Drennan twist-lock 3m landing net pole.

[dicky123]

Is this pole light? I brought the Gardner one for sound £50 and had to take weight lifting sessions to ship the bloody thing.

It looks slim but I've made so many mistakes with poles, I don't want another £50 down the drain.

Cheers guys.

Rich.

 

[ian g]

Rich , I have both , the gardener one is heavier and more robust than the Drennan . I use the Gardener for pike & barbel fishing the Drennan for pretty much everything else.

 

[thecrow]

I have just weighed my Drennan and it comes out at 13 ounces on the wife's kitchen scales and my Korums. A very good bit of kit.

 

[john step]

The handle is very good. I went through a phase of breaking them. I had advice from FM ers on here and got one. As Crow says good for everything but I err on the side of caution when it comes to pike/carp/barbel and use a real pig stick of a handle, make unknown.

 

[sam vimes]

Of the three commonly cited as being similar, the Drennan, Lone Angler and Gardner, the Drennan is by far the lightest and lowest diameter. I have all three. The middling one is the Gardner, but it feels somewhat nose heavy due to the dirty great locking collar. The Lone Angler has a pretty hefty diameter.

If there might be a need to use a landing net handle like a battle staff, the Lone Angler is perfect. A more likely abuse of beating down undergrowth is easily within its capabilities. If there's a really awkward swim, with heavy marginal weed growth or a particularly long drop to the water, the Gardner might be a decent choice. However, when I just want a landing net handle, for all kinds of freshwater fishing, and different sized landing nets, it's invariably the Drennan that I actually use.

 

[john step]

Of the three commonly cited as being similar, the Drennan, Lone Angler and Gardner, the Drennan is by far the lightest and lowest diameter. I have all three. The middling one is the Gardner, but it feels somewhat nose heavy due to the dirty great locking collar. The Lone Angler has a pretty hefty diameter.

If there might be a need to use a landing net handle like a battle staff, the Lone Angler is perfect. A more likely abuse of beating down undergrowth is easily within its capabilities. If there's a really awkward swim, with heavy marginal weed growth or a particularly long drop to the water, the Gardner might be a decent choice. However, when I just want a landing net handle, for all kinds of freshwater fishing, and different sized landing nets, it's invariably the Drennan that I actually use.

Actually I think it was you who recommended the Drennan to me. I have had it about 4 years now without breaking it!

 

[sagalout]

I'm the same as ****y, bought the Gardner unseen and untried based on a recommendation, and I don't like it, far to heavy in the hand. I think I shall sell it when I can get round to it!

 

[jon atkinson]

I also have both - bought the Gardner first & found it pretty solid, but definitely on the weighty side. Since I bought the Drennan about 2 years ago, the Gardner hasn't left the garage! The Drennan is surprisingly strong given its low diameter yet light enough to be used for pretty much whatever.

 

[shane99]

when looking for a landing net pole the Drennan was recommended by the guy in my local tackle shop but I ignored that advice as I was scaling down & going as light as I can. A few months later I went back & bought one. Great piece of kit.

 

[dicky123]

Just brought the Drennan specialist twist-lock one at 2m. I think at almost 6'6'' it should do most of my fishing for bigger species. That with the new 26'' Drennan net someone on the forum put me onto, I'm sorted. Thanks all.

Rich.

 

[john step]

A recent thread about landing net handles has prompted me to look this older thread up. There was also a thread about maintenance of the said handle.(3 Meter twist lock)

I have just done the cleaning and lubrication as recommended on FM and hey presto, it glides again like new. I must say I was reluctant to spent the amount of readies on this which I normally reserve for rods but it is a good investment and cannot fault it.

 

[mikench]

I must do that John and need to look up the thread!

 

[john step]

I must do that John and need to look up the thread!

I took off the metal cap on the butt and pushed the inner so that the workings appeared out of the end. I gave the workings a good brush with a nail brush.
Then I purloined some furniture spray polish and treated the inner shaft. A w*nking swiftly in and out a few times and put the end cap back on and all is fine.

I didn't dare dismantle the workings as some folk have done as s*ds law says I wont be able to get it back.

 

[103841]

W*nking with furniture polish..mg:

 

[markcw]

W*nking with furniture polish..mg:

I wonder if Mr Sheen had a Happy Ending ?
John has also "Pledged" not to do it again.

 

[mikench]

I have just done the same to my pole!!!

 

[john step]

I have just done the same to my pole!!!

Oh you are awfulmg:

 

[mikench]

.............but you like me!:wh