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Drennan Series 7 9ft 6in to 11ft combo feeder rod?
Hopinc replied to Hopinc's topic in Coarse Fishing
Thanks for your advice guys. Tight lines, Dave -
Doeas anyone have one of these? If you own one I would like to know your opinion. Would you advise this as a general purpose feeder/quiver tip rod? What line rating is it good for? I read somewhere that the Daiwa quiver tips fit - is there any advantage to using them as opposed to the others in the Drennan range? Thanks. Dave
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Please ignore this post as I seem to have got two on the go. Dave
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Hi Ken, It's the Rochdale Canal in the mid Pennines - not very wide at all - a couple of long boats side by side with a bit of clearance to pass each other, no wider than that (30mtrs sounds about right). That said, it should not be forgotten that I may be fishing other as of yet unknown venues. I was thinking more of ledgering worms around lock areas and inflows with loose fed chopped worms and maggots, rather than using feeders on the canal. I must admit to leaning towards the Drennan offering, that is only based on my experience with my Drennan Matchpro 13ft Ultralight float rod, which I have found to be outstanding. I have no experience at all when it comes to ledgering, so I was just hoping to tap into other peoples experiences of what is good and what isn't.
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Actually, it doesn't Ken - the Mach 3 XT feeder rod range goes down to 9ft 6in. They also do a 10ft 6in version too. Regards. Dave
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Hi Guys, I am in the market for a feeder/quiver tip rod. I want it to cover as many situations as possible, but mostly I want it for quiver tipping on canals for Perch, bream, etc. I am guessing that around 3-6lbs line rating would be about right for this? I have three rods in mind that could be possible choices (not in any specific order). I welcome your opinions about these and any others you think I should consider: Team Daiwa ledger 10ft Drennan Series 7 Carp feeder Combo 9ft 6in to 11ft Shakespeare Mach 3 XT feeder Thanks in advance for your help. Regards, Dave PS - I can't seem to find any reference as to what tips are supplied with the Mach 3 feeder rod. Can any one tell me please?
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Reckon I will have to save up a bit first. Curently there is only £54 in the fishing kitty - enough to buy a new 706, but not the centrepin. It can wait a bit now that I have made up my mind which way to go. Thanks again all.
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As I said, I have been contemplating this choice for quite a while. Your comments and a good nights sleep, when my subconsious mind must been churning things over, has made me see the light - it has to be a good quality centrepin reel and nothing else. Even the decision about which one has been made - the Okuma Aventa Pro. Thanks to all of you for finally getting my head out of the sand.
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Hi Guys, Thank you for your responses. Rusty, that is exactly the kind of information I was looking for. Alan & Tigger, today I was over at Tackle2U in Bradford and was looking at both the centrepin reels and the ABU. I started having doubts about the 706 at that point. The example on show would not consistently re-engage the line pin when the handle was turned (no matter what the drag setting) and I got to wondering if anyone had experienced any problems with them. It could be that it was not assembled properly, but I could not check this as adjacent reels prevented me from taking the spool cover off to see what was happening. I steered clear of the really expenisve centrepins like the Hardy, but had a play with an Ikonix, an Okuma Sheffield, an Okuma Aventa Pro and a Greys. Of these I would probably have bought the Aventa Pro had I that sort of cash available at the moment. The Ikonix example was much better than the Marco Cortesi that I returned to Dragon Carp recently, which frankly was junk. This reel ran for a long time, but as an engineer I did not like the feel of the ball bearings (lumpy) and there was some play on the spool axis. It was being sold at a good price though, and it occured to me that if stripping, cleaning and re-lubrication did not fix the lumpiness then it would not be a great expense to replace the bearings with Abec 5's. Whilst I was talking to the assistant in the shop he suggested that if I was fishing slow moving swims I would be better off with the ABU - yet another complication to the decision making process, if it's true? You will no doubt have grasped by now that I have been contemplating a centrepin for some time. As yet the jury is still out. Making this decision is proving a lot harder than I ever thought it would. Crikey, I could pick up a fly rod and know within seconds if it was for me or not, but choosing a trotting reel is proving very problematical. Alan, neither of those. I am a member of the Hebden Bridge AS and it's their waters that I fish.
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No need, I have been a fly fisherman and fly tyer for over 40 years. It's just that I fancied trying a method that I had not used before. Steve, thanks for the heads up, I have sent an email to my club secretary to find out what is legal and what is not.
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Hi Guys, I was wondering if anyone had any issues with the ABU 706 reel? My birthday is coming up and I wondered whether to add one of these to my reel collection. I would be using it for trotting my local river for brown trout. It has a mixture of swims from slow paced, medium (most) and the odd fastish one. Some other things I would like to ask, as I am new to trotting are: This method is aimed at bottom feeding fish, should I modify the standard rig set up for trout in any way? Should I stop the float more often so the bait rises in the water? Would I be best starting at say 6 inches clear of bottom? Thanks for your help. Regards, Dave
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Thanks Budgie. That's definitely the type of mesh I am looking for. Tight lines.
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Thank you for responding to my post and for your helpful suggestion. Actually, I only need a replacement mesh as I already have a very good 24" diameter Sharpes Gye net with leather peel sling. The replacement Canadian meshes listed on the web site you supplied the link for seem to be a bit on the expensive side at nearly £20 for the size I need. The Snowbee version might not be as good, but at half the price I could get two of those. On the other hand, they well be worth the money. I will make a decision when I have some more data to go on. At the moment I am really just looking for an opinion about the quality of the Snowbee ones? Tight lines.
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Hi Guys, I need a replacement net for my 24" diameter Gye and was wondering if the Snowbee knotless ones are any good? Ideally I would prefer a lure type mesh that is not so easily penetrated by hook points, but a reasonably large open mesh would also suffice. Thanks.
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Hi Watatoad, Makes perfect sense to me. Personally, I clean all my gear, dry rod socks, reels, reel cases and terminal tackle immediately upon return. I then wipe down the rod sections with Pledge or similar and clean all the eyes. I also wash and disinfect my landing net and the small towel I carry to wipe my hands after handling fish. If I am using a multiplier reel then I lubricate the line laying mechanism every time before I go out. I only service my reels fully every 12 months. I don't ever immerse them in the water so I have never needed to do it more often than that. Like yourself, I am a firm believer in looking after my fishing gear. Hi Chris, yes there are a few exceptions, but thankfully my local canal (Rochdale) is not one of them. Perhaps I should have said "most" canals don't have a closed season.