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Regarding the quality and price of rods, it's quite obvious that rods for some angling methods rods need to be of a better stamp than rods used for other methods and because of that you can expect to pay more for those rods.
I mean I could happily feeder fish with a cheapo rod, same goes for casting dead baits etc.
On the other hand a rod used for serious trotting needs to be more refined if it's going to work well and be comfortable to use. It needs to be as light as possible for holding over long periods, it needs to have a suitable action and tip to enable line pick up for the constant mending of line and it needs to be as slim as possible to cut through the air so as to aid in a fast strike. It also needs quality stand off guides to keep the line from sticking to the blank in wet conditions and to allow free running line. Those things come at extra cost and for someone who does a lot of that method of fishing paying the extra price is worth it.
Obviously there are some really well made rods for all other methods of angling, rods that cost as much and way beyond that of a quality float rod. The differences between the lower end of the price range and higher price range of say Pike rod are without doubt there, but to your average joe angler those differences are much harder to notice than with something like a floatd rod or a fly casting rod.
It's much more pleasureable to pike fish with a cheapo rod than it is to trott with a cheapo rod.....if you gets me meaning :w.
I mean I could happily feeder fish with a cheapo rod, same goes for casting dead baits etc.
On the other hand a rod used for serious trotting needs to be more refined if it's going to work well and be comfortable to use. It needs to be as light as possible for holding over long periods, it needs to have a suitable action and tip to enable line pick up for the constant mending of line and it needs to be as slim as possible to cut through the air so as to aid in a fast strike. It also needs quality stand off guides to keep the line from sticking to the blank in wet conditions and to allow free running line. Those things come at extra cost and for someone who does a lot of that method of fishing paying the extra price is worth it.
Obviously there are some really well made rods for all other methods of angling, rods that cost as much and way beyond that of a quality float rod. The differences between the lower end of the price range and higher price range of say Pike rod are without doubt there, but to your average joe angler those differences are much harder to notice than with something like a floatd rod or a fly casting rod.
It's much more pleasureable to pike fish with a cheapo rod than it is to trott with a cheapo rod.....if you gets me meaning :w.