Shore Tope Rod

[George]

Hi,

In the following months I'm planning some tope fishing from the wicklow beaches. Could anyone reccomend a rod which would be best suited to this task? Bait would most likely be mackerel flappers.

Thanks

[donal murphy]

I just use a standard beachcaster casting 5oz or 6oz... works for me

[The Austrian]

If you are really serious in your pursuit good quality rods eg. Conoflex Nemesis, Conoflex Highlander, Conoflex Anubis come to mind first, have a read here: http://conoflex.co.uk/rods_blanks/anubis.php
Wee bit pricy to buy new but sometimes you might get lucky and find secondhand quality rods here in the for sale section or on the net.

[George]

budget would probably be max €200 quid. I was thinking along the lines of some of the greys rough ground rods?

[dac69696969]

I have a century compressor sports s which is an absolute powerhouse of a rod. I've tried for tope on it,to no avail but I'm sure someone on here probably has given this rod a proper test.There were a couple of second hand ones up for sale recently in the for sale section so you might get lucky.
Dave

[alby]

Any beach rod capable of casting 6oz is fine. (Graeame Keane landed a good tope on a Grauvell DH)

Casting is not an issue as 30 yards will suffice, but you need a rod that won't break casting a 4/5oz lead and mackeral flapper etc.

More important is your reel, that needs a smooth drag & your knots need to be solid!

[EricH]

There's a TT Sport for sale on the site close to your budget, that'd be more than adequate for shore Toping.

[baitdigger]

With your budget I would go for a second hand Conoflex Nemisis Slr plus if you can find one. I am sure that all the rods mentioned could do the job but if the sea had a plug in it the nemisis could pull it out

[baitdigger]

With your budget I would go for a second hand Conoflex Nemisis Slr plus if you can find one. I am sure that all the rods mentioned could do the job but if the sea had a plug in it the nemisis could pull it out

[The Austrian]

With your budget I would go for a second hand Conoflex Nemisis Slr plus if you can find one. I am sure that all the rods mentioned could do the job but if the sea had a plug in it the nemisis could pull it out

you wont get better advice here than baitdiggers, the man knows first hand about shore tope fishing, check out his blog: http://baitdigger.wordpress.com/2012/06 ... y-plus-52/

just spotted one available on fleabay uk but you have to be quick: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/110948895781?ssP ... fresh=true

[Jayball10]

just spotted one available on fleabay uk but you have to be quick: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/110948895781?ssP ... fresh=true

And with a free foot thats a bargain...

[The Austrian]

just spotted one available on fleabay uk but you have to be quick: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/110948895781?ssP ... fresh=true

And with a free foot that's a bargain...

The rod was auctioned as part of a liquidation sale and it most certainly was a bargain when I posted the link a few hrs ago, 'you have to be quick' wasn't mentioned without reason - but I'm convinced that you can agree with me that this price for a brand new top class Conoflex Nemesis Plus SLR would have been way better than shelling out next to 400yoyos for a similar article from another web shop? However, that's life man, you have to be in - alas in time, obviously - to win

[dbrock]

as alby said most decent beach casters will handle a tope from the shore as long as it wont snap with a 5,6 ounce lead, i had my biggest one from shore on a tt sport was horrible very sore on the back after a bit, dont go mad getting anything like a tournament casting rod what ever ya do, maybe a ian golds extractor?

[George]

Thanks everyone. I will look into getting a second hand slr plus then. Are there any other rods from other manufacturers that are on par with the slr plus for this type of fishing?

[dbrock]

ian golds extractor/international match/ conoflex oblivion/ as said before the tt sport, plenty of rods that will do it in fairness most beach casters will easily bring one in, if you can get a shakespeare contender very cheap and can easily cast the weight needed

[karlm]

I agree with Donal he only spent 40 yo yos and caught one the jammy sod!

[baitdigger]

as alby said most decent beach casters will handle a tope from the shore as long as it wont snap with a 5,6 ounce lead, i had my biggest one from shore on a tt sport was horrible very sore on the back after a bit, dont go mad getting anything like a tournament casting rod what ever ya do, maybe a ian golds extractor?

The first good one I had tore the muscles in my good thigh as I was on crutches at the time. I then went on to letting them run when they wanted to but this year I have tried bullying them, stopping them and turning them only letting them take anything when the line was singing. Lost a couple but it is all a learning curve!
The extractor has a lot of fans, I have never tried one but it would be well able for the job.
There was a lad on last year, I think his user name was forrest? he was catching them on a carp rod.
The marks I fished were snaggy and fast moving so that had to be taken into account as well as the raw power of the fish. If you are lucky enough to get a good one you will never forget it and will be cursed to hunt them forever

[George]

Thanks for the tips.

Seen one here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI. ... rid=229508

Does it look any use?

Can ebay uk deliver to Ireland or does it depend on the seller?

[sea serpant]

you mentioned greys rods i use a 14ft greys apollo mk 1(much better than the new versions) aqnd its a beast ideal for all this type of fishing and can cast big baits a very long way have it 12 years now and has never let me down

[The Austrian]

Thanks for the tips.

Seen one here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI. ... rid=229508

Does it look any use?

Can ebay uk deliver to Ireland or does it depend on the seller?

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you can try to phone the seller, he has a number at the end of the listing but I'm sure shipping cost are expensive.