Light / sensitive boat rod?

[PaddyB]

I am looking for recommendations for a good sensitive rod for boat fishing. The lightest I have is a 20lb class rod, and I realised over the weekend that my gear is way ott. Everything, weights, hooks , and line is over spec. The only thing I might have right is the 18lb flouro carbon leader. I have been looking at the mustad Viking multi tip 8 to 15lb rod, it looks like good value for money.
Before I go ahead and buy it, has anyone on here used one, or can anyone recommend a good sensitive rod for scratching out those smaller species?

[Tanglerat]

Abu Suveran, 12-20 class rod. The dog's danglies.

[doggie3131]

ron thomson kamikazi high modulous carbon boat rod 12/20lb rod only cost 30e and does the biz,good sinsitive tip,had great fun catching pollock,coalies, and mack on it!

[roger de dodger]

i have the mustad multi tip had double dogs ,dog dab whiting treble,s on it last night no problem cod to 8 lb down in kilmore ,its fun for the light stuff 20 lb braid and up to 8 oz is ok ,shows up bites lovely too ,not expensive either my favorite boat rod

[bigsod]

Have the Grauvell Maderie twin tip excelent rod and not too expensive either, light tip realy gives some fun instead of winching fish up with heavy gear and even the heavy tip is super sensitive.

[steyrman]

hi try a shimano tiagra lite 4 to 8 lbs had a few pollock on it with jelly worms unreal fight going to try to catch a tope on it shortly

[PaddyB]

i have the mustad multi tip had double dogs ,dog dab whiting treble,s on it last night no problem cod to 8 lb down in kilmore ,its fun for the light stuff 20 lb braid and up to 8 oz is ok ,shows up bites lovely too ,not expensive either my favorite boat rod

Hi roger I trolled through the site and found this by 'the dirty fecker'

"I use a Diawa 8lb class Vulcan X. excellent light rod and ideal for shallow water and light leads. Perfect for Bass, Smooth Hound and flatties etc. I also use an ABU 12 Work horse but use that for deeper water and Tope/Ray. Rod classes realy are a reflection of the depth of water you must use them in and the size of the lead required.

it sounds to me that 8 lb is what you really are after. The Vulcan is excellent because the blank slides into the butt instead of the usual spigot joint at the butt most 8 and 12's use. These tend to fail at this joint over time. Most rods of this class use this system and its crap. I still can't understand why the manufacturers keep building rods this way?
I sought out the Vulcan X in particular because it is not built that way and its a delight to use. I couple it with an ABU 6500 sychro drag and it makes for a classic light set up. really gives fish a chance and you get a genuine fight out of Pollack and Smoothies. Love it and would'nt change it! "

I have found the Diawa vulcan on the net for £50 and the Mustad multi for £56.

Does the Mustad use this spigot joint at the butt that the quote above is on about and is it as big an issue as he's sayin?

[MAC]

I think the mustad multi tip will give you a little more Paddy as you can change tips to suit. The spigot joints have come along quite a bit. I have a couple of rods with this type of joint and after 3 years of abuse they are doing fine.

Kev

[eric]

grauvell etna multi tip, daiwa kenzaki 6-12lb or ugly stick 6lb, all top class utensiles, been using a light spinning rod too for lead heading with rag close into the rocks. pollock fights are savage!!

[petekd]

Just get yourself a quiver tip match rod mate. A grauvell anaga or similar costs very little and should fit the bill nicely for you.

[roger de dodger]

i had an anaga grauvell multi tip and sold it after i got the mustad cos i stopped using it

[thebigman]

i had an anaga grauvell multi tip and sold it after i got the mustad cos i stopped using it

One advatage of the Anaga over the Mustad is that the ringing on it allows a fixed spool to be used without problems.

[PaddyB]

Thanks for all the replies lads, looks like its down to the Grauvell Anaga or the Mustad multi tip.

[petekd]

Mustad Multi tip is a reasonable set up, the anaga or similar will however add a different dimension to your fishing with way superior bite detection, the ability to cast well away from a boat and ability to use a FS/Multi. If you go for an Anaga, throw away the heavy tip, there is absolutely no need for it.

[MAC]

The Anaga is a cracking rod. It will be a little more expensive, but well worth it. Keep the heavy tip for deeper water or a bigger tide run, but the light tip will do for nearly everything.

Kev

[PaddyB]

The Anaga is a cracking rod. It will be a little more expensive, but well worth it. Keep the heavy tip for deeper water or a bigger tide run, but the light tip will do for nearly everything.

Kev

In terms of price I can get the 9 1/2 ft Anaga for £49.99 and the cheapest I can get the Viking for is £56, I do want to be able to leadhead a rag or jelly during slack water with a FS as well so it looks like im going for the Anaga.

[PaddyB]

Well guys thanks for all the advice, I very nearly went for the Mustad multi tip, but plunged for the Anaga instead purely because I want the option of being able to lead head with a FS as well. Hopefully I'll be able to post many reports of happy fishing with her!

[petekd]

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