Beginner to Pole Fishing

fisherman no2 · Apr 10, 2005

Hi there, i only have a budget of ?80 but i would like to purchase a 2nd hand or new pole withing my bugget, i am only a begginer - considering i have never pole fished before but it looks very appealing has any body got some tips on poles for cheap or that they r selling, tips on poles set ups etc.. and any websites to guide me in the rite direction.
Hope you can help me it will be appreciated
Thanks alot

Laurie Harper · Apr 11, 2005

You could do a lot worse than take out a subscriptin to one of the magazines - Improve your Coarse Fishing, David Hall's Match Fishing, etc. They carry a lot of useful articles and Q&A pages for learners. Also, the ad's have pleenty of bargain-priced tackle. Poles are like cars and tellies these days. Everyone wants this year's model and you can pick up "last year's" (usually the same as this year's but with different graphics) at much-reduced prices. Despite what asdverts might claim, development in poles doesn't happen in giant leaps. Most improvements are to minor details. The big problems have all been sorted. Good luck

Neneman Nick · Apr 14, 2005

if you hunt around,you might still be able to get the leeda assasin pole at a good price.vale angling in northwich sell quite a bit of leeda stuff,give them a ring and see what they can do.my match type tackle is all the leeda assasin range including the pole.for the limited amount of this type of fishing i do,the prices are good and so is the quality.
you could also take a butchers at the range of poles dragon carp/match do and also the badger range.i`ve read and heard some good feedback about the last two.

Karl P · Apr 16, 2005

the dragon psyco carp is a pretty good pole ive got one ive had carp upto 13 and a half pounds on it handled it easily but good for silver fish aswell being new to pole fishing i found it quite good for the money good luck m8

alex potter · Apr 24, 2005

hi, i also am having a hard time deciding on which pole to get i am a little more experienced in pole fishing and wold like to step up to a 12.5m pole or longer from an 11m within a ?200-?250 budget. I am swaying towards the SHIMANO TECHNIUM XT COMPETITION 12.5M pole. But has anyone got any good poles they would reccommend within my budget. Thanks in advance

John Huntley · Apr 27, 2005

look at the middy works.there are some good deals with lots of extras.

Fisherman no2, remember that you need a box to fish off plus some rollers.

I have the leeda assassin and find it ok. very robust and not too pricy I have been fishing with a pole for the last year and have really enjoyed it. You will find that you catch more straight away

Dave Hughes · Apr 28, 2005

Search the web for the Leeda Powerhouse 12.5 meter carp pole, this pole is now discontinued and you can pick one up for ?89 with one spare top, great value if you are on a budget.

Laurie Harper · May 5, 2005

Wow. That is cheap for a branded pole. The Preston Zyrium at 12.5 metres, also discontinued and a very nice piece of kit, is available for around ?150. A bit over your budget but got great reviews a couple of years ago.

Steve Wild · Oct 3, 2005

Yeah i can also recommend the Leeda Powerhouse... So much so i nearly bought another one yesterday, just to get the extra top kits... Normally you get 3 of them and a hit and hold margin pole. you should be able to get either the 12.5m or the 14.5m for beteen ?80-?110 hard to beat that for the money. Check out Ebay some nice new ones on there from tackle shops. Check 'em out.

Tony Burgess · Oct 16, 2005

Alex.I can highly recimmend the shimano technium,bought one as my first pole and love it.Good luck.

Beecy · Oct 16, 2005

I can also recomend the shimano technium, I have the old model and use it as my second pole in situations where I dont want to risk damaging my more expensive browning CC.
( bigger fish or rocky banks etc.)

Because it is not my best pole I don't realy look after it and give it a fair amount of abuse and it has stood up well.

Apparently the XT version has been improved so should be a good buy.

Shimano also offer excelent aftersales service, when I cracked a section by sitting on it I phoned shimano and was honest about why the section had cracked but they still asked me to return it to them for annalysis, two days later they sent me a brand new section!

Beecy · Oct 16, 2005

Just realised how old this thread is, so you've probably bought your pole now!

What did you get & is it any good?

alex potter · Oct 16, 2005

well i ended up getting the map Comercial fisheries specialist (CFS) 14.5m with 5 top kits im really pleased with it although its a tad heavy at the longer sections it still quite stiff upto around 12m thanks for all your replys btw

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