I bought a Carp wraggler style float rod last year in a rush before I went on holiday to the Warks Avon as I could,nt find my old float rod at the time . I never used the rod till this year on a couple of carp puddles to fill in time until the glorious 16th caught a couple of small carp and some tench up to a couple of pound the action of the rod was like it was made of jelly rod bent double with every fish god knows what it would be in June when I target the bigger tench I use my JW Avon rod usually for float fishing the tincas no problem really but pinged a quite a few times so hence why I amm looking a float rod with a bit more tippy action any suggestions?

Eh up mate.
The Drennan Tench float rod is supposed to be the business, but it is a bit pricey. £100 +.
I have been useing the Wilson rod and have managed Tench to 5.5 lb on it. It does bend double but that's what I prefer as I can feel every movement the Tench makes (ledgering).
I also feel safer with a soft actioned rod when the Tench is under the rod tip ready for netting.
I still wouldn't mind a Drennan though.

The Drennan Tench rod was designed and built with big Tench in mind, I think it has a test curve of 1.25 the same as one of my rods which I find absolutly superb. A rod with an action such as the Drennan will also allow you to use finer lines. With plenty of power in reserve at the butt end.

Yeah deffo, a Drennan Tench float rod mate.

You could always look out for a Hardy Matchmaker on ebay - it's what I use most of the time!

If the latest Drennan is anything like the original it should be damn near perfect; I remember agonising over getting one of the first ones in the late 1980's but the £80-odd price tag put me off - two weeks wages in them days. Shame they've gone and put one of those wretched fixed reel seats on the new one though.

I use a 13ft Zebco Rhino Special Heavy match rod for my tench fishing, a great rod and not that expensive either. It's had plenty of abuse over the last two years but for Tench fishing in weedy conditions it's the best rod I have used. Caught quite a few Carp last season and it handles them with ease.

Bought another last year as a spare I think it cost £60-£70.

I have the Drennan Mk III tench float rod.

It's a wonderful tool. They were designed by Peter Drennan in conjunction with Peter Stone originally and are true classics.

Fred is right, I have the original Drennan Tench Float rod and perfection for the task is totally the right description.

I too prefer the original sliding reel fittings.

I have been using my Greys power float for the last 2 seasons. Excellent rod.

I picked up a super tench float not long back for 60rips. As Bazza said, they are very good even with light bottoms(say 0.10-0.12), they have plenty of 'reserve' power yet are quite forgiving when small fish are hooked also. Deffo well worth a look!

Total faith in anything Drennan pure style

I agree 100% on the Tench Float rod, i have the MK1 version bought in the early 90s- and to be honest i hav'nt come across any rod thats as good in it's class- it'a a fantastic tool. Thses carbon blanks were not made in the far east back then like they are now.

i have a drennan mk1 tench float in absolutly mint condition what a rod becoming very rare and in this condition near impossible to find i might be persueded to sell it for the right price as it doesnt get used and its a shame

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I use a 13ft Zebco Rhino Special Heavy match rod for my tench fishing, a great rod and not that expensive either. It's had plenty of abuse over the last two years but for Tench fishing in weedy conditions it's the best rod I have used. Caught quite a few Carp last season and it handles them with ease.

Bought another last year as a spare I think it cost £60-£70.

i own two one the lighter version, the heavy is rated to 10lb line and is guaranteed unbreakable in normal use not pretty but brutaly powerful in the lower sections .

The Drennan Puddle Chucker for less than £70 is an excellent tench float rod. 

13ft 1lb 6 oz Free Spirit, two peice, the dogs, (you know the rest.) there is also the 1lb 2oz.