The world of carp fishing and in particular, carp rods, is a verycompetitive and tricky arena. All manufacturers claim that their rodscan cast to the horizon and can also play fish under the rod tip,where we as intelligent individuals know that to excel in one area,the rod will be deficient in the other.
I was in the market for a new set of rods and having waggled a fewdifferent ones in shops, I decided that I would like to actually usesome before I parted with any cash, not necessarily to catch fish on,but to cast and have a bit of a play with.
I probably ‘tested’ about six or seven different brands beforesettling on the rod that I thought would give me the best compromisebetween close range and distance work.
The rods I chose were the Game-On Springates, (the only rod to beendorsed and used by the great carp catcher) these are 12′ with a 2
