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Recommendation for 2 rods

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Daniel Hickman

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Hi,
So I'm after some recommendations for 2 rods.
I'm predominantly going to be fishing the BAA stretches of the middle Severn.
I'm under the impression 11ft 1.75lb rods would be ok for these stretches?

I have a budget of around £150 for the pair and they will be paired with some shimano baitrunner dl 4000 fb's I already have.

I'm open to second hand too if the anyone is "local" or willing to post

Thanks Dan
 
Daniel Hickman said:
Hi,
So I'm after some recommendations for 2 rods.
I'm predominantly going to be fishing the BAA stretches of the middle Severn.
I'm under the impression 11ft 1.75lb rods would be ok for these stretches?

I have a budget of around £150 for the pair and they will be paired with some shimano baitrunner dl 4000 fb's I already have.

I'm open to second hand too if the anyone is "local" or willing to post

Thanks Dan
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id recommend you go 12' on the Severn Daniel, the extra foot will help when its got water on or if you re fishing across in normal conditions.
 
Daniel,
Angling Direct have 12ft Korum Omega 1.75lb TC at £65.00 each at the moment. Brand new rods with enough change from your budget for a spool of decent line. Would be ideal for the middle Severn I’m sure.
 
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Bill Walford said:
Daniel,
Angling Direct have 12ft Korum Omega 1.75lb TC at £65.00 each at the moment. A brand new rod with enough change from your budget for a spool of line. Would be ideal for the middle Severn I’m sure.
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Ah thanks!
someone local to me on Facebook market place is selling 2 of them "as new" for £75
I wasn't sure how good they are.


And I've also been offered 2 x Greys Prodigy Twin Tips 12ft with 1.25lb and 1.75lb tops for £80, which I'm definitely considering
 
Daniel Hickman said:
Ah thanks!
someone local to me on Facebook market place is selling 2 of them "as new" for £75
I wasn't sure how good they are.


And I've also been offered 2 x Greys Prodigy Twin Tips 12ft with 1.25lb and 1.75lb tops for £80, which I'm definitely considering
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I’ve only seen the Omega’s in the 2.25lb but they look a nice rod. If the Market place chap is local to you try and see if he’ll allow you to view and have a “wiggle” of them first. £75 for the pair is a deal and a half if “as new”
 
Barbel Tamers. They were on my list for a long time but I put off getting one due to reading that they were a bit soft.

Today by luck, I got to have a look at the 12ft 1.75 and it's lovely! So light and exactly what I've been looking for. I'm a huge fan of 11ft rods and was going to get the 11ft 2lb version untill I was put off but now I'm just going for the 12ft version.
 
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