Lord Paul of Sheffield
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Can anyone recommend a good tench rod
My new lake holds some good tench I've been told
My new lake holds some good tench I've been told
I like to use the old drennan avon duo's in 1.25 test if lagering
I,m sure these rods are really fit for purpose, most Drennan gear is but the three piece format just puts me off.
Have to agree with Peter, the Drennan Tench Mk1's are wonderful. Also have a pair of Mk4's.
Fished in a pair in rests with corn or worm under wagglers
I,m sure these rods are really fit for purpose, most Drennan gear is but the three piece format just puts me off.
Back in the nineties I purchased a pair of Daiwa pms112 12' 1.25 tc that had a seperate butt section. Fitted together they were fine but broken down in a ready to use mode on re assembly they were at best awkward.
I used to use one of the older 12ft 6in Drennan Float rods till someone stood on it. LOL.
I now use a 13ft MKIV Drennan Tench Float rod and use it both for Tench fishing and when trotting on my local stream for Barbel and Chub.
I know the finish on the MKIV is not quite as good as on its predecessors but it is still an excellent Tench float rod and I have found that it handles both largish Tench and Barbel with few problems.
NB: The MKIV is designed to be used with lines up to 8lb (both mono & braid).
Another couple of rods that I use when float fishing for largish Tench are: a 15ft Hardy Marksman Specialist Float rod and an old 12ft stepped up waggler rod made by Mitchell which cost me just £15 from a tackle show at Thorpe Park about 15 years ago, which I originally bought for the missus.
If I am fishing a lake which only holds smaller Tench up to around 4lb max at most then I will often use my normal light waggler rods (Diawa Amorphous Whisker or my Drennan Acolyte).
Keith