stalking rod

[jules007]

So keep thinking about getting a 2 piece 6ft 3lb stalking rod as i plan on being very mobile on the lake come the better weather, but my main rods are 9ft, i keep going to order the 6ft and then think do i need it, so do i just say sod it and order one

[crusian]

58 minutes ago, jules007 said:

So keep thinking about getting a 2 piece 6ft 3lb stalking rod as i plan on being very mobile on the lake come the better weather, but my main rods are 9ft, i keep going to order the 6ft and then think do i need it, so do i just say sod it and order one

Do you have to stick religiously to your swim on your lake , Jules ? , or can you go " off piste " , crawling through the undergrowth where the monsters may lie ? .

[framey]

6footers are like using a tea spoon for eating your breakfast.

they serve a purpose but it’s hard work..

[jules007]

24 minutes ago, crusian said:

Do you have to stick religiously to your swim on your lake , Jules ? , or can you go " off piste " , crawling through the undergrowth where the monsters may lie ? .

we are able to wander round looking for the fish but rules say we have to fish from a designated peg

[elmoputney]

I have a greys 7ft stalker rod it's pretty decent tbh my daughter uses it mainly though, if you want a cheap, cheap one the ngt profiler ones are about as good as any of the cheaper ones, I had some but sold them, I find short rods feel a bit weird tbh. 

[crusian]

3 minutes ago, jules007 said:

we are able to wander round looking for the fish but rules say we have to fish from a designated peg

Well in that case I'm guessing that the pegs on your lake  won't have overhanging branches so bad that you would need a 6ft. rod , unless there are very tight , underhand cast margin spots ? .

Personally I don't have enough spare cash to buy a 6ft. rod that I would seldom , if at all , find a need for .

😃

 

[jules007]

38 minutes ago, elmoputney said:

I have a greys 7ft stalker rod it's pretty decent tbh my daughter uses it mainly though, if you want a cheap, cheap one the ngt profiler ones are about as good as any of the cheaper ones, I had some but sold them, I find short rods feel a bit weird tbh. 

Funny enough its the NGT im looking at, dirt cheap but seems worth the low asking price

[salokcinnodrog]

8 hours ago, jules007 said:

So keep thinking about getting a 2 piece 6ft 3lb stalking rod as i plan on being very mobile on the lake come the better weather, but my main rods are 9ft, i keep going to order the 6ft and then think do i need it, so do i just say sod it and order one

For years my stalking and floater rod was 9ft. 

The only place I ever wished for something shorter was in overhanging overgrown swims.

I replaced it when it was stolen with an 11ft 6in rod, mostly for floaters and float fishing and in designated swims it was perfect.

 

[bluelabel]

I don't possess a carp rod over 9'6" can honestly say I don't miss the length of the 12 footers, my shortest (8') is great for getting into little nooks and crannies and winkling the odd fish out... I love the portability, and the easy handling of the short rods... to be fair though, I've borrowed a pair of 6' 3lb Scopes paired with my shimmy Aero 400X runners and hated them... too short, too stiff not nice at all... my Dwarf 9 foot 2.75lbers are a nice playing rod, but sit idle these days...

My Sharpe 8 footer see's more use, with a pin they're superb for margin work

[jules007]

overall opinion seems to be i just dont need the 6ft so for once i will heed the good advice and give it a miss, the 9ft rods will do just fine