Richard Barrett
Senior Member
Slightly off target I know, but I've been interested in the new fad for smaller rods the carp/coarse world is going through.
The Nash scope rods look really nice and 9' is a perfect length for landing fish if you don't have too much marginal growth. But what about other rods?
Some time ago I watch a clip on Youtube (that for the life of me I cannot find now) of Adam Scott using two Daiwa spinning rods for stalking carp, both were 9' and had rubber butt caps like on old cane carp rods. I only noticed as I too had the same rods!
Two lads doing the Youtube rounds are Carl and Alex, brothers that video their fishing trips. Both good anglers and making great fishing clips to watch. I love it. Last time i looked one was rolling meat on a small river with a 6' sawn off scope with a 2lb t/c. Really fun the boys were having, even landing a nice double figure carp, barbel and chub from a tiny stream you could hop over in places.
The rod looked fantastic, but any light spinning rod would have done just as good a job, and cost much less. I guess what I'm saying is, is the craze going to last or will people wake up and wish they had kept the older fishing gear? Has Kevin Nash found a niche in the market, a 6' rod costing over a ton?
Are short rods the way it's all going?
Richard.
The Nash scope rods look really nice and 9' is a perfect length for landing fish if you don't have too much marginal growth. But what about other rods?
Some time ago I watch a clip on Youtube (that for the life of me I cannot find now) of Adam Scott using two Daiwa spinning rods for stalking carp, both were 9' and had rubber butt caps like on old cane carp rods. I only noticed as I too had the same rods!
Two lads doing the Youtube rounds are Carl and Alex, brothers that video their fishing trips. Both good anglers and making great fishing clips to watch. I love it. Last time i looked one was rolling meat on a small river with a 6' sawn off scope with a 2lb t/c. Really fun the boys were having, even landing a nice double figure carp, barbel and chub from a tiny stream you could hop over in places.
The rod looked fantastic, but any light spinning rod would have done just as good a job, and cost much less. I guess what I'm saying is, is the craze going to last or will people wake up and wish they had kept the older fishing gear? Has Kevin Nash found a niche in the market, a 6' rod costing over a ton?
Are short rods the way it's all going?
Richard.