Hi all
I have been away from coarse angling for a loooonnnngggg time, i have been sea and (mostly) fly fishing.. My fly fishing club allows coarse fishing in the trout closed season...
I took a friend as a guest onto my little bit of the itchen last sunday for a bit of fun, had a cracking day, a pike of 14lb, grayling of 2.5lb brownie of 3 lb and a chub of 2 lb..
made me want to do a bit more... i have pike tackle sorted already, i have a quiver tip i bought a couple of years back with the intention of fishing for winter chub..
i want something to trot with...
searching the local classifieds i found an ad for a browning 13ft "special waggler", i arranged to have a look, i was greeted by a lovely (disabled) lady who told me the rod was her husbands he had only used it once before he died... she olny wanted 15 quid for it , well being the big soft sod i am i bought it....
The rod is a Browning "hot rods" special waggler 6g-12g casting weight, this is a method of rod rating i am not familiar with...
so my question i guess, will the rod be appropriate for general river trotting, grayling, chub, roach etc or it is a bit over kill (the special bit made me think it was aimed at carp)... i plan to do some tench fishing next year so i am sure it will come in at some point
thanks in advance
I have been away from coarse angling for a loooonnnngggg time, i have been sea and (mostly) fly fishing.. My fly fishing club allows coarse fishing in the trout closed season...
I took a friend as a guest onto my little bit of the itchen last sunday for a bit of fun, had a cracking day, a pike of 14lb, grayling of 2.5lb brownie of 3 lb and a chub of 2 lb..
made me want to do a bit more... i have pike tackle sorted already, i have a quiver tip i bought a couple of years back with the intention of fishing for winter chub..
i want something to trot with...
searching the local classifieds i found an ad for a browning 13ft "special waggler", i arranged to have a look, i was greeted by a lovely (disabled) lady who told me the rod was her husbands he had only used it once before he died... she olny wanted 15 quid for it , well being the big soft sod i am i bought it....
The rod is a Browning "hot rods" special waggler 6g-12g casting weight, this is a method of rod rating i am not familiar with...
so my question i guess, will the rod be appropriate for general river trotting, grayling, chub, roach etc or it is a bit over kill (the special bit made me think it was aimed at carp)... i plan to do some tench fishing next year so i am sure it will come in at some point
thanks in advance
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