flattie rods

[mickcave83]

right im off out 2moro looking for a estuary/flattie rod but dont want to spend a lot of money approx about £40 because the wife will go off it cause ive not long bought an apollo.
any advice wud be appreciated.

just hada look at anyfishanywhere estuary rod but i know thats out my range

 

[codseeker]

grt ya self in andy rubberfoots he might sort ya a cheap one out

 

[willywetegg]

Mick, I have a couple of Carp rods I use for light fishing, they are great sport.

I use them for flatties and Whiting off the beaches, once caught a 2 1/2 lb Codling on one amazing fun mate.

Have a look around till you find one you like the action of first though. You can get one between £30 and £50 no probs.

Jim.

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

I like the sound of a carp rod myself....may treat myself when the missus aint looking.

My beach rod does the biz - but it's a bit of a broomshank when it comes to fishing for flatties

 

[willywetegg]

It wasn't my idea Tony, Mark put me onto them ages ago. As I said though, have a look around till you find one you like the feel of as some are like a warm stick of Liquorice lol.

Jim.

 

[mickcave83]

cheers for the advice lads, a mite have a look at 1 of those shakespeare salt range, the flattie rod looks canny £30

 

[willywetegg]

Shakespeare have made some canny kit at a decent price over the years Mick.

Jim.

 

[codseeker]

go for it mick

 

[mark]

see if there's any Daiwa sensor carp rods going anywhere, I've seem as little as £30, good all rounder and can hurl a 2 or3oz lead a long long way!

 

[=>Tony<=]

Shakespeare odessa flattie and bass rods are ment to be ok for the price, the flattie rod is a little lighter 1-3oz where the bass is 2-4 i think.

 

[5150]

I've got a shakespeare Targa spin, use it for flatties in the summer and it's quite canny, throw a 2oz weight a reasonable distance, action on the rod makes any flatty a decent sport to play in.

Just bought my son his first rod&reel combo, just the £20 Keenets spin set from argos, gave it a try on the pier last night and I can chuck a spinner a fair distance with it - I wouldn't call it a spinning rod though, it's 9' but quite thick and more like a pier/small beach rod. Sam got his first mackeral on it within minutes and both rod and reel did the job great, probably also be ideal for flatties.

 

[codnot]

hi mick

hi mick

get your self a xk 5000 ther mint for flaty m8 (from mick cave)

 

[codseeker]

get your self a xk 5000 ther mint for flaty m8 (from mick cave)

are you mick cave as well lol

 

[mickcave83]

are you mick cave as well lol

haha thats wot i was thinking, well i never got round to havin a look 2day, so it will be 2moro now, most probs be shakespeare salt flattie or a carp rod cause im not spending a arm n a leg for summit i will only use a a dozen times or so

 

[codnot]

ha ha

ha ha

are you mick cave as well lol

yep codseeker i am mick cave as well

 

[codnot]

haha thats wot i was thinking, well i never got round to havin a look 2day, so it will be 2moro now, most probs be shakespeare salt flattie or a carp rod cause im not spending a arm n a leg for summit i will only use a a dozen times or so

hi mick my name is mick cave 2

 

[codseeker]

so was this you on THE LONGBENTON AND SEATON BURN SEA ANGLING CLUB result
http://www.longbentonandseatonburnsac.co.uk/

 

[codnot]

so was this you on THE LONGBENTON AND SEATON BURN SEA ANGLING CLUB result
http://www.longbentonandseatonburnsac.co.uk/

the shame yes m8 havenot fished for a bit m8

 

[Davyred]

Try a conoflex assassin, I use mine for flats, spinning for Pollack and plugging for Bass - its a really versatile rod.

 

[mickcave83]

hi mick my name is mick cave 2

thats mad that as ive only ever heard of 1 other mick cave and he was also an angler if you look in the shimano mission in sea angler the other mick cave has the 24lb 6oz record smoothhound