hello all,
just wanted to know some thoughts on a beginner beachcaster rod,was looking at a Jarvis walker 2 piece 12ft rod,I know its cheap esp compared to some of the ones you guys all use,but I purchased a semi decent shakespeare agility 70 surf reel a wk or two back with the view to some time in the future trying my hand at fishing from the shore/beach.My neighbour gave me an old shakespeare pro tec 10ft spin rod,and after using it last wkend along with the new reel,the difference in the distance i could cast was unreal,and that was only using a 3 oz weight,managed to catch some mackerel again(its only supposed to cast up to 60g) but it felt like it could take the 3 oz and did without any trouble at all,and that was with bait on also (mackerel and sand eel).So i would really like to try something bigger,with a view to trying to catch some whiting,codlings or maybe a bass,something on those lines.
I rang the local tackle shop to enquire about beachcasters,and the Jarvis walker 4oz-6oz was the first rod he mentioned,have been using the shop for awhile now to buy various fishing tackle,and he knows we are only really starting up with fishing,so I know hes not looking to get the arm in and sell me something thats over expensive,they are only around £30,but i could go up in price to probably double that amount if some one could recommend something thats better than the above mentioned rod.
thanks in advance for any info.