Maver Genesis Black Ice 11ft Match rod
• EVA twist grip
• High quality lined guides throughout
• Quality graphite screw reel fitting
• Folding hook keeper ring
• Action: Tip; Through action
• Casting Weight: 60g-90g
• Line Rating: 3lb-8lb
• Weight: 185g inc tips
• Featuring the stunning ‘Black Ice’ carbon finish and top quality fittings throughout. Supplied with three carefully graded tips.
Sometimes tackle can suffer from being labelled ‘one method and one method alone’. Margin poles are one example.
Pellet waggler rods are another, leading the customer into thinking that they can only be used for very specific tactics. The truth is often very different.
Match rods are a case in point. The tag may evoke images of stick float fishing on rivers with 2lb hooklengths, but with modern design, materials and build techniques your standard match tool can actually achieve a great many things. Maver’s Genesis Black Ice 11ft Match rod falls nicely into that category.
Don’t let the ‘Match’ part of its name put you off – this rod has been designed for pellet waggler fishing on well-stocked commercial waters, but its action and softness make it perfect for a spot of roach bashing on lakes and rivers too. It’s the ideal all-rounder for the angler who may only be able to afford or want one rod in their rod bag.
Made from high modulus carbon, the two-piece Black Ice packs a lovely through action, with ample softness in the tip to allow you to fish with light lines when needed.
However, Maver had both eyes on carp when building this rod, and it’s when you gear it up with a 6lb mainline and a loaded pellet waggler that the Black Ice really comes to life.
Soft it may be, but it’s not so sloppy that your casting will be all over the place. There’s enough poke to pick up line to hit fast bites, and more than enough guts to land big fish.
It’s also very light, weighing just 185g, so you can fish with it in your hand all day with no fatigue at all.
Testing took place on Magpie Lake at the up-and-coming Rookery Waters in Cambridgeshire, chucking a loaded 8g waggler to a bed of lily pads at around 40 yards.
Despite a brisk Fenland cross wind, the control that the Black Ice gives you on the cast sees the float landing time after time in the right place, essential when you’re building up a swim.
Landing the float is only part of the battle, though – some rods can fall down on the strike. Too sloppy an action and you simply can’t pick up the line in time, but the Black Ice is deceptively good at doing this.
Even with a bit of a bow in the line, a forceful strike made short work of those lighting bites that often come just as the waggler settles.
There’s also enough grunt to get carp away from snags quickly when you need to ‘hit and hold’ as soon as the hook is set. Get a fish within netting range, though, and the rod takes on a very soft action, bending right the way through the blank at times but never leaving you with the feeling that you’re in any way undergunned!
Finished with top-quality SiC guides, graphite screw reel fitting, EVA twist grip and folding hook keeper ring, the Maver Black Ice is the ideal rod to carry made up in a rod sleeve, all ready to take on whatever your summer of fishing is about to throw at you!
Richard Grange
Free Spirit CTX Carp Rods
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£99.99-£139.99
Those of you who already know their Tempests from their Titans and their Delkims from their Microns should also be familiar with the company Free Spirit and its Hi S Carp rods.
These have been star products for many years – hardly surprising considering that Free Spirit boss Simeon Bond, as well as being a top carper in his own right, boasts more than 25 years of rod-building experience.
Just a few months ago his brand launched its, let’s say, slightly more affordable CTX range of rods, and these have gone on to become arguably the fastest-selling specimen rods around, finding favour with the budget-conscious big-carp angler.
The CTX series covers a dozen models in all, catering for just about every scenario, from small runs waters (as used for the live test) through to extreme-range casting venues, where the special S.U. models are called for.
With test curves starting at 2.5lb and progressing up to 3.5lb, with 12ft and 13ft models as well as matching Spod and Marker rods, there really is something for everyone.
Without going too deeply into the technical blurb, it’s safe to say that each rod is built to exacting specifications, using a complex manufacturing process that integrates two different tonnages of carbon cloth before an X-Wrap goes on for additional strength.
The process results in an extremely strong, ultra-light and slim blank, much as you would expect from a firm whose products are so much in demand.
The new CTX rods’ cosmetics and furnishings are impressive by anyone’s standards. Understated graphics are tastefully positioned on the non-scratchgunmetal Perdurable-finished blanks. Fitted as standard are original Fuji DPS reel seats incorporating stainless steel collars and 40mm and 50mm ‘S’-Lite butt guides. These lend a great modern yet classic chic to the range.
Looks are all very well, but these days carp rods needs to to walk the walk as well as talk the talk. With a huge upsurge in day-ticket runs waters, all carp rods these days are likely to catch lots of fish, and those with little or no fish-playing or casting clout ge found out double-quick!
Now, it just so happens that close to the Angling Times offices is a cracking little runs water called East Delph, just outside the Fenland town of Whittlesey. On this type of smaller fishery I focus on fishing fun and enjoyment, so I always choose a light test curve rod – in this instance it happened to be the 12ft, 2.75lb Free Spirit CTX. This type of rod should serve a multitude of uses, having just enough backbone to cast 2oz leads with small solid PVA bags and being ideal for all chods, margin work and middle-distance casting.
It should also have a very tactile and softly progressive fish-playing action, to make the playing of a big carp an unforgettable experience. This CTX 2.75lb rod did the lot at a canter. Okay, I know it’s more in vogue these days to use 3lb or even 3.25lb test curve carp rods, but believe me, this one not only has the build credentials to match its top-end Free Spirit Hi S stable-mates, but it offers a performance to rival that of most other rods in its class.
Fishery details: www.eastdelphlakes.com
E-S-P Terry Hearn Classic 12ft 9ins 3.25lb carp rod
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£239
Carp deity Terry Hearn would rather barbecue and eat his thermal socks than put his name to a rod that didn’t measure up in every department.
So you can be assured that specialist big carp brand E-S-P is on to a winner with this signature Terry Hearn Classic, built to Terry’s own exacting specifications.
Terry, who over many years has logged an almost supernatural string of big-fish captures, including a British record, can lay claim to being the most famous carp angler of all time, but it doesn’t naturally follow that he would make an exceptional rod designer.
That said, I have been privileged enough to be in his company on a few occasions, and he has always struck me as the real deal. He exudes an air of calmness, doing things in a cool and calculated way, and is certainly not a man who would use an item of tackle that was less than perfect.
Last summer I had the pleasure of witnessing Terry playing and landing a very big kipper. He did it with what I thought at the time to be a really nicely-actioned rod that showed a great ‘feel’ for the fish – rod and angler were at one. At the time I couldn’t muster the cheek to go and take a closer gander at that rod of his, although I was very intrigued, as it did look a little longer than a normal carp rod.
Now that E-S-P has released its 12ft 9ins Terry Hearn Classic, my guess would be that what I saw a saw in action was an early prototype.
So, what could a mere mortal like myself expect to gain from using this magical masterpiece? To find out, it was off to a local runs water. Capturing another Mary (Terry’s legendary but sadly deceased Wraysbury forty) wasn’t on the cards, but perhaps the odd Sharon or Tracey or two would put in an appearance.
Tactics and testing on the day ranged from using solid PVA bags and mesh sticks, through to distance casting with running lead and chod rigs. The Classic proved very capable of handling leads and bag weights of 4oz-plus with consummate ease. And at 12ft 9ins, those extra nine inches really do make a difference in terms of adding a few yards to the cast.
As you might expect from E-S-P, nothing is left to chance with the build of this rod. The high modulus carbon blank is reinforced with a tough woven overwrap for added strength, and it boasts a fine array of quality furnishings.
Noteworthy are the single-leg ceramic-lined SiC guides, specially chosen to reduce overall weight and improve the rod’s action and balance. They are perfectly positioned along the blank, tapering from a 40mm butt guide to a 12mm tip ring.
The very slim EVA handle, just 0.75ins in diameter and 26ins long, has a flared collar above the original Fuji DPS reel seat. A machined stainless steel butt cap and moulded E-S-P line clip complete the rod’s classy accoutrements.
Over several hours of testing I managed to slide a few fish over the net cord, topped off by a game upper double which put up an impressive scrap and perfectly revealed the rod’s forward, almost tippy progressive action.
Oodles of extra poke waits to come through its lower middle to butt sections, should you need to dish out some real punishmentor cast to the max. But this is not at the expense of feel… this is a very tactile fish-catching tool and, just like the legend who has put his name to it, quite exceptional.
Preston Innovations Carbonactive Mini Plus 11ft 6ins Method Feeder rod
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£169.99
Preston Innovations has given its best- selling Carbonactive Mini-Plus rods a significant makeover and added this two-piece 11ft 6ins Method feeder tool to the range. Right from the start Mini-Plus rods were a hit with commercial match anglers, as the reduced-length blanks, with their trademark forgiving yet powerful action, were ideal for getting carp to the net very quickly.
Despite significant changes, all the new Preston Mini-Plus rods retain their non-locking action and trademark ‘iron fist in a velvet glove’ feel. However, they do appear to have been built around slightly faster tapering blanks. This, far from being a negative quality, gives them more casting speed at the tip when they are wound up, always a useful quality when going for extra distance.
Cosmetics and furnishings on the new rods have been upgraded too. The whippings on the glossy jet-black blanks now boast classy red trimmings, and depending on the model you get either single or double-legged low profile ceramic-lined guides.
The cork and EVA handle is fitted with a soft-touch reel seat which is not only pleasingly comfy to hold, but clamps the reel stem close to the blank. This is handy if, like, me you have short fingers. To round off the technicalities there’s a fold-down keeper ring, always nice to see.
So how did the Carbonactive Mini-Plus actually perform? After all, the two-piece 11ft 6ins blank is an unusual length for a Method feeder rod, which would more commonly be found in standard 12ft and power 13ft versions. Yes, even shorter method feeder rods are available, but these are really designed for fishing down the edge, not for distance casting.
A rare creature our test rod may be, but with the help of match aces Des Shipp and Tommy Pickering Prestons has come up with something that’s absolutely spot-on for commercials with islands and features at the 30m-60m mark.
That point was brought home to me when live-testing the model at Suffolk’s day-ticket Hinderclay fishery. Like so many others, this complex has centre islands on a couple of its lakes, and accurate 40m chucks to these are essential from the relevant pegs.
The Mini-Plus will cast a small 30g fully loaded feeder with little effort on the angler’s part, and I would suggest that at a push it could propel a large 45g Method feeder a fair distance. That said, don’t buy it if you are just looking for an out-and-out power casting tool, which it isn’t.
The blank has enough backbone to keep a straight cast, even if you need to lean into the cast in the teeth of a strong headwind, and the lack of tip recoil and bounce helps as you approach the casting distance limit.
I am fast becoming a fan of the longer-than-normal quivertips Preston is using these days on its feeder models, blending as they do into the blanks with no flat spots. The Mini-Plus comes with a glass tip rated at 2oz and a 2.5oz carbon tip. In truth, because bites are usually bold wrap-rounds as the fish hook themselves against the weight of the feeder, I reckon an even heavier 3oz tip would be useful, and contribute to longer casts.
That said, the softer glass tip does make the rod a little more flexible, should you want to use it for open-end feeder work for bream. Thanks to the blank’s forgiving action, it is well suited to this tactic.
Preston Innovations Classic Series 11ft-13ft Feeder
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£139.99
If you had to choose just one feeder rod to handle all legering situations, it’s my guess many would go for an 11-13ft configuration.
This versatile combination blank was, I believe, originally launched by Daiwa and made available in both medium and heavy versions, green or red whipping denoting the rod’s specification.
Since that time similar rods have been produced many times over, and not just by Daiwa – just about every tackle company includes an 11-13ft feeder as a ‘must have’ rod in their range.
The very latest to hit the market has just been introduced by Preston Innovations as part of its new three-model Carbonactive Classic Feeder series.
These versatile rods are intended for the seasoned angling journeyman and – dare I say it? – are almost old-school. Classic retro traits include fast tapering high-gloss jet black carbon blanks with matching 25ins extra-long push-in glass quivertips, full-length cork and EVA handle and, most importantly, a seamlessly soft, progressive action free frpm flat spots.
My original plan was to take the Preston Classic to a medium-sized mixed stock fishery and run it through its paces with open-end and Method feeders of varying weights, fished at different distances, using a variety of baits. This strategy would in turn hopefully attract fish of many species, proving the rod’s worth as an all-rounder.
That was until almost every sheet of water, from lake to puddle, froze absolutely solid. Obviously the rivers would still be a Plan B option, but the tea-stained raging torrent that passed for the idyllic meandering Thames around Oxford looked about as inviting as a cold bath in January.
And so to Plan C. What you need when everywhere else is iced up is an inland ocean, a vast sprawling open expanse of water that the wind ruffles enough to prevent the ice from forming.
There was a very good reason that the car park at Boddington Reservoir was devoid of angler’s cars for the first time in its history. It was so bloody cold that you’d have to jump start a reindeer. I’d also heard on the grapevine that bites here right now were rarer than a Ringer snap-off.
Still, needs must, and after setting the kit up in the early 70s, with freezing cold hands I threaded the line through the rod’s sturdy double legged ceramic lined guides. Rigs would need to be simple affairs, as open-end feeders were hardly likely to bring much action my way. Relying on small but heavy Method feeders and straight lead set-ups, I began the test.
With the rod set in its full ‘three section plus handle’ 13ft mode, Preston claims it is capable of casting Method feeders and is equally suited to heavy work in fast-flowing waters. I reckon it is more than capable of doing both reasonably well, but despite the fast-tapering blank it’s definitely not a long-range Method feeder tool. It’s all a little bit loose and languid for full-throttle distance work.
It is, however, ideal at its full length for all deep-water bream and skimmer fishing. With the dolly butt section – which houses a single guide and fits above the handle – removed, the blank takes on an altogether different feel and casting action.
At the 11ft length (11ft 2ins to be precise) it will easily cast weighty Method feeders and has a lot more casting aggression. The fast taper kicks in when the blank is fully compressed, and will propel any type of feeder a surprisingly long way for an 11ft rod. It certainly isn’t poker-stiff, so it’s still capable of coping with soft mouthed fish.
I also rather fancy this would make a super river rod, perfect for hooklengths down to 0.12mm, smaller hooks and any species of fish. This very much keeps it in the mould of the classic 11ft-13ft design.
Svendsen Desperado
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£49.99
This beefy rod has loads of firepower down the blank to beat the biggest river species throughout four seasons of fishing.
The rod has an official line rating of between 4lb and 8lb, but it will fish heavier lines if required in winter floodwater/snaggy swim conditions.
The butt section is massively stiff to provide casting backbone and the ability to deliver larger-than-normal feeders though it is a bit thick at the butt end.
The three heavy glass quivertips aren’t officially rated but are estimated at around 2.5oz, 3oz and 4oz. This makes this rod great for throwing loads up to 3.5oz and waiting for big drop-back bites. It is not a rod capable of showing up shy silverfish taps, rattles and knocks.
A good choice if you want a ‘power’ rated rod on a limited budget in these hard times!
Daiwa Carp 10ft Feeder Rod
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£34.99
Don’t let the wallet-friendly price tag fool you into thinking that the 10ft Carp Feeder is in any way a budget rod in terms of performance.
Indeed many of the design influences have filtered down from Daiwa’s flagship match fishing rods.
The two-piece blank has been designed to fish lines between 2lb and 8lb so it is capable of handling everything from roach to big commercial fishery carp.
Pick one up and the first thing you are likely to notice is how light the rod is – a mere 7.1oz to be precise.
The quivertips are unique in that unlike pretty much every other tip on the market they don’t feature a solid inch block painted on the end.
Instead they have small high-viz paint rings running down the quiver. These definitely seem to amplify cagey bites, making it the ideal choice for winter F1 work.
Drennan Series 7 Puddle Chucker 10ft Carp Feeder
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£79.95
The Drennan Series 7 Puddle Chucker 10ft Carp Feeder is an excellent fish playing rod that is absolutely ideal for carp on small commercial waters.
It is the shortest in a family of three Carp Feeder rods and is the perfect tool for short-range work or fishing in tight pegs. Despite only being 10ft in length it is still more than capable of casting light bombs and small feeders accurately and will get small to medium-sized carp to the net with ease.
With a high modulus carbom blank, it has plenty of power in reserve to steer carp away from any hazards in the pegyet is still soft enough to stop hook pulls or line breakages.
It has been designed to break down in to two equal lengths with one of the quivertip sections in place, making it really convenient to set-up and pack away quickly. A nice touch is that it comes supplied with a padded rod sleeve and neoprene straps.
Shakespeare Agility Wand 9ft Feeder Rod
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RRP £59.99
Labelled as a wand as opposed to an out and out feeder rod, the Agility is all about softness and finesse making it the perfect partner for delicate winter fishing.
Built around a slender carbon blank, the 9ft Agility will cast small feeders to islands on the average commercial fishery with ease.
If you need extra distance though, an upgrade to the 10ft model will give you that extra reach and a little more power, not that the 9ft wand is undergunned by any means.
It has a superb through- action that’ll prevent hook- pulls at that all-important moment as a fish nears the net but there’s enough ‘punch’ in the blank to land feeders in the same spot time and time again.
The real beauty of the Agility is its ability to use small hooks and light lines with complete confidence, bang on the money for winter carp and F1 fishing.
Preston Innovations Carbonactive Mini Plus 8ft 6in Carp Feeder Rod
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£129.99
Short rods have proved a huge hit with pleasure and match anglers targeting commercial fishery carp and F1s, especially when using straight lead and feeder tactics.
Not only does their reduced length promote casting accuracy, ideal when a hookbait may need to be delivered with pinpoint accuracy, the quivertip ends can be tucked out of harm’s way down the side of a platform, preventing them from bouncing around in the wind and making it easier to see shy bites.
There are many different makes, types, lengths and styles of these petite rods to choose from with all popular tackle manufacturers producing them in droves.
When faced with such a bewildering array it can be difficult to make the right choice but I would always opt for proven reliability, and this is where Preston Innovations Carbonactive Mini rods really stand out from the crowd.
The Telford-based company was among the first to make reduced length commercial fishery rods with the Carbonactive Mini series proving a huge success and quickly becoming the market leader.
This superb rod collection is now in its second generation, after Preston recently introduced its latest Mini Plus range, of which this 8ft 6in Carp Feeder is the shortest, rated to fish lines of 3lb-8lb and supplied with glassfibre push-in quivertips of 3/4oz and 1oz.
However, don’t think for one minute that this bantamweight tool couldn’t handle a tussle with a decent sized kipper, because the whispish pencil-thin, two-piece blank is more than capable of dishing out a fair amount of punishment, something I found out while live testing it at the ever popular Makin’s Phase Two Reptile Lake.
Like all commercial lakes in winter, the fish in Reptile shoal up and sit tight, often in the hardest areas of the lake to reach. But if you find them a good day is on the cards.
The winning tactic is easy enough; you simply need to drop a light bomb or tiny feeder, with a couple of maggots, single grain of corn, or punched bread on the hook, on top of the fish.
The trick is making your rig land with little more than a plop.
This is where really short rods like the Mini Plus Carp Feeder come to the fore, as once you have the distance marked, the casting accuracy they are capable of producing means you can hit exactly the same spot time after time.
Bites are normally slow pull-rounds, which on this particular model will seem exaggerated, mainly because of the thin and fast tapering profile. Strikes are rarely called for in this situation, as the fish are already hooked, the blank whipping the line from the water in the blink of an eye.
Once a fish is hooked the blank takes on a sharply progressive fighting curve, with the tip acting as a cushion and the rest of the top section soaking up all the pressure. The stopping power is delivered from the butt section and it produces enough grunt to quickly subdue the feistiest of fish.
Preston claims the rod is ideal for all snake lakes and small ponds, which undoubtedly it is, but I feel this is underplaying the rod, because for my money it has more than enough beef to cope with small-river chubbing sessions as well.
Stillwater Pro Matchstix Carp Feeder Rods (10ft and 11ft)
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10ft Carp Feeder £31.99, 11ft Carp Feeder £34.99
The two Carp Feeder Rods boast all the same features as the shorter 9ft Bomb version, but with the added length and power needed for longer casts.
The 10ft version is still an ideal length for many feature-filled commercials but offers a little more versatility, while the 11ft rod will handle larger feeders if required. Both versions (with tip fitted) come in equal length sections so they can be stored ready made-up for instant action.
Stillwater Pro Matchstix 9ft Carp Bomb
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£29.99
This pencil-thin, featherweight bomb rod has a delightful action and still manages to pack a punch! It’s perfect for casting small Method and pellet feeders to islands, and taming the large carp that hang around them.
A two-piece rod with three quivertips, it is able to handle mainlines up to 6lb.
Stillwater Pro Matchstix 15ft Power Float Rod
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£49.99
This great rod suggests a multitude of uses, from lowering a float down over lilies for wily crucians and tench, to running a stick float down the river for chub and barbel or fishing deep reservoirs where the extra length can be an advantage.
The three-piece blank has a great fish-playing action while retaining crispness in the tip for a quick line pick-up.
Stillwater Pro Matchstix 12ft Float Rod
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£29.99
This two-piece equal length float rod packs that extra bit of power for playing big fish, yet remains an impressively slim and lightweight blank.
This is the perfect tool for targeting big carp, tench and chub, rated to 10lb mainline and 8lb hooklengths.
Stillwater Pro Matchstix 13ft Float Rod
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£34.99
A traditional three-piece waggler rod, this is perhaps the most versatile of the Matchstix rod range. It will punch out long-range pellet wagglers for large carp and yet has the subtlety to fish fine hooklengths for silverfish.
Light, slim and responsive, there is plenty of power reserve as you get into the butt section of the blank.
Stillwater Pro Matchstix Mini Float Rods (10ft and 11ft)
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10ft Mini Float £27.99, 11ft Mini Float £29.99
The two Matchstix Pro Mini Float Rods are so slim and light you can barely feel them in the hand, and yet are so crisp on the strike as to defy belief.
The rods take up a faultless curve when bending into powerful fish. They have a line rating of 8lb mainline and up to 6lb hooklengths. Both the 10ft and 11ft versions are two-piece blanks with equal length sections to allow them to be easily stored made up.
Matrix Horizon S Class 12ft Feeder
The three-piece Horizon S Class Feeder is a traditional tool for bream and skimmer fishing. The high gloss black blank has a softly progressive action, but with enough power in the lower butt section to achieve casts up to 60m. Large-diameter guides throughout (quivertips too) allow the use of shockleaders with no fear of the leader knot jamming into a guide and causing a crack-off.
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£149.99
THIS rod owes many of its superb specifications to the fishing talent and knowledge of Matrix boss Ricky Teale, who has spent years match fishing for bream here in the UK and in Europe, where long-distance bream tactics are seen as the pinnacle of angling achievement.
The Horizons S rod’s middle and tip sections are both longer than you would find on a standard three-piece feeder model, helping it to deliver a seamlessly smooth progressive playing action while maximising tip speed when going for a really long cast. A short butt section with an extra-long spigot joint adds to its casting clout.
During the live test Angling Times editor Steve Fitzpatrick, not noted for his smooth distance-casting style, had a go with the set-up and was so shocked at the instant extra yards he attained that he wouldn’t give it back.
During the trial it handled Method, open-end, cage and maggot feeders with equal aplomb, as well as dealing with casting weights from 15g-45g.
Stillwater BPX Slim Carp Rods
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£30
Look out of the window right now and fishing on balmy summer evenings seems a million miles away – but when the days start to stretch out faster than light pole elastic,
These super-affordable BPX Slim carp rods from Chapmans Angling are sure to be in high demand.
The 12ft rods, in test curves of 2.75lb, 3lb and 3.5lb, feature flared handle grips, quality reel seats and 40mm or 50mm butt guides, depending on the model you choose. Their classy understated matt black finish really makes them look the part.
These rods punch well above their weight in the casting and fish-playing stakes, and for the novice or junior carper they really are going for a song – ‘Chirpy Chirpy Cheap Cheap’ perhaps? The RRP ranges from £89.99 to £109.99, but I am reliably told that they can be picked up for as little as £30 apiece…. what a bargain!
Sonik Gravity X
RRP from £249.99
The boffins at Sonik are proud of this flagship creation, and they have every right to be.
Made from NanoAlloy, these rods are incredibly slim yet massively powerful. The recoil on the tip is also lightning-fast to boost casting capability.
With titanium guides and some striking blue cosmetics, these rods deliver the perfect blend of looks and performance.
Preston Innovations Pro Competition 12ft 6ins Medium-Heavy Feeder
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£119.99
All fans of feeder fishing should keep their eyes peeled for this latest rod range from Preston Innovations.
The Pro Competition series features six models that between them cover everything from short-range feeder and bomb work for silvers and F1s to traditional bream fishing on natural venues, carp on commercials and even barbel and chub on big rivers – so they will appeal right across the board.
Built from quality high modulus carbon, the pencil-thin gunmetal grey blanks have progressive actions and are finished with SiC ceramic lined guides and cork and Duplon grip handles. They come with combinations of push-in quivertips.
For medium to long-range stillwater feeder fishing as well as heavy feeder work on any type of river, this rod has the rigidity and power to punch heavy feeders a long way very accurately, and enough backbone to tame hard-fighting carp and barbel. Line rating 5lb-8lb.