1chris1 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 how many carp rods would you use on a 2 acre runs water? two or three? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 2 can you manage 3 rods with fish on at once ? 2 is possible 3 on 2 acres will have you in all kinds of muddles if you had all 3 on at once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1chris1 Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 at the mo i use 3 but from my next session i will be using 2.and you will be a very looky lad to get 3 fish on at once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshcarp1985 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 at the mo i use 3 but from my next session i will be using 2.and you will be a very looky lad to get 3 fish on at once Had it happen this season on a runs water, all 3 on at once, luckily had a mate there and landed all three. Cast all three bk out and within 15mins had 2 on at the same time straigh after. Runs water FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1chris1 Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 lucky lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanz Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 how many carp rods would you use on a 2 acre runs water? two or three? why is 1 rod not an option?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshcarp1985 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 how many carp rods would you use on a 2 acre runs water? two or three? why is 1 rod not an option?? Why would you want to fish one? when you can double your chances by placing the 2nd rod in the margin or out of the way of the other rod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanz Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 how many carp rods would you use on a 2 acre runs water? two or three? why is 1 rod not an option?? Why would you want to fish one? when you can double your chances by placing the 2nd rod in the margin or out of the way of the other rod? only a blinkered bivvy dweller that only has one string to their bow would say that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshcarp1985 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 how many carp rods would you use on a 2 acre runs water? two or three? why is 1 rod not an option?? Why would you want to fish one? when you can double your chances by placing the 2nd rod in the margin or out of the way of the other rod? only a blinkered bivvy dweller that only has one string to their bow would say that Well why not say why dont you do stalking ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanz Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 because its not just stalking where one rod out fishes 2 or more,floater fishing i only use one.on a 2 acre lake the middle cant be much further out than the margin,so less is more+ if others are fishing that could be alot of lines, alot of leads crashing. doubling or tripling your chances makes sense on a tricky water where 1 or 2 runs in 24hrs is all you may get. not when they are jumping in your net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshcarp1985 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Ok so fishing on top and having a 2nd rod in the margin your saying is a hinderance? WoW thats where i have been going wrong.. Too many rods all these years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanz Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 you put 100% effort into 1 rod. when your stalking the margins you dont cast another to the middle to increase your chances to you. so in reverse its not a hinderance just means your not focus 100% on the rod where the fish are, unless theyre in the margin, then why cast out to the middle we are talking about a 2 acre runs water dont forget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshcarp1985 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Ok i aint got a clue on how large a water is in size (acres) but i my runs waters are small atleast i think they are. Possibly 2 acres is a really small puddle and your right. But i find even when fishing ontop on my runs waters a 2nd rod on an alarm is not a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 at the mo i use 3 but from my next session i will be using 2.and you will be a very looky lad to get 3 fish on at once yes indeed you would be a lucky lad but by having 3 baits out in the water you run the chance a small one yes but you have a chance ! do you honestly think you could handle three rods all on the run in 2 acres of water at once ? two takes practice three is dam hard work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanz Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 2 or more isnt a problem, most the time. im sure im not the only angler that knows sometimes 2 rods doesnt double your chances it can halve it. chris asked if he should use 2 or 3, i found it strange, but then i started coarse fishing using only 1 rod and blanks were rare ,only after getting into carp fishing did i feel that extra rods were needed,mainly as i didnt have a clue and wanted to up my chances and have fewer blanks. but if i feel im really in tune with a water then im happy to use 1 rod.just i dont get that feeling very often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Ok i aint got a clue on how large a water is in size (acres) but i my runs waters are small atleast i think they are. Possibly 2 acres is a really small puddle and your right. But i find even when fishing ontop on my runs waters a 2nd rod on an alarm is not a problem. it's small !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1chris1 Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 thanks for your replys lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyb Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 I prefer not to use 3 rods on a runs water. One problem i find is unless you use backleads on all rods or have them split apart on banksticks the middle rod can be tricky to land fish on without moving the other rods. Also on day tickets it's cheaper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebirdjones Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 I'd fish 3 rods and would only go down to 2 if I kept getting lots of runs and I couldn't keep up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crayonhussy Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 On a regular basis I use one carp rod and a feeder/float rod. I target carp with the carp rod and target everything else with the float/feeder rod. Doesn't always end up happening that way round but it's all good fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules007 Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 i dont fish more than 2 rods on any water these days ! i find the 3rd rod just a hindrance so i have a rod bag with 3 made up rods that stays at home all the time now, must get round to ebaying them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Most of the small waters I fish are actually a 2 rod limit, so I have to stick to 2 On such a small water I can't see the point of using any more than 2 anyway, and as Beanz has said, 1 is often enough, especially when stalking. On such a small venue if I can I prefer to walk around fishing just 1rod stalking, floater fishing and/or setting areas up for later. I've actually had better results on the Park lake using just 1 rod. I'll leave the Bivvy boys to blank in the double swim (although they'll soon be gone, as most are fair weather anglers), and just take my 1 stalking rod down for a couple of hours day or night and catch a few in that limited time. I do actually set up 3 rods on the Syndicate lake, but only fish 2. The 3rd is set up so that if I need to recast I can simply attach a pva mesh or bag and then put it straight out after reeling one of the other rods in. My current fishing set up means I take the 3 SP's and the Marker rod, the Spod rod stays at home; spodding is banned on the little lake, although if or when I move onto the other lakes on the venue I can go back to 3 and the spod and the marker rods as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danm1 Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Beanz has a really good point, often overlooked. Personally, on tricky waters I don't think that "more is better" - I actually reckon the more lines in the water, the more it can work against you. I've fished a rock-hard water, where a bite a year is good going, and whilst I could've used 3 rods, I'd never use more than 2 for that very reason. There's no way of proving it for sure, but I reckon had I used a 3rd rod, I'd probably have had fewer bites. Worth thinking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougmoon Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 i normally fish 2 but keep the foater rod handy for when you see them feeding on top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marker Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 generally i'll use as many as i'm allowed, if its difficult to keep them all in the water then i may drop down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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