Which waggler??

[shooter560 Talk Angling User Find all posts View Profile Close shooter560]

Being quite new, and not totally clued up, I request some advice please

I want a waggler rod, well I'd like one more like, but which one? I've had a read and see mention of river ones carp ones and pellet ones do I need to buy all 3 or will one do the job? I plan on fishing river and still water, maybe try my hand at a local match when I get comfortable with what I'm doing etc.

Cheers in advance

[paul k talk angling moderator Find all posts View Profile Close paul k]

Hi mate,it would be hard to get one rod for all purposes,as you need different characteristics for each job really. For a pellet wag rod you need one that's ideally 11' or thereabouts,for short chucks on a commercial,but a rod for trotting on a river would need to be at least 13' with a more tippy action. Also depends on your budget. You could probably get away with a fairly powerful all round waggler rod of 12',to start with to be honest.

[phillyfingers Talk Angling User Find all posts View Profile Close phillyfingers]

Go for a 13ft standard action rod , you can fish all sorts of methods ie river waggler & stick , stillwater slider & waggler , & also use it for pellet waggler fishing & winter carp waggler fishing! as you get more experienced, you can get more rods more suited to the style of fishing you want to do.

[connor www.castandhope.webs.com Find all posts View Profile Close connor]

Garbolino rockets are good for the price

[trentman3 Talk Angling User Find all posts View Profile Close trentman3]

shakespeare 11ft xt micro nice rod

[Goff Jack,Frances and Archie,s Grandad Find all posts View Profile Close Goff]

Hi m8 there,s a " Maver Powerlite Match " [ 11/13FT ] in the for sale section [ 7th sept] lovely rod comes with 11ft+ 13ft butt,s will cover most situation,s up at £70 ,should get it for £60 maybe Good Luck !!!

[paul k talk angling moderator Find all posts View Profile Close paul k]

Good shout,goff! Versatile rod,that ;-)

[shooter560 Talk Angling User Find all posts View Profile Close shooter560]

Cheers for all the suggestions, off to look at for sale section etc.

Out of interest and this probably is a right royal newbies dumb question but I have a Maver Genesis 13' Match rod, now with this would I still need a dedicated waggle rod? also given the time of year and winter is coming would I get use of a pellet waggler?

[paul k talk angling moderator Find all posts View Profile Close paul k]

To be honest,your maver should be a good all round waggler rod,if you're not planning on doing any pellet wag,just use that-it'll be fine for waggler and stick float.