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Ron (Rontroversial) Clay
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As one who also prefers float fishing for tench, whenever it is possible, I concur with you that match type tackle is not really suitable for these hard fighting fish. The rod I have been using for much of my tench fishing in recent years is a Drennan 13 1/2 foot Long Distance Float Rod, which unfortunately is not made any more.
Although it says reeel lines from 2 to 4 lb on the rod, I regularly use 6lb line and 5 lb hooklengths with no problem whatsoever. This rod has a lovely through action, which I fell in love with when I felt the rod in a local tackle shop some years ago. I am using it for virtually all my tench and bream float fishing and it has landed carp (by accident) to 22lbs and chub to 6lbs without too much trouble.
However, I feel at times that I need something a little more powerful. I have handled a Drennan Tench Float rod rod which seems very nice, but for float fishing I feel a rod a foot longer would be better.
I do much of my tench fishing in the Cambridgshire fens where you often have to drag a 5 lb male out of the lilies.
Because of this I feel that there is a gap in the market for a float fishing rod with some power and a through action to it.
For this reason I am going to start a new thread....
Although it says reeel lines from 2 to 4 lb on the rod, I regularly use 6lb line and 5 lb hooklengths with no problem whatsoever. This rod has a lovely through action, which I fell in love with when I felt the rod in a local tackle shop some years ago. I am using it for virtually all my tench and bream float fishing and it has landed carp (by accident) to 22lbs and chub to 6lbs without too much trouble.
However, I feel at times that I need something a little more powerful. I have handled a Drennan Tench Float rod rod which seems very nice, but for float fishing I feel a rod a foot longer would be better.
I do much of my tench fishing in the Cambridgshire fens where you often have to drag a 5 lb male out of the lilies.
Because of this I feel that there is a gap in the market for a float fishing rod with some power and a through action to it.
For this reason I am going to start a new thread....