Tench rod
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Morespiders
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Drennan 7series 12ft carp waggler
bigchub
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Shimano Technium Specialist (with the avon top, not the dreadful quiver section!) is about the most perfect tench float rod I've ever used.
cg74
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Surely the question of size needs asking, perhaps it's etiquette preventing anyone from asking but cos I ain't got none, I'll ask... Bazmati what sort of size fish are you expecting to catch and at what range (usually)?
little oik
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I would re-iterate that about size also the type of venue comes into it as well .Jungle warfare ,depth and how far out are you fishing ?
A match rod would be adequate for them if a )the venue had little weed and b)they didnt grow to big.after that you have to step up your gear to suit .
I use either a match rod ,a Korum Neoteric float rod or a Drennan MK IV Tench rod .I find that Avons can bump the fish off as the tip isnt that forgiving in a lot of instances.
A match rod would be adequate for them if a )the venue had little weed and b)they didnt grow to big.after that you have to step up your gear to suit .
I use either a match rod ,a Korum Neoteric float rod or a Drennan MK IV Tench rod .I find that Avons can bump the fish off as the tip isnt that forgiving in a lot of instances.
I have a greys prodigy 12ft specialist float and it is a superb float rod for the £80 asking price, well finished too!!
Mark
Mark
Disagree on that one mate!
I'd say quite the opposite, I love the quiver for chub but really didn't get on with the avon, for anything, even though I bought 2 extra avons a few years back.
Opinions ay?
little oik
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Where abouts are you going to stay .I might be able to put you on some lakes (depends where you are based) where they fight well above their weight .Lean green fighting machines, not at all like the ones you do catch in your backyard .They might not be big but they are certainly wild especially when the hook goes home
bigchub
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Yes opinions eh? I remember we had a discussion in a thread sometime ago on this subject. Horses for courses and all that.
Funny, the lads who I know who have the rod love it, one or two whom have seen me chub fish with the quiver, say 'I want one'..and then there are those who have it either detest the quiver or avon, but never both!!!
Me, I snapped an avon top section 7 years ago. I then bought 2 avons complete with butt sections a few years back but then lost a few big perch on said avon, since then I've been unable to forgive it.
Great quiver section though!
little oik
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Its why I cannot understand in this day and age when carp are getting bigger nobody has cottoned on to heavier float rods .Or put it another way , an Avon with a very very fast taper. So you do not bump the smaller fish off but still have a bit of grunt for the larger " waterpigs ".It seems that either people use pellet wagglers or move up to a broom stick and legering. Not a lot in between unless you want to pay big money for them and even then the choice is extremely limited
The Sogster
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I have a 15yr+ old Shakespeare Aerial CTB, a stepped up float rod with a hollow tip great for tiddler bashing without bumping 'em off and copes with fish to mid doubles easily. Sadly no company seems to make rods like that these days.
little oik
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I have also noticed a lot of companies are refraining on giving a line rating to float rods now and are now giving them a casting weight rating aka a spinning rod rating ,inview of all the large pellet wagglers etc that are in use .
Can we have the line rating back and hook length rating as it gives us a better clue on the action of the rod other than" Will cast wagglers up to 20 grm."Which in my book is as useful as a fart in an astronaut suit .
Can we have the line rating back and hook length rating as it gives us a better clue on the action of the rod other than" Will cast wagglers up to 20 grm."Which in my book is as useful as a fart in an astronaut suit .
sam vimes
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There are heavy float rods out there if you look hard enough. Shimano often include a 15' Specimen Match rod in various match rod ranges. They are spot on for barbel fishing and for down the edge mud pigs. They also have enough in them to allow fishing for bits with light lines should you choose to do so. Along similar lines you could look to rods on the Harrison GTi SU or GTi SUSU blanks. As you rightly suggest, such a rod isn't likely to be cheap.
Shimano have also done carp specific float rods in the Beastmaster range (Carp Float, Flocast etc etc). They went quite as far as to produce one with double legged rings and a reputed 1.75lb TC. They don't sell very well. The consolation is that you can find them as new old stock being sold off relatively cheaply.
nick dv
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I have two of these, and I normally leave one set up with the Avon top and the other with the quiver. I love 'em :thumbs:
Cheers, Nick
Phil Adams
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Im currently using a MKIV tench float rod for waggler type tactics and a pair of Greys specimens for feeder/lead work. For float work Id suggets pretty much any powerfloat/commercial design really.
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Over the last 18 months i've used all but the very latest tench rod drennan have produced and found the (quite old now) super tench to be the best by a country mile. Maybe that's why it was the most expensive ?...you get what you pay for.