After a break from angling of 15 years,i returned to the sport last November.Things have changed quite considerably in that time,and i've kind of lost touch with whats what tackle wise.I've fished a few matches on commercials,and although i've had some reasonable results i've decided it isn't for me,and i'm returning to what i know best which is rivers and canals.
When i came back last November i had to buy everything,and i mean EVERYTHING ! from scratch,so obviously a compromise had to be reached on outlay for each item of tackle.After asking advice from various people on which sub £500 pole to buy,i eventually bought a Shimano Exage.The pole has been a decent workhorse,and although its not the best pole at its full length (14.5 M) its still a decent tool at 13 Metres,in fact i'm pretty sure it could land anything your likely to encounter on a commercial,and obviously it was designed with commercial fisheries in mind.For fishing light elastics and fine hooklengths on canals though its a lttle bit OTT and is far wider in diameter and heavier than the poles ive used in the past.
Nearly every modern pole ive looked at seems to be rated to 20+ elastics.Does anyone make a pole thats not designed primarily for commercials,or is there a true allrounder ?
Cost will be a big consideration and it'll probably be a case of buying second hand to make my £££'s go further,but i'd like peoples views on what pole is likely to be more at home on the canal rather than dragging monsters from the margins of a commercial.
Thanks in advance,Norm
When i came back last November i had to buy everything,and i mean EVERYTHING ! from scratch,so obviously a compromise had to be reached on outlay for each item of tackle.After asking advice from various people on which sub £500 pole to buy,i eventually bought a Shimano Exage.The pole has been a decent workhorse,and although its not the best pole at its full length (14.5 M) its still a decent tool at 13 Metres,in fact i'm pretty sure it could land anything your likely to encounter on a commercial,and obviously it was designed with commercial fisheries in mind.For fishing light elastics and fine hooklengths on canals though its a lttle bit OTT and is far wider in diameter and heavier than the poles ive used in the past.
Nearly every modern pole ive looked at seems to be rated to 20+ elastics.Does anyone make a pole thats not designed primarily for commercials,or is there a true allrounder ?
Cost will be a big consideration and it'll probably be a case of buying second hand to make my £££'s go further,but i'd like peoples views on what pole is likely to be more at home on the canal rather than dragging monsters from the margins of a commercial.
Thanks in advance,Norm
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