As well as carp fishing rods the carp reel is a very important part of your tackle that you will need to get right. You will find two types of carp reel that anglers use when they go fishing. One is the fixed spool one clutch reel and the other is the baitrunner two clutch reel. Both carp reels have their supporters and critics, but they both in essence do a similar job.   Fixed Spool Reel   The fixed spool reel is generally setup having the clutch set just below the breaking strain of the line but it does have potential problems. If a big carp was to take your bait and make a run for it then there is a good chance of one of two things happening.   The first thing that will probably happen is that the run will be so fierce that it would break your line before you were in ... [Read More]

The selection of rod is very important when you are chasing after that elusive specimen carp. There are so many different types of carp fishing rods and carp reels on the market each for a specific kind of fishing. You will find three main types of rod to think about each one of them dependant on where you are likely to fish.    You will often see when looking to select a rod a mention of a rod's test curve. A test curve is determine by how much weight it takes to bend the rod through 90 degrees. The most common test curve is 2.5 lb which is normal for close to medium range fishing. If you are looking to fish long distances then a 3lb test curve would probably be more suitable.   The three main styles are as follows.   All through action   These bend along the wh... [Read More]