Guys

Just added some Drennan Carp floats to the site Scorpion Tackle Carp Floats

Check 'em out, and check the prices too!!!

Scorpion

oy! all over it...Karl were you been you misrable ****

Hell, I'm a fan and I havent even Carp fished yet.

Jason you should try and make it tuesday can catch a couple on the float its all over after that

The Drennan Crystal Wagglers are the nuts....

What makes a good float rod. Karl, Zach, got any recommendations? Not that I have any cash now but I'm starting to look at em. Just in case. Tax time IS right around the corner!

Zach,

I shall call you in the morning mate. I maybe coming out tomorrow.

SSF, I mainly fished wit the Drennan range of float rods in the UK 13ft Waggler rod, the absolute Dogs Danglers mate.

I also had a couple of Milo 13 ft as well nice piece of kit.

Again it's down to your own preferance, I like light but sterdy, in other words I like it light but with some guts.

Zack, pick us some of those up, I'll pay you back for mine.

Mark - In my ( Mostly inexperienced ) opinion, you do not need anything special for a float rod. All the float fishing we are doing is real close to shore, just short, easy casts.

I don't see any reason at all to use a long, Euro style rod for float fishing. The only exception might be if you intend on catching 30-40lb commons on the float frequently, and the only reason you'd want one then would be to balance out the big-pit reel you'd want to handle the runs of a carp that size.

I've float fished successfully with Zack several times now, and have seen fish up to about 15lbs taken this way. Even Zack is just using a small reel and a regular rod, I think a 7', fairly light action.

I actually am using one of my smallest, lightest rod, my Shimano Stradic reel on a 6.5' Lightening Rod.

my rod is a 9' float rod from TFO about $130...free spirt makes some nice ones in the $150 range as well dose fox I think they call there's the specialist. I have a 13'6" Okuma float rod that is Really! light I would sell for really really cheap. if your intrested.

Zack, honestly, why the need for a 13' Float rod given the way we're fishing?

Or is that for Towne Lake float fishing lol.

I am not sure why you would want a 13' 6" float rod I know you can cast very light weights with it a good distance I guess thats why I would sell it so cheap.

I could see wanting a longer rod for the rivers. though if you're stalking it will just get in the way.

I used to have a 13' float rod, but left it in Ireland when I moved here. It was great at casting light tackle a long distance, would typically fish slow moving water, at depths around 8 to 10' using 4# line, size 18 to 24 hooks and about a total of 3 bb weights - could throw all that about 50 yards. Then just let the bait hang above or bounce along the bottom through a long drift waiting for that little red tip to start bouncing around, and disappear under the water... mmmm, fun times.

sounds like you need to hook up with some of the guys in houston a bit of carping on the float...