Carp rods
Have you considered purchasing a refurbished or reconditioned instead of new carp rods. Even if some are catching carp it may be just the odd few fish swimming through their patrol routes. It also has no memory so it is very easy to work with. It may be that carp detect plastic coated leads more easily than if lead with an uncoated dull grey lead colour in water, maybe due to less reflected light and its connotations, or perhaps by…