boat/conger rod

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#1 Post by **croppyboy** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:11 pm

Hi

Can anyone reccomend a decent boat/conger rod

thanks

fintan

Mr_Green · #2 Post by **Mr_Green** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:14 pm

20/30lb penn powerstix...very nice rod... Great for conger but may b a bit heavy for normal boat work

#3 Post by **petekd** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:19 pm

Aye, if it was for skull dragging conger out from under piers and the like something like Dave says would be fine or even step up a bit in strength and down a bit in price and go for a Penn Mariner 30-50lb class for about 50 quid. For general boat fishing, if thats primarily what you want it for then the Powerstix is a decent rod to get started with, I would opt for the 12-20lb class though. That will cover at least 90 % of boating scenarios from Tope and conger to wrasse bashing.... They are a nice rod for the money.

#4 Post by MC » Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:50 pm

I'll second petekd, got a penn powerstick 12-20lb rod and reel using braid and its great, dont think I'll use mono from a boat again, i use the old heavy boat rod for conger from a pier so i can bully them out

#5 Post by **Donagh** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:57 pm

For congers from piers I'd prefer a rod with more length as the fish needs to be guided away from obsticles under your feet. I've tried the 20/30lb rod and don't like it for this reason. I don't boat fish but it's worth considering an uptider. Some anglers use an uptider for conger fishing from shore for the extra length and the fact that it can be cast.

Donagh