As for the rods, it depends on personal techniques for casting fish and retrieving them. The more skillful you are, the stiffer the rod you can use.
Average anglers, if their skills are somewhat lacking, can also use rods with hardness around 3h or 4h! If the fish are slow, use a softer rod for more tolerance and fewer problems."
[What? A 0.8# leader line for carp fishing? Zhang Yang must be joking with us! I normally fish with a 3.0 nylon line and it snaps instantly, isn't 0.8# leader line used for bream fishing?]
[I never use nylon as a leader line, around here, we always use Carbon Core Strong Horse for carp fishing! Eight or nine number Iseini hooks, incredibly solid! Nylon line is prone to breaking!]
[I've used the eighth number Gold Sea Evening, the hooks aren't good, though sharp enough, they open way too easily!]
