looking at buyin a new pole on a budget!!! these are what im looking at any views on them would be greatful cheers

shimano exage 14.5 £420

sensas crazy power 424 and 404 14.5m £499 and £399

preston invictus power 14.5m £669

diawa strong beam 16m £349


if any1 knows shops that do a finance deal could you let me know also then i might be able to stretch my budget further

fishermans friend do payment turms up to 12 months depending on amount spent, give em a call on 01214202925

i bought the shimano exage ax at the start of the year from mark777 off this site, fantastic piece of kit for the money, if your wanting to buy new then fair enough but i got mine second hand although in very good condition with 7 topkits all elasticated, cupping kit, 2 fox uni kits, dolly butt and bag for 350, so with all the spares its worked out very well.

remember when buying a pole that your budget isnt just for the pole, you'll need, bushes, connectors, elastic, bungs, tubes, and i also had to buy some new luggage to fit it all in (although i was about due an upgrade anyway.)

also i think when you buy it knew i'm not sure if you get cups with the cupping kit

not sure about any of them poles but if you tell us what you will be using it for ,example commercials ,canal etc we may be able to point you in the right direction

have a look at the map range.all really good quality gear,with an outstanding spares service.

thanks for the imput guys i will mainly be using it for commercials and thats about it. nothing to massive as biggest in the lakes i fish are around 9 - 10lb ghostys. were limited when it comes to course fishing in scotland

any particular maps you could suggest creepy.!

if you can up your limit to say £700,then the exorcist is a great shout.the new poles are all quality.

the garbolino range are good poles for commercials but as creepy says the map poles have a better spares package .what you need to look for is the longest pole you can afford with the most spares with carp up to 10lb you will break a few top kits along the way hope this helps

right ill look into the exorcist and have a look at the garbolino range as i not looked at that at all... cheers ppl