suzook12 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 1 hour ago, GPSguru said: Yes, correct. Most boat rods are J curve. Most coarse rods are C curve. But yes, UK boat rods vary by a huge amount. I own an inordinate amount of course rods with actions from bending through to the butt, through to extreme tip action and most points in between, so to generalise that "most" are a C curve would be a wild generalisation. Is there such a thing as a UK boat rod? Arent the manufacturers international companies? Can the rods mentioned previously only be bought in the UK. I have found that my boat rods are like my coarse and beach rods in variation..... Just sayin.... We have between us, gone somewhat off topic, the object was to find something Leo could cope with. I guess the only real answer is to go to a well stocked tackle shop and see how much he can put through it while someone hangs on to the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 53 minutes ago, suzook12 said: I own an inordinate amount of course rods with actions from bending through to the butt, through to extreme tip action and most points in between, so to generalise that "most" are a C curve would be a wild generalisation. Is there such a thing as a UK boat rod? Arent the manufacturers international companies? Can the rods mentioned previously only be bought in the UK. I have found that my boat rods are like my coarse and beach rods in variation..... Just sayin.... We have between us, gone somewhat off topic, the object was to find something Leo could cope with. I guess the only real answer is to go to a well stocked tackle shop and see how much he can put through it while someone hangs on to the top Yeah your right, I was getting the boat ready and didn't explain myself very well 😇 ...... all of MY coarse rods are C curve ...... Greys specialist Avons and Century NG’s ....... I only fish for Carp , Barbel, Chub, and Tench ..... all on the French rivers....... my point about UK boat rods is UK rod designations, it seems to be unique to us and wide open to interpretation. However, a great % are J (ish) curve and any of those rods taken beyond that point will be ‘locked out’ and pretty useless ........ to really learn about what rods ‘do’, I always encourage my crew to fish with a light tackle setup a few times . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Go on..... Daiwa Amourpjous whisker.... built by British factory for British fishing..... 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 22 minutes ago, Odyssey said: Go on..... Daiwa Amourpjous whisker.... built by British factory for British fishing..... 😉 I did see that but for a 9 year old £200 on a used rod before it’s rebuilt and customised is too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 I did last night buy Leo an ugly stick gx2 12-20lb rod as a Christmas present. Then I am going to get him to design his own customisation. The rod will then get stripped, re built with superior fittings and bling’d to his own design Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 17 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: I did last night but Leo an ugly stick gx2 12-20lb rod as a Christmas present. Then I am going to get him to design his own customisation. The rod will then get stripped, re built with superior fittings and bling’d to his own design Very lucky lad 👍 Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, suzook12 said: Very lucky lad 👍 Watch this space for the first offshore outlaws custom rod!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Watch this space for the first offshore outlaws custom rod!! I’m thinking red and white stripes so it can blend into the cabin? Andy135 and Geoff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 1 minute ago, JonC said: I’m thinking red and white stripes so it can blend into the cabin? Seeing as he is a Southampton fan I reckon red and white will be quite heavily featured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiDfish Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Get the lad a shorter rod. He'll handle an old-fashioned 6-6'6" rod much easier than an 8 footer. Lighter and less leverage against him. Be able to move up a line class without noticing the difference. Saying that, I reckon the Kensaki's are some of the best out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, SiDfish said: Kensaki's are some of the best out there. Yep and at £150 a pop they made the re build too expensive to warrant. His 8-12lb Zziplex is 8ft and he handles that just fine. So the Ugly stick won’t be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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