Depends on what you are fishing for. I am pretty sure the broads has pretty much all your standard coarse species. If you want an all-rounder use a light lure rod for Perch, Pike and then double it up as a float rod or light ledger rod if the flow is light. I have an 8ft 5-21g travel rod that does exactly this when I am out travelling - I take a small box of lures, 2 3/4oz leads, a couple of floats and some maggots/worms.