Mr Shelby Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 Hello First post, just joined, so apologies in advance for lots of potentially noddy questions Been years since I last fished, and I'm hooked again. 1. I got myself a Leeda 11ft float road, and went up to Manor Farms Lake north of Biggleswade. Had a great afternoon fishing with Stu the coach. Landed a 9lb card (on Stu's rod to be fair) 2. I have 4lb line and size 18 hooks. Dear God they are fiddly in the cold! 3. Was thinking about getting a second shorter rod (Like a Dwarf 9' for portability as much as anything) and upping hook size to say at 12, line 10lbs. Does that balance out, and are Dward rods any good? Thoughts? P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh92 Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 49 minutes ago, Mr Shelby said: Hello First post, just joined, so apologies in advance for lots of potentially noddy questions Been years since I last fished, and I'm hooked again. 1. I got myself a Leeda 11ft float road, and went up to Manor Farms Lake north of Biggleswade. Had a great afternoon fishing with Stu the coach. Landed a 9lb card (on Stu's rod to be fair) 2. I have 4lb line and size 18 hooks. Dear God they are fiddly in the cold! 3. Was thinking about getting a second shorter rod (Like a Dwarf 9' for portability as much as anything) and upping hook size to say at 12, line 10lbs. Does that balance out, and are Dward rods any good? Thoughts? P. Hi mate I got 2 2.75lb tc 9ft nash Dwarf rods and I love them. They are awesome little rods, I've paired them with nash bait runners loaded with 10lb daiwa sensor line. I use them for most of my carp fishing 👍 Heres a video on the basics of setting up a carp rod👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelabel Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 Got a pair of 9' 2.75lbers... cracking rods for the money... avoid the Scopes, overpriced and a bit brittle in the tip Dwarfs are great on smaller waters but despite a lot of nay-sayers they can hit 100 yards plus in the 3.25/3.5lb versions... the only limitation that I've found is line pick up at range, a 12 footer will pick up line better My own rods were bought as I fish smaller more intimate waters and I rarely chuck long, about 70yards max for me... last I saw the Dwarfs were going for about £80 new and there are plenty about second hand... I use Shimano 4000Aero X reels on mine or a Wychwood 5500QD... I'd not go larger tjan a 5500 size reel as they'd just be unbalanced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Shelby Posted March 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 Nice one. Will have a look at those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 Could have a look at the Sonik Xtractors, Rod & Reel Setup ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 10 hours ago, Mr Shelby said: Hello First post, just joined, so apologies in advance for lots of potentially noddy questions Been years since I last fished, and I'm hooked again. 1. I got myself a Leeda 11ft float road, and went up to Manor Farms Lake north of Biggleswade. Had a great afternoon fishing with Stu the coach. Landed a 9lb card (on Stu's rod to be fair) 2. I have 4lb line and size 18 hooks. Dear God they are fiddly in the cold! 3. Was thinking about getting a second shorter rod (Like a Dwarf 9' for portability as much as anything) and upping hook size to say at 12, line 10lbs. Does that balance out, and are Dward rods any good? Thoughts? P. Most of the tackle manufacturers make a retractable rod of some description even drennan have entered the market under the esp banner shop around and see what takes your fancy 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 Hi Mr Shelby I'm not sure what size Carp you might encounter , but personally I would be using a Sz. 6 hook with 15lb line if your water has snags and Carp into double figures + . For 10lb line I would use a Sz. 8 . 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted March 11, 2023 Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 23 hours ago, Mr Shelby said: Hello First post, just joined, so apologies in advance for lots of potentially noddy questions Been years since I last fished, and I'm hooked again. 1. I got myself a Leeda 11ft float road, and went up to Manor Farms Lake north of Biggleswade. Had a great afternoon fishing with Stu the coach. Landed a 9lb card (on Stu's rod to be fair) 2. I have 4lb line and size 18 hooks. Dear God they are fiddly in the cold! 3. Was thinking about getting a second shorter rod (Like a Dwarf 9' for portability as much as anything) and upping hook size to say at 12, line 10lbs. Does that balance out, and are Dward rods any good? Thoughts? P. Welcome to carp.com Your float rod sounds good for mixed fisheries. If you have problems with small hooks, try ready tied hook to nylon hooklinks. I use them quite a bit when I'm fishing for smaller silver fish, a size 18 is usually on 1.6-2.6lb line, for better presentation of smaller baits like maggots. I tend to have a rough guide of hook size to breaking strain hooklink although what you are fishing for will make a difference: Size 16 2.6lb Size 14 3.6lb Size 10 and 12 5lb This is for mostly silver fish and smaller species, although with carp, chub and tench I might well increase this, depending on the water, if its snaggy, or bigger fish regularly expected. I also use a minimum of 8lb when fishing for carp to double figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Shelby Posted March 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 Really helpful. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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