance of streamer weed, so power coupled with a touch of sensitivity in a compact form would be just the ticket.
I’m looking for a rod preferably 9ft but would go 10ft for barbel fishing.
The river is narrow and shallow and I would be either freelining or using a light link leger. I have a short carp rod and also a Wychwood Extricator but feel that both aren’t soft enough at the tip. Ideally I want a softish tip with plenty of power further down all the way through to the butt, maybe a tc of 1.75lb?
The chances of me finding the barbel and then hooking one are slim on my particular stretch of river so spending a lot of money on a custom build isn’t on really. But if by chance I did manage to tempt one onto the hook I’d like all the help I can get from the rod being an novice angler with zero experience playing a powerful barbel. Being that the river is so narrow, the snags aren’t far away at any time with trees and vegetation all along the bank side, there’s also the hinderance of streamer weed, so power coupled with a touch of sensitivity in a compact form would be just the ticket.