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Ron Troversial Clay
Guest
I've been looking at the sort of rod that is available today for carp fishing and sometimes for pike fishing. The vast majority seem to follow the same pattern.
12 feet long
2 pieces
5 to 6 rings including the tip. OK sometimes these rings are SiC lined but I often wonder why? Most of the time such rods lay for hours in pods. They don't need sophisticated linings which are costly.
An abbreviated handle using a bit of Duplon at the butt and a 5 dollar Fuji reel seat further up the "handle".
A pretty basic carbon fibre blank which has in most cases a straight taper.
And for all this, some manufacturers recommend a retail price of up to ?300.00
Come on!!!
People who pay these prices are being duped by hype and marketing. Such rods require the least amount of labour to make them. Some of the rings are simgle legs which means only 5 whippings.
Compare this with say a modern match rod which has a cork handle that must be shaped, up to 16 SiC rings, three joints, a compound taper that costs much more than a straight taper and a down locking reel seat that must take qite a bit of labour to get it right.
You can buy a good modern "match rod" or even avon rod for less than ?100.00 these days.
No wonder certain rod manufacturers put out the abreviated handle type carp rod as the thing to use today when after big fish. Actually they are not the right thing to use. I have tried playing 40lb catfish on these abortions and quite frankly they are pathetic.
Maybe one day will will have a complete appraisal of the tackle we use today; and a re-look at the ridiculous prices being payed for it, by people who know no better.
12 feet long
2 pieces
5 to 6 rings including the tip. OK sometimes these rings are SiC lined but I often wonder why? Most of the time such rods lay for hours in pods. They don't need sophisticated linings which are costly.
An abbreviated handle using a bit of Duplon at the butt and a 5 dollar Fuji reel seat further up the "handle".
A pretty basic carbon fibre blank which has in most cases a straight taper.
And for all this, some manufacturers recommend a retail price of up to ?300.00
Come on!!!
People who pay these prices are being duped by hype and marketing. Such rods require the least amount of labour to make them. Some of the rings are simgle legs which means only 5 whippings.
Compare this with say a modern match rod which has a cork handle that must be shaped, up to 16 SiC rings, three joints, a compound taper that costs much more than a straight taper and a down locking reel seat that must take qite a bit of labour to get it right.
You can buy a good modern "match rod" or even avon rod for less than ?100.00 these days.
No wonder certain rod manufacturers put out the abreviated handle type carp rod as the thing to use today when after big fish. Actually they are not the right thing to use. I have tried playing 40lb catfish on these abortions and quite frankly they are pathetic.
Maybe one day will will have a complete appraisal of the tackle we use today; and a re-look at the ridiculous prices being payed for it, by people who know no better.