10 foot rod for drowning spam

[Matthew Thomas]

So I'm on this bandwagon for rolling meat, second season doing it and I'm honing my skills and my kit.
I started out with a standard barbel rod at 12ft and now I'm using a 9ft greys rod (9/12 stalker) but I now want to get a rod that is 10ft long and a fantastic light blank that you can hold all day but with enough power to extract hard fighting barbel
My thoughts are a spinning rod or maybe a Salmon worming rod?
No carp rods please I'm looking at something with finesse that I'll keep forever
Probably a Harrison blank would be the best bet
Any ideas or experiences of great shorter rods?

 

[Julian Marshall]

There seem to be some short carp feeder/bomb rods around at the moment - sensitive but beefy enough lower down. I`ve not used one but migth be worth a waggle - something like MAP Parabolix 10ft Bomb Carp Coarse Feeder Fishing Rod + 3 Tips - A5096 | eBay
These are for the carp puddles so not 2.5+ TC.

 

[Mike Hodgkiss]

Harrison do a stepped up Avon rod , 11 foot though

 

[Mick Holtom]

You cant go wrong with the Ray Walton rod ,very light and made for the job.

https://www.tacklebargains.co.uk/acatalog/J_W_Young_Ray_Walton_Barbel_Rod_11ft_2pc.html

Micky

 

[Neil Smart]

Dave Mason rod would be ideal, 10.6, light as a feather, and a good action for the method.
I do own one so very biased mind.

 

[Gareth Collis]

Rolling rod

Hi Matthew,

I use a Harrison 10' stalker 1.75tc built by Bob Gill nice through action with sensitive tip with stacks of power lower down also the rod is very light & slim.
My perfect rod for rolling & stalking as most of my barbel fishing is done this way!

 

[Matthew Thomas]

I bought the Ray Walton rod but I found it heavy, I think a Harrison stalker or the Dave Mason rod is the way to go

 

[Jon Elliott]

If you can find one, a Daiwa AKN116 is the perfect tool, but longer than you wanted.

Mark Tunley could build you an 11ft 1.75tc torrix too - that's a lovely bit of kit.

 

[Paul Vose]

Hi, I have the bfw stalker, a very light rod and a pleasure to use.

 

[Neil Smart]

If you can find one, a Daiwa AKN116 is the perfect tool, but longer than you wanted.

Mark Tunley could build you an 11ft 1.75tc torrix too - that's a lovely bit of kit.

Best of luck with the AKN's, hens teeth and Rooney's salary come to mind

 

[Jon Elliott]

Best of luck with the AKN's, hens teeth and Rooney's salary come to mind

I have two, cost £200 each, then £100 each for a rebuild, but they roll meat delightfully. Slimmest blank I've ever found.

 

[Matthew Thomas]

I have been using the Ray Walton rod again and it's grown on me, I may move the handle forward 6 inches and chop off the butt remaining just to balance it a bit better