Flatfish boat rod

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Cluais
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Flatfish boat rod

#1 Post by Cluais »

Lads can anyone recommend a rod for using on the boat for catching flounder, plaice and dabs..
Looking for a really light rod that will give me plenty of sport..
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Re: Flatfish boat rod

#2 Post by bigsod »

I like the diawa kenzaki 6 to 12 lb, its got a nice light tip but loads of grunt in the middle if you do get hooked into something big.
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Re: Flatfish boat rod

#3 Post by Cluais »

Does anyone use spinning rods..
I've already got a penn powerstix 6-12lb that I use for cod and pollock..
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Re: Flatfish boat rod

#4 Post by Rob Millard »

I have a Savage Gear Predator 9' 40-100g spinning rod that I use for flattie fishing on the drift. It will comfortably fish a 3oz lead and handles everything from dabs and plaice to double figure rays. Love using it for gilling for Pollack etc, and have taken Tope & Spurs on it as well. It works for me. If I was fishing a mark that didn't have rays, and I could fish with 1oz lead, I would try a lighter spinning rod I guess.
Species 2019: Common Skate, Pollack, Whiting, Coalfish, Cod, Cuckoo Wrasse, Bull Huss, Lsd, Porbeagle Shark, Mackerel, Grey Gurnard, Thornback Ray, Plaice, Turbot, Ballan Wrasse, Dab, Smoothound, herring, haddock, Blonde Ray, Tope, bass

Species 2018 : Porbeagle Shark, Spurdog, Lsd, Coalfish, Pollack, Ling, Mackerel, Haddock, Red Gurnard, Turbot, Dab, Thornback ray, Homelyn Ray, John Dory, Pouting, Ballan Wrasse, Smoothound, Tope, Bass, Bull Huss, Weaver, Painted Ray, Bluefin Tuna

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Re: Flatfish boat rod

#5 Post by PaddyB »

I use the tubertini tactica for this type of work, & find it brilliant.
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#6 Post by peakle »

ugly stik lite or ugly stck ultra lite both fine rods and capable of puching way above their weight casting wise and fish taking.have caught double figure ray on both :wink:kenzaki lovely rod to but bit stiff compared to above
species 2014(8)cod,coalie,flounder,dog, pollack,bass, turbot,twaite shad

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species 2013(36)flounder, shore rockling, dog, coalie,cod, whiting, dab, poor cod, pollack, grey gurnard, red gurnard, pouting, haddock, thornback ray, grey mullet,ballen wrasse, cuckoo wrasse, scorpion fish, bass,blonde ray, plaice, herring, conger, golden grey mullet, red band fish, turbot, ling, garfish, scad, gold shinny, tom pot blenny, smooth hound, bullhuss, cork wing, dragonet, lesser weaver, painted ray.

specimen 2013 16 golden grey mullet, 1 scad, 1 red gurnard.

species 2012(39) whiting, coalie, flounder,dogfish, poor cod, cod, bass, shore rockling, ling,cuckoo wrasse, ballen, grey gurnard, red gurnard, three bearded rockling, mackeral, plaice, dab, pollack, grey mullet,haddock.conger,gold shinny,cork wing, blonde ray, lesser weaver, megrim, dragonet, thornback , tub gurnard, blue shark, scad, bull huss, tompot blenny, sea scorpion, goby, painted , garfish, pouting,

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Re: Flatfish boat rod

#7 Post by dgallagher179 »

I have an Uglystic spinning rod which I use for mackerel. It,s great, reasonably cheap compared to some other rods and it is very durable. It is also strong in case you catch anything a bit bigger.
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Re: Flatfish boat rod

#8 Post by Cluais »

Ya I was looking at the uglystick spinning rod looks good value, think it was only 35 euro new..
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Re: Flatfish boat rod

#9 Post by MAC »

The grauvell range of boat rods would be perfect for this type of fishing. I have the Azimut, It is the replacement for the Anaga. It's a cracking rod for the money. It has 2 tips, the light one is perfect for species fishing and flatties....lovely soft tip. The red tip is stronger and I use this for larger species and reef fishing. I also use it for uptiding... A genuine all rounder. You can pick them up off Dan in Halfway Tackle in Cork or Viking Tackle in Bray.

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