Types of Carp Rods

When choosing carp rods you need to know what type of carp fishing you are going to be doing. You must be aware of whether you will be margin fishing, stalking, distance casting, float fishing, casting heavy leads or method feeders or maybe you just want a rod for spodding or as a marker float rod. The reason for this is that carp rods, like all fishing rods, come in a huge array of lengths, strengths, actions and test curves and are made from different materials. So let's take a look at the different features of carp rods and what they mean.
Carp Rod Length

The length of a carp rod can vary between 10 feet and 13 feet, but a good all round size is 12 feet. For stalking, where you may want to be scrambling amongst undergrowth or climbing trees with your rod in hand, a 10 foot rod can be more useful, and for distance fishing, where a good line pick up is required on a strike, a 13 foot rod will do the job, but the most common length for all round...