bass rod v carp rod

Ok i'm late into this thread but i'll be looking for a lightish rod for bass etc. soon and everything i've read on the subject (magazines books etc.) suggest getting a Carp rod of about 2.5lb test curve maybe a few suggestions of actual rods of both Carp and Bass might be useful(both expensive and budget rods if possible).

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Ok i'm late into this thread but i'll be looking for a lightish rod for bass etc. soon and everything i've read on the subject (magazines books etc.) suggest getting a Carp rod of about 2.5lb test curve maybe a few suggestions of actual rods of both Carp and Bass might be useful(both expensive and budget rods if possible).

How do you plan on using the rod? If it's for light ledgering from beaches or rocks, with the possibility of some surf, I would definitely go for a bass rather than a carp rod. Or leaving the labels aside, a rod with a slightly stiffer but and a tippier action.

Lots of people will obviously recommend the BZe, so we may as well get that over with!! Searching the forum for "bass rod" should also throw up some other recommendations.

i have done a lot of different fishing in my lifetime and i find that most rods to be used for freshwater fish (coarse and game) have a though action where as sea rods have a middle to tip action, i believe this is to deal with the effects of the sea versus freshwater, so i would personally go for a rod aimed at sea angling. Specialist carp and pike anglers may disagree and i can see their point of view as it all comes down to what you are comfortable using. I am waiting on a bass rod to arrive and the reason I chose this rod was its middle to tip action and its shorter handle, as i said earlier it what you feel comfortable using

I was interested in this question a few months back and asked a lot of anglers their opinions.
The answers I got led me to think that for spinning and floating it was up to personal preference but where the sea rods had the advantage was in ledgering, carp rods are designed for casting hard baits (boilies etc.) while the sea rods were more for casting softer baits (rag, lug etc.) without damaging them.
I hope this helps.

Rod designing is not an exact science. what one designer calls a Bass Rod the next one could call a Light Match Rod. At the end of the day its down to the preference of the user, to be an experienced user you must keep an open mind and try as many rods as you can and see if they fall in to your style of fishing.

The trap you should watch for in rods is all the hype! write "Bass" on the side and its a Bass rod....I don't think so! test curve is another marker that's hardly worth taking notice of....the performance of the rod in the hands of the particular user is what counts. Diameter is another factor, just because a rod is slim doesn't say its not stronger than the next rod in the rack that is 5mm thicker...with modern materials rods are slimmer than they ever have been and stronger than ever too.

All in all its a rod....you will either like it or not....if not ask yourself why you bought it....was it because you listened to the wrong people or was it because you never tried it out first....or is it just another step on your path of finding out by your mistakes...we've all done it that way at some time.

Most anglers don't need an excuse to add another rod to their collection, I know I don't :lol: my take is "it'll come in handy even if I never use it"

BTW...in all my years of fishing I have only ever caught one Bass, you wouldn't believe how many Bass rods I've had over the years :lol: :lol: :lol:

Tom.

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The boards playing up again...another doubler....message came up said "you cant make another post so soon after the last one" c'mon Pat get yer finger out and fix it :lol: :lol: :lol:

Tom.

The boards playing up again...another doubler....message came up said "you cant make another post so soon after the last one" c'mon Pat get yer finger out and fix it :lol: :lol: :lol:

Tom.

You probably double clicked the submit button. I have done the same thin, on occasion.

I use a pike rod for alot of my lighter work off the beach, all i care is it can blast a spinner ,plug, a few feathers or a2oz lead out over a 100 yards and wont snap if i catch a decent fish :shock: