I have bought two good quality discontinued glass blanks

The seller says they are fast taper and tippy, and are 10ft with a 2lb test curve

Please tell me what line rating these may have and what sort of power, i.e what species they may suit

I am going to employ them as ''light carp rods''

But do you think they may be capable of dealing with large carp and catfish of about 50lbs?

I realise that test curve is just a loose guide to a rod and about balancing tackle and the ability of a ''too light'' rod or underclassed setup to tame big fish in the right hands, and I know my carp rods as in know that I like a good rod of about 2.5lb test curve 12ft length, so please don't feel the need to get overly in depth here! I am simply trying to get an idea of what they are aimed at or classed as? I am not used to using shorter rods as I say of less than 12ft which is a very established standard length of UK market carp rod.

A blank is a blank and a test rating is a test rating, it takes 2.5 lbs. of weight to put a 90 degree bend in your 12 ft. rod, it takes 2 lbs. to do it to these blanks, length is not an issue in the rating system any more than it's an issue in the Common Cents system, which uses 1/3 the rod's length as the constant in the measurement system.

Cheers Spencer
Very straightforward answer
Many try to sound flash and clever on this subject to their own means

But your response is a good way to cut through the cr*p lol

Spencer is absolutely correct. In addition, from what I understand about the English test curve rated rods is that optimal casting weight is approximately the TC in ounces. For example, a rod having a TC of 2.5 lbs will optimally cast 2.5 +/- 1/4 oz.
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