Good pole for £500 and under.

[Captain carpParticipant]

Any sugestions for a decent pole??

[Lee Atkinson]

You wont go wrong with a Garbo Premier Legion.

I bought mine when they first came out and am in no rush to replace it.

I am sure there are other good poles out there, but the PL takes some beating for that money.

[JamieB]

I’ve got the Shimano Exage ax and love it, light and stiff up to 13m.

Just wish it was a little longer, although i guess thats what you get for £400.

[madforit]

Jamie ”Just wish it was a little longer”

The exage is 14.5mts matey. ;o)

[TF_One Out of the Frame]

Could you find another section to go up the butt?

That might give you the reach so long as conditions are near perfect.

[Corndawg moderatorParticipant]

The Exage comes at 14.5 mtr as standard…….

And IMHO,you won’t get better for your money………..

I had the original Exage comp,and it did everything from tiny eyes on canals,to lumps on ‘mercials…..

But I am not sure if it will be the same with the AX as the old comp,but stick the 16 mtr barrel on,and it gets heavy if used for long periods….

I now own the Speedmaster comp,and I can honestly say,it is a lot better at 16 mtr…..

[james16]

how about the maver 151 competition

[TF_silverback]

perhaps you should consider, a secondhand pole, thats of a higher standard than those in your price bracket,thats had very little use,theres plenty of bargins out there,

[JamieB]

Madforit, don’t tell me you didn’t wish it was a little longer! (to reach that island of course)

I agree with you Corndawg, a mate of mine brought one after i’d got one cos he was so impressed. Gonna borrow his 14.5mt section and try it as an extension, but i think it’ll be rubbish.

Captain Carp: what i would reccomend you do is make sure you factor in the price of spares, i spent £600 in total after i got all the spares i wanted.

[TF_spotter1707]

Captain Carp.
Have a look at the Shimano Carpcruncher XTA. It’s 16m for £499. 3 power tops & a cupping kit.
Excellent finish & really strong.
Regards Peter.

[Corndawg moderatorParticipant]

Jamie,

Although at 14.5 mtr,it is the dogs’ danglies,when you stick the extention on,it will go Banana,and become heavy.

It doesn’t seem to bad at first,but after a while it makes you ache………..

Still a cracking pole for the wonga though……….

[madforit]

NO pole for £5OO is the dogs at 14.5mts,they can be good but not the dogs.
I agree that both the Exage and the Premier legion are very good for their prices.

Peter the Shimano might be a good package but very heavy an @ 16mts would be very hard for any length of time, to fish unless you floated it. IMHO.

[Corndawg moderatorParticipant]

It’s not that bad as you have to float it MFI….

A spray bar would be more than sufficient…………

[TF_spotter1707]

madforit.
I accept your point about the pole at 16m, but that is what it is sold at. I regularly use mine at 13/14.5m with no trouble, it’s all a question of balance.
The original thread asked for a recommendation for a pole under £500, & i very much doubt that any pole in that price range would be fishable all day at that 16m length.
If Captain Carp needs a 16m pole then he is going to be limited in what is available, however if he can live with a 14.5m pole he could reduce the cost of many poles in this price bracket by £100 giving him the capability of getting more spare tops.
Regards Peter.

[Captain carpParticipant]

Thanks lads for all your comments, i like the sound of the carp cruncher, i’ll go to the tackle shop and have a feel. Thanks again.

[Captain carpParticipant]

What 14.5m poles would you recommend then SPOTTER1707

[TF_Hollo]

I was shopping at the same price figure earlier this year and I settled on the Maver N25 and am very impressed with it. Vale Royal were selling them at £469, not sure if they’ve got any left but they still advertise the N15

[TF_spotter1707]

Captain Carp.Sorry for the delay.
The only way to decide is to go & have a try with all in the price range at your local tackle dealer.
I would say that the finish on any of the Shomano poles cannot be bettered IMO.
Where are you located?
Wickford Angling Wickford Essex has an excellent range.
Regards Peter.

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