Where to buy a 10ft rod that breaks down small and is very strong.

[dogpoo]

If you use elastic (rubber band) as a float stop Dogpoo then you'll have no problem with the stop being on the reel. I saw John Wilson catching carp using stick floats at cha am. He got caho yeesok and sawaii. Yes the majority of fishing parks keep longer rods for the farang who come over for holidays. I prefer a 5 foot rod.

I have actually just bought a 3.25lb test curve carp rod today for fishing the UK. I learned to fish multipliers when living in Thailand. Now I'm back in the UK I converted my carp rod for my abu multiplier. I can't stand fixed spool reels anymore. I have seen carp rods here up to 5lb test curve but only in a 2 piece. They are used for spodding and catfish.

I wasn't getting much distance on this green rod because it's a parabolic(through) action and just 2.5lb test curve. I'm going to convert the 3.25lb test curve as well. Hopefully I can get to 160 yards.

If only we had the fish over here. Carp fishing back here is so difficult and the weather doesn't make it pleasent.

I am quite happy to use my 6' 3" for the carp, you are only fishing a few meters out from the edge, you are right about fishing in the UK, carp fishing is very difficult, the fish are not huge and the weather makes fishing unpleasant! Good luck whilst you are there!

I've been back 3 years now. What a change. The fishing here is terrible, the weather terrible, but my job is good. Nothing I can do about that for a while.

I still think about fishing in Thailand every 2 milliseconds. It's really worlds apart. Florida was great as well but nowhere near as easy as Thailand. It's great that you can go to a place, fish it for a few hours and drive home or go back to the hotel with little in the way of tackle etc. Spain was also nice but fishing the wild Ebro means you can go days and weeks without the rod even twitching. Thailand has it right as you can always fish wild waters as well.

Oh I actually got a bass rod, to fish with a little multiplier back here in England. I haven't caught a carp on it yet, just bream. I'm hoping it makes catching the smaller fish more fun.

Here it is next to a 6500 Abu.

I can use it to throw tiny lures but I want to get a carp on it. I don't think it will have much trouble. Fish here seem so lazy. They don't really pull.

It's all about the weather! I fished all my life in the UK and the biggest fish I caught was a 23lb Pike from Thorpe park, the weather is terrible, the rules and regulations stifling, the fish do not fight hard, the fish are not huge unlike here, I remember as a lad night fishing in the winter, freezing my gonads off and catching nothing, what fun, not!!

[jackinbkk]

It's all about the weather! I fished all my life in the UK and the biggest fish I caught was a 23lb Pike from Thorpe park, the weather is terrible, the rules and regulations stifling, the fish do not fight hard, the fish are not huge unlike here, I remember as a lad night fishing in the winter, freezing my gonads off and catching nothing, what fun, not!!

Yeah the rules and regulations here are ridiculous.

As it's so hard to get fish to grow big in this cold wet overcast climate they pay a lot for big fish or spend a fortune growing them and it's a slow process. As a result every fish is highly prized and we are talking 15kg as big, 20kg as biggest for carp. It spoils the fishing.

Then as it's so cold the fish just tend to have a life style of conserving energy. Little movement, little exertion.

I find the fish here very sluggish and quite cautious which people seem to misinterpret as being intelligent. The fishing scene is massively commercialised with lots of gadgets to fool the fish when I think the problem is finding them and getting them to bite. I could go on and on.

I always look forward to going back to the Thai fishing. Enjoy!

[rumbo1]

I think the main thing here is horses for courses ! I myself like float fishing which generally requires a longer rod which is not as strong as a stumpy stick but if balanced with correct reel and line can land good size fish while still giving good sport as long as theres not to many snags.

If your expecting fish of 20 kg + then yes more substantial gear is required but still needs to be balanced as there's no fun in just winding something straight in.

As previously mentioned the shimano exage travel range are great quality , I have 2 which I brought with me from the uk.

One is the 20-30 boat road which is used with a multiplier for the bigger fish the other is a sea spinning rod which can be used for float fishing , model is TEXAXS3033H.

I have not tried other travel rods so can't comment on them but the multi piece rods are far better than telescopic rods I've tried in my opinion

[dogpoo]

I think the main thing here is horses for courses ! I myself like float fishing which generally requires a longer rod which is not as strong as a stumpy stick but if balanced with correct reel and line can land good size fish while still giving good sport as long as theres not to many snags.

If your expecting fish of 20 kg + then yes more substantial gear is required but still needs to be balanced as there's no fun in just winding something straight in.

As previously mentioned the shimano exage travel range are great quality , I have 2 which I brought with me from the uk.

One is the 20-30 boat road which is used with a multiplier for the bigger fish the other is a sea spinning rod which can be used for float fishing , model is TEXAXS3033H.

I have not tried other travel rods so can't comment on them but the multi piece rods are far better than telescopic rods I've tried in my opinion

Cheers for the info, I have my 6' 3" Lemax slim max which I can take on my bike, I float fish as well, very close in so no problem getting the bait out! I simply throw it out by hand, works a great!!

[Steath]

Ibget to know that shimano produce a number of travellers rod in five section which is very strong... lately I bought a GAWAS travellers rod five section which most people tested it for sailfish cost aboit S$280. You might wanted to look into it.