Bobby0845 Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Hi I am looking at some rods as I'm starting carp fishing, I am looking for recommendations. I have a old set of okuma Spector reels or a set of okuma longbow lb 90 reels Spare maybe I could put to use to start with? Any recommendations would be appreciated and I don't want to break the bank either.Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spr1985 Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Me again....I know nothing of the reels you mentioned so can’t say wether they will do the job or not......be prepared for the incoming shimano vs daiwa posts (notice how I put shimano first 🤣😂) also if you are looking at buying new reels a) you’ll need a budget in mind so people can give rellevant recommendations and b) you’ll need to know if you want bait runners or big pits or big pits with baitbrunner facility Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby0845 Posted March 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, spr1985 said: Me again....I know nothing of the reels you mentioned so can’t say wether they will do the job or not......be prepared for the incoming shimano vs daiwa posts (notice how I put shimano first 🤣😂) also if you are looking at buying new reels a) you’ll need a budget in mind so people can give rellevant recommendations and b) you’ll need to know if you want bait runners or big pits or big pits with baitbrunner facility Hi thanks for the message. Both sets of reels are big pit reels, the Spector reels have the baitrunner conversion kit on and the longbow is a baitrunner big pit as well. I personally like the big pit baitrunner reels. i will keep an eye out for the posts thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Wychwood do some very good lower budget rods buddy. Those reels you have will be absolutely fine. https://www.wychwoodcarp.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby0845 Posted March 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, yonny said: Wychwood do some very good lower budget rods buddy. Those reels you have will be absolutely fine. https://www.wychwoodcarp.co.uk/ Thanks will check them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.C. Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 The Fox Warriors are pretty good entry level rods, 1000's sold over the years, https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/fox-warrior-s-rods Good luck on your search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayvid Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Or these at around £50 https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/shimano-tribal-tx-1-carp-rod?msclkid=f25d59a2e9c7123d5fd3030453c6c32d&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Bing Shopping&utm_term=1103400093193&utm_content=All Products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Personally i think its hard to find a bad rod nowadays B.C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingTench Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Fox warrior S rods. I have the 2.75's; though I still feel that is a bit heavy for the type of fishing I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpbell_ll Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 JRC Contact rods are very good for the money i think they went down to around £20 each from fishing republic last year ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smufter Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Plenty of decent rods around for about £50.00 a pop. Chub Outkast, Sonik VaderX, Daiwa Black Widow G50, Shimano Velocity, plus others from Wychwood, Nash, JRC etc. You need to think about what type of fishing you're going to be doing. Distance work, or heavy baits/rigs and you're going to need a higher test curve than short range work, surface fishing, single baits that sort of thing. I'm a firm believer in using as low a test curve rod that you can get away with. salokcinnodrog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 On 13/03/2018 at 09:19, Carpbell_ll said: JRC Contact rods are very good for the money i think they went down to around £20 each from fishing republic last year I picked up 3 for£70 after a price slash....also 3x Nash BP 6 for £60 also... Bobby0845 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 https://www.carpfeed.com/fishing-tackle/review/the-best-value-carp-setup-around Look at this??? Bobby0845 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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