beachcaster rod for carp?

[White2505]

Hi,
I have a couple of beachcaster rods, I'm going to a day ticket lake next week. is there any reason why I cant use these for a bit of carp fishing?
they're 11ft with a 2.4lb curve. I figure the fish won't know they're beachcasters but have I missed something obvious?

thanks

[worms]

rods

i dont see why not the most popular test curve for a carp rod is 2.5 0r 2/34..
or 2.25 on small waters. 11ft is perfect in my opinion
cheers worms

[richard e.]

oh the look on thier faces if you use multipliers and 6oz grip leads

i'd pay to see that.

seriously though, your beach casters sound more like carp rods with your description. theres not much in it really. more to do with the action of the rods casting big weights etc.

[droid]

The packet of rag might raise a few eyebrows....

Good question though. I've often wondered why beachcasters weren't used for carping.

[White2505]

not sure what the carp would make of my bass lures!

thanks for the answers, I shall give it a go and see how many funny looks I get at the lake.

I haven't done any coarse fishing for about 6 years but to be honest my beach rods look pretty much identical to the carp rods I used to see people using back then.
If the fish are clever enough to work out it's a beach rod and turn their noses up then I've got no chance of catching anything anyway!

[richard e.]

The packet of rag might raise a few eyebrows....

anybody tried it

[hurricane]

No,but leeches work and theyre only £6.00 each.

[B911]

I can remember several years ago going to the severn at bewdley with my brother in law, on our first session he goes off downstream of me to set up. Anyway after a couple of hours i had a wander down to see how he was doing, he was sat there fishing with a great beachcaster pointed skyward shirt off and belly hangin out you should have seen my face. Next thing tip goes over and two minutes later a 6lb barbel was on the bank, you should have seen my face then. It was like something out of a comedy sketch, it turned out a cracking week!

[Phil Lambert]

The packet of rag might raise a few eyebrows....

Good question though. I've often wondered why beachcasters weren't used for carping.

They were for barbel on the Trent in the late 60s and early 70s. The rise of the big swimfeeder meant that most coarse rods didn't have the guts and couldn't cope. Most of the lads made their own feeders and some were like jam jars!!! A lot of anglers used cut down beachcasters - and a lot of bait!!!!!