which new rod(s)?

[andyco]

Last summer I had some great sessions LRF fishing and float fishing. More than half the time I blanked, but I still enjoyed sitting on the rocks in the sun or hanging over the pier railings, and when I did get a bite it was more fun than reeling in a beachcaster.

Near the end of the summer I snapped the tip on my Rockfish UL, I didn't bother replacing it because it was coming onto the winter; but now the weather is getting better I'm starting to get the bug again.

I was mostly using 3g lead heads with Isome, but a lot of the time I was having to add one or two 1.6g shot to the line as well to keep the wind from lifting it. So I'm thinking about getting something a bit heavier than the 0.5-7g Rockfish. I would like to use the same rod for light float fishing as well, and with a drop shot rig, and with small metal lures/spinners.

Can anyone recommend a rod around 5-10g upto about 30g with a sensitive/responsive tip? I know that the best idea would be to get an LRF rod and a light spinning rod but I would rather just have one to do it all.

The bushwhacker 10-40g seems to be the go-to rod for light lure fishing but I don't know if that will be too heavy to have the same feel that my Rockfish had when bouncing an Isome on the bottom?

 

[Juliogeordio]

It defo will feel heavier mate than the rockfish but I think to cope with the floats and spinners it is a good option ...

 

[Nooo Fish]

There's a 7ft bushwhacker that lighter than the one I got. I think it casts up to 30g

 

[spongebob]

I got the 3 in the range of rockfish rods, the m being the heaviest gram rod. I am using this for wrasse and pollack this year as it's more than up to the job .

 

[natonthetyne]

I had a Rockfish M and it was brilliant, it cast 5g jigs a mile however it felt a bit weak at chucking a 28g zen but it did. I caught numerous pollock up to 7lb and it and it was great fun and can highly recommend it as an "all lure weight" rod.

I snapped the Rockfish and replaced it with the 7ft Bushy which chucks 30g no bother, and 7g jigs a mile, but it's too stiff and lacks a bit of sensitivity for lrf because it has a hollow tip, but it's still my "go to" rod for heavier lures ( i never fish heavier than 30g) and float fishing.

For everything lighter than 28g, down to about 3g, i use a Major Craft Crostage PE 8ft which has a really sensitive tip but stiff enough for heavier work. Highly recommended!

Hope this helps.