Had one of those JW avon/quivers great rods caught a bit of everything on them my only problem was the guides were a little small.
I had a great do it all rod which was a ten foot wychwood marginaliser, rated at 2lb tc, now there wasn't a lot that this couldn't do and I caught loads on it. Great for carp, pike, lure fishing, sea fishing, big bream/tench, stalking, and a great through action for playing fish. It was essentially a short carp rod with a short handle, very useful tool.
But my fave rod ever is a 4 piece daiwa spinning rod at 5 foot. There's not a lot of places you can't ta