recommendations for a lefty

this chap is going to grow up thinking santa knows a great deal about boat fishing
off the irish coast and spends an inordinate amount of time weighing up the minor
pros and cons

Go for an Anaga with a FS. Problem solved. A decent quivertip is a much more effective route anyhow and the Anaga is a great starting point. it will cover the vast majority of what swims in our seas. There is no such thing as a one stop shop for all manner of fishing. If hes going after monsters he will need to tackle accordingly. For general fishing, clean, rough, it will tick the boxes for you and is a quality bit of gear.

The match scene tells us a lot more sometimes than its given credit for, anglers must keep fishing for as long as possible and hook as much as possible. Re the point about lifting into and away from fish and snags, I dont buy that JW, sorry. Not having a go at anyone but if they are arent as good at setting hooks into match bread and butter fish such as wrasse and are more prone to snagging, why on earth are all the top match anglers using them anmd not going for a poker or a spinning rod? With practise, the sensitivity offered by a quivertip tells you so much more as to whats going on at the bottom than say a standard boat rod. A quivertip only really bends at the tip with a steely backbone. Realistically, using a quivertip correctly, when you lift up into any resistance, be it fish or snag, the tip might bend down by a foot to 18 inches at the most. Spinning rods and light boat rods primarily have a through action. A spinning rod is grand for flicking an ounce or two away. Stick 8-10 ozs on a spinning rod and see how well it casts compared to a rod made for that purpose...... There are a multitude of these rods on the market at varying prices and sizes. I can recommend, from experience, the Abu Premium Multi Tip, Fladen Maxximus super sensor, Grauvell Anaga and Tubertini Gorilla AP 350 and AP 400. All are made primarily for use with a FS reel, all are boat rods, suitable for their purpose. All will handle the vast majority of fish that the young fella is likely to catch. FWIW.

Pete, I brought up the spinning rod, not as a recomendation for Cathal's Nephew, I was just commenting on JW's point about the soft tips on the Quiver tip rods. It's obviously down to my lack of experience, and or skill, but I do find that an odd time the soft tip allows the wrasse to dive back to it's bolt-hold, and then theres no shifting it! But on my one outing with that Grauvell Kona, I didn't let that happen. Every single take ended with points on the card!

My original suggestion was to get him an Anaga

see if Penn in Europe do these, great brand and a great price, if you know anybody doing a shopping trip over here -

JUST TO ADD - THEY ARE ON THE SHELF IN LH MODEL TOO - im a lefty too, used both LH wind & RH wind

Im left handed, but use right handed multi's but have F/s set right handed also, id get him to get used to right handed gear seeing its much more available than left.