SWMBO likes the occasional cast with a spinner if I'm fishing. It is a pretty rare event but it happens now and again. She has a little short spinning rod, maybe 6ft or something, but the honest truth is that it is a bit stiff and short to get a decent cast - it seems to be just all the wrong combinations of everything no matter the weight of the lure. I have a feeling that a longer rod might work better giving a bit more spring in the blank etc. and she will be fishing lochs so a good long cast is a positive thing. She likes to see results, so when she casts any failure of the lure to go the full width of the loch is viewed as a failure and more effort is used on the next cast.
So I wondered if anyone could recommend something for trout that would be easy to cast and produce reasonable distance. She has a range of Mepps and Toby type lures and I don't mind getting her a few more of various kinds in a range of weights, I will maybe get some of those Seaeagle lures designed for long casting. Also I really don't want to spend a fortune on a rod, I might use it myself once in a blue moon but basically it will get a run out once or twice per year, but I'm also willing to spend reasonable money to get a good usable rod.
I know it is a bit of a long shot but suggestions are welcome.
Not sure about rods but Tasmania Devils are supposed to cast well and catch well.
Quote from: Bobfly on August 12, 2021, 09:05:28 PM
Not sure about rods but Tasmania Devils are supposed to cast well and catch well.
They do.
I am yet to find anything wrong with Fladen spinning rods. 8ft is fine. The 2-12g for flicking wee Mepps into streams. 5-30g for lochs. Weigh the lures you intend to use and choose.
Check out the LRF (light rock fishing) sea fishing rods and same size reels.
I use 12-14 ft quiver tip feeder rods and 4000 size reels off beaches. They are light as a feather and can cast a 10 gram lead for miles.
I use the Savage Gear Parabellum spinning rods, the Bushwackers are good value too.