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Hi guys, my carp syndicate has a good head of tench and I was thinking of spending a few sessions targeting them. What I need is two good tench rods that I can use a medium feeder with or maybe a float on the odd occasion. I have seen a few specialist rods, but wondered what others used for this type of fishing and maybe some advice on the best tactics baits etc...Cheers. Fraser.

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Hi guys, my carp syndicate has a good head of tench and I was thinking of spending a few sessions targeting them. What I need is two good tench rods that I can use a medium feeder with or maybe a float on the odd occasion. I have seen a few specialist rods, but wondered what others used for this type of fishing and maybe some advice on the best tactics baits etc...Cheers. Fraser.

 

Are you planning to do the feeder fishing with a tip or use alarms/bobbins?

 

I use Shimano Beast Master Specimen Rods 1.75 TC whenT ench fishing using scaled down Carp tactics of boilies, bolt rigs, PVA bags etc but when fishing for them with a tip I use any feeder rod from light up to Barbel rods rated at 1.5 TC.

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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Drennan series 7 avon quivers in either 1.25 or 1.5lb test should be fine. Unless your fishing at range they should be more than ample.

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I agree that 1.25 or 1.5lb tc is ample for even the biggest tench. I do use heavier rods than that but only because they make fishing accurately at medium/longish range in a strong cross wind possible. For fishing fairly close in with either float or feeder, I'd be looking for decent barbel rods of about 1.5lb tc. Not so good for super-sharp casting, but there's nothing better when it comes to playing tench :)

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Or of course the drennan series 7 specialist tench float rod. It is a fantastic float rod for waggler general use aswell as larger species.

 

It has a light top for lighter hooklengths but loads of power further down.

 

I also use a pair of these for leger/bobbin work where I want to fish for big roach etc. I struggled to find a specimen rod with a sensitive top and bought one of these. It was so good I bought a 2nd one.

 

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Thanks guys, I have been looking at either the J W Young Avon Quiver or the Drennan Avon Quiver. I think I'm going to go for the Drennans. I don't want to use bite alarms I was thinking of having one on the waggler and one on the feeder using a mixture of maggot, corn, paste over a bed of hemp. I'll let you know how I get on. Purchasing the rods tomorrow and going for a two day session. many thanks!

Fraser.

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Thanks guys, I have been looking at either the J W Young Avon Quiver or the Drennan Avon Quiver. I think I'm going to go for the Drennans. I don't want to use bite alarms I was thinking of having one on the waggler and one on the feeder using a mixture of maggot, corn, paste over a bed of hemp. I'll let you know how I get on. Purchasing the rods tomorrow and going for a two day session. many thanks!

Fraser.

As I own both a Drennan super specialist and a JW Avon/Barbel rod I would say go for the Drennan - they are much more forgiving have a through (slow) action bending right down to the butt where as the JW have a moderate-fast action bending through the top third of the rod.

RUDD

 

Different floats for different folks!

 

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Thanks guys, I have been looking at either the J W Young Avon Quiver or the Drennan Avon Quiver. I think I'm going to go for the Drennans. I don't want to use bite alarms I was thinking of having one on the waggler and one on the feeder using a mixture of maggot, corn, paste over a bed of hemp. I'll let you know how I get on. Purchasing the rods tomorrow and going for a two day session. many thanks!

Fraser.

 

I have all three the J W Young is the heavier rod in your hand, but has a lot more power than you may first think, both the Drennan Avon/Quiver and the Drennan Tench/Bream are similar weights in your hand but obviously the Tench/Bream is the stronger rod of the two Drennans.

 

I like the lightness of the Drennan's but enjoy both the power and sensitivity of the J W Young. My suggestion is handle all three before buying any.

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