spinning set up
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andyco
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I recently got an 8ft, 20-60g Shimano Vengeance, from Fishing Megastore. Only £33 but it's a really good quality rod.
Shimano Vengeance AX Sea Bass Rods – Glasgow Angling Centre
There's lighter casting versions as well
I paired it with a Penn Fierce 4000, paid about £60-£70 but a really nice reel; I put 30lb spectra braid on the reel and was going to put a 3ft fluorocarbon leader on for spinning but at the minute it's got a 9ft mono leader on for float fishing with it.
I change my rods regularly! But I think I'll be sticking with this set up for a while.
Shimano Vengeance AX Sea Bass Rods – Glasgow Angling Centre
There's lighter casting versions as well
I paired it with a Penn Fierce 4000, paid about £60-£70 but a really nice reel; I put 30lb spectra braid on the reel and was going to put a 3ft fluorocarbon leader on for spinning but at the minute it's got a 9ft mono leader on for float fishing with it.
I change my rods regularly! But I think I'll be sticking with this set up for a while.
OuTkast76
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I recently got an 8ft, 20-60g Shimano Vengeance, from Fishing Megastore. Only £33 but it's a really good quality rod.
Shimano Vengeance AX Sea Bass Rods – Glasgow Angling Centre
There's lighter casting versions as well
I paired it with a Penn Fierce 4000, paid about £60-£70 but a really nice reel; I put 30lb spectra braid on the reel and was going to put a 3ft fluorocarbon leader on for spinning but at the minute it's got a 9ft mono leader on for float fishing with it.
I change my rods regularly! But I think I'll be sticking with this set up for a while.
Does your leader not restrict what depth you fish at when float fishing? I never use a leader when using a float for this reason as surely the knot and tag ends will act as a fixed stop knot unless you are fishing no deeper than say 10ft
andyco
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It was just for using on the pier. I have my float rigs already made up, so I slide the float onto the leader, then attach the rest of the rig, which is about 3foot long, so can fish to a depth up to 12ft, which was enough for the pier.
Ahh cheers for pointing that out mate I think I'll go for that! Sorry to blag ya head with questions but what size rod n reel would ya recommend? I'll be mainly using it for float fishing and red gills with the occasional spin for the macky
andyco
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I'm no expert mate, it's my first proper spinning set up. I went for the 8' instead of the 7' just for a bit extra casting distance, and went with the 20-60g, so I can use upto 60g spinners, and i use 1oz weights on my float set up.
I think a lot of the lads that do lots of lure fishing, go with lighter weights, like 10-40g, but I'm sure I could still use 10g on the 20-60, just a bit less sensitive though.
Thanks for all your help mate lead me to the right place can't wait to order one it looks a beaut, I'm sure someone on here will be able to help me as to what size to get. Btw mate that wasn't you fishing today up by the 45 mark was it?
Juliogeordio
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Agree with Andy... The okuma trio is well worth the extra £30. If you have enough cash then the savage gear bushwacker rod and okuma reel is a very nice set up which won't break the bank
Juliogeordio
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I use both a 8ft and a 9ft rod. Between 10/28/50g. That size and casting weight will cover pretty much all of the lure fishing you will do in the north east mate. A bog standard 9ft 28-50g rod will manage anything you want including the float fishing
I was thinking either the 8' 15-50g or 8'6" 20-60g, but then again am clueless haha
