Aknib
Well-known member
This is straight off the back of the new Drennan compact float rod thread.
A few have had a pop at this but I reckon the whole idea is flawed, not least because it often involves some sort of compromise which you can only foresee presenting you with issues in the long run but also for the actual, not perceived, practicality of it.
We're sold the ideal of having a ready rigged, transportable float rod yet when we put it into practice and get to the water we find that the whole idea never took into account the conditions on the day so we then change our set up to suit and let's face it, the self same tackle companies will promote endless must have variations of end tackle such as float designs and tip colours to suit those conditions so they can hardly shoot that suggestion down.
By the time you're done the only time you've saved is the minute or so that it takes to assemble the rod, attach the reel and thread the line and you've spent a wad of cash on a compromise.
Add in the fragility and associated dangers of transporting relatively unprotected, ready rigged rods and you're onto a loser imo.
What's your take on it, are they for you or would you rather go the more 'conventional' route?
A few have had a pop at this but I reckon the whole idea is flawed, not least because it often involves some sort of compromise which you can only foresee presenting you with issues in the long run but also for the actual, not perceived, practicality of it.
We're sold the ideal of having a ready rigged, transportable float rod yet when we put it into practice and get to the water we find that the whole idea never took into account the conditions on the day so we then change our set up to suit and let's face it, the self same tackle companies will promote endless must have variations of end tackle such as float designs and tip colours to suit those conditions so they can hardly shoot that suggestion down.
By the time you're done the only time you've saved is the minute or so that it takes to assemble the rod, attach the reel and thread the line and you've spent a wad of cash on a compromise.
Add in the fragility and associated dangers of transporting relatively unprotected, ready rigged rods and you're onto a loser imo.
What's your take on it, are they for you or would you rather go the more 'conventional' route?