A pole for bad weather

[TF_One fish]

The terrible weather we have had has claimed one of my sections and loads of my friends.Mine was a write off and cost over £300. This got me thinking it must be worth having a second pole for these conditions.Any suggestions, looking for 13 or 14.5m, a few top kits and it is for commercials with f1s and match size carp.

[TF_enterthedragon]

Leeda power house 14.5m has 4 top kits one has just gone on ebay for 80 odd quid. I had one when I first started pole fishing never broke a section or even felt like breaking one and had carp to over 20lb and fished in really bad wind.. it was a little heavy at full lenght but 13m it was spot on.

[TF_Spuds1]

My main pole is now a 901 , however I have a 301 as back up and summer carping , it’s great for when the wind blows and can sling it around and not worry to much about breaking sections . All my top kits from the 901 fit it as well .

Whatever top of the range pole you have find a second pole that will fit your kits , works for me .

[TF_Kagger TNB]

Seems daft to me having a sacrificial pole for bad weather.

Wont a cheaper, less stiff pole be harder to use in the wind?

Personally, i’d just make sure I had the most stable rollers I could find, then pin them down.

Then i’d either fish shorter, or with rod n line.

Or i’d do what I did today, and stay at home if it was that bad 🙂

[TF_dunno]

maver elite e carp, seriously underrated pole.
we use them here in Ireland

[TF_wightangler]

@Kagger TNB wrote:

Seems daft to me having a sacrificial pole for bad weather.

Wont a cheaper, less stiff pole be harder to use in the wind?

Personally, i’d just make sure I had the most stable rollers I could find, then pin them down.

Then i’d either fish shorter, or with rod n line.

Or i’d do what I did today, and stay at home if it was that bad 🙂

no – because your using it at generally shorter lengths where the extra stiffness/performance at 14.5/16m of a better pole is therefore nullified by the conditions anyway – at shorter lengths and in a side wind the stiffness issue is’nt so much of any issue or pronounced- if indeed any real difference at all- plus the extra wall strength – particularly if having to fish with tip underwater or a large backshot is a fair sacrifice for fishability in practice.
Plus you’re likely spending more than the cost of a cheap pole to replace a broken section.
so overall its probably a saving in financial terms.
I’ve fished at 12.5 m (13m) with even a strong heavier walled cheaper pole is creaking and bending – worse in sudden gusts- and seen enough better poles unsurprisingly go.
Certainly have more confidence in a cheaper pole than pointlessly using my G10 and risking ‘snap’ on a 5 or 6 section.

[TF_paulnewell]

If in doubt chuck the Pig !! :p :p :p :p

[TF_Staff Bull]

I’ve used my G10 in all strengths of wind and never thought it would snap. If it gets too bad I just put it away, surely using a cheaper pole would make your presentation suffer as it would be like a banana and you’d have to use a long length line between float and pole resuting in missed bites etc.
I think any pole is shi*e in a strong wind, its easier to just leave it in the bag if your not too confident in not busting it and just fish a waggler.

[TF_wightangler]

dont know where you get the idea that cheaper poles are all bananas?

up to 11m- 13m a lot of cheaper and mid range carp poles are negligible in performance – i’ve got a couple over 15 yrs old and very little difference in tip speed. Stick on a section and the banana applies but below about 12m i’d argue not in practical terms and bad conditions- the recent Maver elite carp is a case in point.

i’d certainly rather fish up a pole than drag a load of extra line on the deck using a waggler which is probably more wind for presentation affected than either pole or feeder.

[TF_morris1985]

Hi have a garbo c1 power for back up and as a second pole to my m1 I used it the other week in gale force winds and it held up brilliantly and it’s still stiff as a poker given past 14m it gets abit heavy but I have piece of mind knowing that I have a pole in my bag that I can use in these situations with worry of breaking my main pole!! Got a cracking deal from lindholme with 6 power lite puller kits , cupping kit for £600 when all other shops are selling them at £900 and if I need to stiffen the pole up I can bang a short 4 on it and its even stiffer again great bit of kit and I now wouldn’t be without it

So for me I’d say yes it’s worth having a cheaper back up pole for those days were your not sure what’s going to happen( weather wise that is and bagging down the edge)

[TF_Staff Bull]

@wightangler wrote:

dont know where you get the idea that cheaper poles are all bananas?

When I said banana I meant bending in the strong wind. And I didn’t say ALL cheaper poles where like bananas.

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