Advice on long rods

Member Joined: Oct 09, 2007 Posts: 6

Anyone have experinece with the latest telegraph poles?

I have a pair of PPT Sindwinders for general use (great rods) but fancy a pair of Euro style rods for steep steep pebble beaches where will prob need a good old over the head thump when weather bad and at night etc (dont fancy carrying a launch ramp etc etc).

I have heard that, in the right hands, the long rods will reach significant distance using an overhead thump. Wondering if anyone has tried them (people with experience of using a quality shorter rod and pendulum).

Which are the ones to go for? Maybe the Century BB (but I hear it is a bit of a light rod and probably not up to the likes of Orford), the Shakespeare Red Metal or the Daiwa Longbeam.

ALso, I notice that most of these rods are for fixed spool reels. I would want to use the rods with my Penn Mags. Has anyone had success in rigging a long rod for use with a multiplier.

Many thanks

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:08 pm

Just a thought mate:- I had a try with a 15 ft job a few years ago. That was enough for me - too heavy and awkward to handle. Why not try to learn OTG casting style? I did and can get out well over 100 yds with an easy to use lightweight 12ft carbon job. I use beach spike rod rests which enable one to fish leaning when the surf is reasonable and upright when the surf is a bit heavy.

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:42 pm

The long rods do tend to be used more with fixed spools and light main lines with tapered leaders as you get the most beneft from them with this set up.
I've got a pair of Shakespeare Extreme Titanium fifteen footers that i use with a pair of Daiwa Millionmax tournament fixed spools .
I use them over clean ground with twelve pound ( no heavier ! ) high tech' low dia' main line ( under 0.3! ) and tapered leaders.
They do perform well with this set up, the lead whistles away with no effort with an off the ground or over head cast and i don't find them that heavy or cumbersome compared with my standard twelve footer pendulum rods !

Where they come in to their own is when you are fishing over a lot of weed after a blow and want to keep the line high so you don't pick too much up ! also when wanting to fish at distance with delicate baits like harbour rag etc with not so much force going in to the cast!

I guess at the end of the day you pay your money you make your choice as they say !!

Member Joined: Mar 23, 2007 Posts: 50

Hi I use a longbeam with a daiwa 7ht I fine it a joy to use I did load up with braid but took it off and went back to mono, hope that helps if at all

dingler_dangler wrote:

Anyone have experinece with the latest telegraph poles?

I have a pair of PPT Sindwinders for general use (great rods) but fancy a pair of Euro style rods for steep steep pebble beaches where will prob need a good old over the head thump when weather bad and at night etc (dont fancy carrying a launch ramp etc etc).

I have heard that, in the right hands, the long rods will reach significant distance using an overhead thump. Wondering if anyone has tried them (people with experience of using a quality shorter rod and pendulum).

Which are the ones to go for? Maybe the Century BB (but I hear it is a bit of a light rod and probably not up to the likes of Orford), the Shakespeare Red Metal or the Daiwa Longbeam.

ALso, I notice that most of these rods are for fixed spool reels. I would want to use the rods with my Penn Mags. Has anyone had success in rigging a long rod for use with a multiplier.

Many thanks

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Member Joined: Oct 09, 2007 Posts: 6

cheers guys - think I might invest in one and see how it goes

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:20 am

Just a word - try one before you buy like I did. After a trial run with that 15ft job (S/H courtesy of Tackle Shop) I decided I did not want to know.

Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:34 pm

Hi,
I use two Century B/B's with multiplyiers, for me total perfection as I love the bbs. yes with an overhead thump you will gain more distance,they will also cast well off the ground or pendulum, great bite detection too!

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:29 pm

I recently upgraded from 12ft to a 14ft Grauvell. It is for fixed spool. I love the extra leverage it gives me but i really am convinced now anything longer would just be a hinderance.

I mean, you do have to be a bit more cautious when casting as there is an extra 2ft behind you. The biggest pain for me is striking and having excess length of rod below the reel. Sometimes it can be a bugger because you cannot get the rod butt into the midriff quick enough.

I could not imagine what it must be like to fish with 15, 16 or even 18ft rods. You must need bulging muscles to control them unless they weigh about an oz.

cheers

lee