spod

[ronny12345]

could any one give me an ideal setup for spodding including mainline, shock absorber, etc bearing in mind i could do with doing it on the cheap

[Guest Anonymous]

50lb Whiplash straight through;)

[ronny12345]

could you get away with using your normal carp rods and reels

[Guest Anonymous]

what weight are you thinking of spod out,not in total,in what size spod

 

have a look at the tb spods by fox they come in 2 sizes large one for 5oz fill ups an small for 3oz fill ups,they also come with infills for particales

[ronny12345]

what is about the maximum weight you could cast accurately with a 2.5 test carp rod

[Guest Anonymous]

3oz would work well on that size rod

[trees]

I picked up a second hand Wychwood Rage or Rogue 4lb tc spod rod (can't remember which) and Maximiser Big Pit filled with 20lb Wychwood Spod braid and 2 spods all for £45. Oh, and a finger stall. This makes a great spodding outfit and will cast any spod easily as far as I can cast even a single hookbait rig.

[carpoholic]

what is about the maximum weight you could cast accurately with a 2.5 test carp rod

Nothing more than a "pocket rocket".

 

Best bet is to buy a dedicated spod rod about 4 1/2lb test curve will do it, a big pit / sea reel loaded with 30lb floating braid topped off with a 30lb mono shockleader.

[trees]

a big pit / sea reel loaded with 30lb floating braid topped off with a 30lb mono shockleader.

 

Why have the shockleader?

[Guest Anonymous]

Why have the shockleader?

 

i thought the same:confused:

[trees]

Maybe its something to do with packing up and cutting the set up off, wasting the mono is a lot cheaper than wasting the braid???

[gormer]

Hi all, new member here

Seasons Greetings

I've got the greys spod and a daiwa emcast, 50lb braid all the way through sound's good, save's me messing about with a leader.

who makes the whiplash, how much does it cost and does it float?

Many thanks

[trees]

Berkley make it, it costs around £30 for 300 yds but you can get it for under £20 if u shop around. I don't think it floats.

[Guest Anonymous]

Why have the shockleader?

 

I expect its because mono has a certain amount of stretch to act as a shock absorber:)

[Guest Anonymous]

If you are fishing braid,no need for a shockleader:confused:

[ronny12345]

cheers for all the advice but when i said on the cheap i meant really cheap lol im only 15 and i have only got 60 quid crimbo money to get all my stuff bought for next year and that isnt all for fishing and i dont even know if spodding is any good on the lake that i am a member at so i dont really wanna be spending more than about 15 pound on spodding gear i know i wont get everything i need for that i was just wondering if ther wus any way i could do it on the cheap

[Guest Anonymous]

Wait until the summer mate and get a second hand beach caster and sea reel for a few quid from a car boot sale, don't think you will get much cheaper than this:)

[Guest Anonymous]

Get a spool of 8lb mono and some 45lb mono to use for the shockleader,that should be cheap.

[carpoholic]

The reason for using a mono shockleader is to give you an element of stretch to absorb the shock of casting big spods. I have seen others using straight braid having problems. It suits me and no need for a finger stool as well.

[trees]

Buy a fox stubby spod. these can be cast with any 2lb+ TC carp rod no problem... another way is to you make a small spod about the same size yourself out of plastic tube, polystyrene/foam, glue, amnesia and a swivel... that way its free spodding.

[ronny12345]

ok cheers but i was just wondering with the shockleader wont the 8lb line stretch more than the 45lb line when the spod reaches the marker and hits the line clip

[salokcinnodrog]

If you are fishing braid,no need for a shockleader:confused:

 

Sorry I disagree with having No Shockleader.

 

I put a 4metre Length of 30lb Amnesia at the End of the Braid.

Reason being with a Shockleader you have a Margin for Error and some stretch.

 

If you mistime a Cast with No Shockleader you can cut your finger through to the Bone. If you crack off with just Braid you may well have lost a lot of Braid, but if you have a Crack Off with a shockleader the Chances are it will go at the knot joining the 2 together.

[Guest Anonymous]

Will have to disagree with you there Nick, I use 45/50 braid straight through and have never had a problem. I do use a golf glove to protect the old finger just incase of an accident.

[coops_northants]

Berkley make it, it costs around £30 for 300 yds but you can get it for under £20 if u shop around. I don't think it floats.

 

It does float as do all braids, some do state they sink but this is slightly untrue as all braids suffer trapped air between the fibres. Sinking braids have a higher amount of polyester woven in and this makes them a pig to make a cast of great length.

 

Jimmy i would use a shock leader even with braid for the reason Nick states. Maybe not 50lb but anything lower than say 30lb However saying that i often clip the spod on the marker set up which is 24lb sabre and had no problems. It could happen though and have seen recently braid snap casting lures. :eek:

 

I also use a tapered mono leader with my marker set up just incase and to help the marker lift in the water. This also means that when i stick the spod on i still have the shocky. Nothing worse than seeing £7 floating off in the ripple

[buzzbomb]

... another way is to you make a small spod about the same size yourself out of plastic tube, polystyrene/foam, glue, amnesia and a swivel... that way its free spodding.

 

I used a 500ml softdrink bottle, cut the bottom out and carved a piece of styrofoam insulation to fit in the small end. I cut the barbs off a big treble hook and pushed the eye through a hole drilled in the bottlecap and screwed it on tight. Tie your line to that. Coathanger wire makes a good bail and an S-hook tied into your line about 18" up completes the set up. You cast it out, the s-hook falls away from the bail, the insulation floats the small end upwards, the bait falls out and it retrieves with the streamlined end forwards. I only have to bait out 40 yds. max so this is adequate. I'm using a yard sale rod and sea reel with about #30 mono. A broken flashlight (torch to you) would make a smaller, more streamlined spod and probably get better distance. This rig works very well and several times I've had anglers come running to see how I was getting all that particle across the river (spodding nearly nonexistant here in the colonies). The tackleshop owner who's been promoting carping here saw my home built spod and at the next tournament there were a bunch being used.