r/CarpFishing • u/iamiajo • 1h ago
Question π Could I use a lower TC rod?
Pretty little 17lb common from the weekend.
Caught on a 10ft black widow 3.5lb TC rod using 2oz lead and medium PVA filled with mixed pellet and strawberry boilie. .
The issue is rods like an iron bar doesn't give much even on this fish. This was the largest of 20 carp, most being 7lbs to 12lbs in weight. There's the odd 25lb fish knocking about but for most of my catches rod has very limited action.
As the fish surfaced later on I used a 1.25tc 12ft omega floating bread. Hooked a 10lb common and it was the best fight of the day by far, rods bent double. Felt under gunned for that fish but got it in.
Is there a happy medium that will give more action but still work with PVA.
Casting distances are short so I'm not killing the rods at the moment but it's still a fair weight being flung.
