Choosing A Fishing Pole

[Elton]

Posted on behalf of Tone. Please add all replies to this thread:

 

Advice welcomed on pole choice. I have recently returned to coarse fishing after 30 years of beach fishing and having got back into waggler and quivertip fishing I now want to take up the pole. I fish the Kennet and Avon canal and a local pool containing Tench and Bream to 4lb and shoals of Crucian carp. I have surfed the internet to see what 14.5 metre poles are available for my budget of around £500 but the more I investigate the more confused I become.

 

I know its a personal thing but suggestions from 14.5 users would be very welcome.

 

Thanks in anticipation

[Leeroy999]

I was also looking for a pole within the same budget a few months ago.

 

I'd recommend the Shimano Exage. 14.5 metres (plus you get a metre extension you can use at 11, 13 or 14.5).

 

Super strong, light and a smooth finish. Plenty of top kits and can be used for silverfish or lumps. Spares are easy to get hold of should you need any.

 

I know several others who've got this pole and all rave about it. Plus you're have a £100 and a bit left over to spend on other fishing bits!

[kleinboet]

The best advice I can give him is that he take the time to go to to a 'pole alley' and try the different poles for himself. I think every pole angler has a different idea of the "best" pole for him. The best pole for him will be the one he feels most comfortable using!

[Lunty]

The Map TKS 20 is a fantastic pole! At 14.5 m stiff light and generally a very nice pole! Its roughly £400 including 3 power kits and a cupping kit! When you add the cost of elastics that'll take it to roughly £420 unless you want hydro elastics! That means you'd have money left for maybe another top kit or a pole roller! etc!

[Andrew Burgess]

Tone, I was in a similar position a couple of years ago and in the end I went for MAP CFS F16 POLE.

 

This multi purpose put over pole is simply the best pole package available for around the £300 - £350 depending on where you buy it from.

 

It is a 13 metre pole with three extra extension to make it up to 16 meters

 

It contains - Power Top 2 length approx. 3.16m. Match Top 3 Kit approx 3.22m. Light and very stiff. Weight: 13m (998g) elastic rating of 18 (MAP red power Tube elastic) on Power Top 2 Kits.

 

Rated 12 (MAP White Power Tube elastic) with Match Kits. Super smooth diamond sanding finish for super fast shipping of sections.

 

With the pole you get 2 x Power Top 2 Kits (18). Integral Match Top 3 Kit (12). Cupping Kit with Cup. And off course a MAP CFS Pole Holdall.

 

Apparently they have stop making this model but you can still get it if you search the internet.