Nash is by far the best I have used at a half reasonable price for what it is, I always put an old solar net float over the handle section and slip it up to the orange handle then if it rolled off the boat it would float never lost one, the ones that screw together like the cygnet ones are like a floppy cock plus the screw joints give out in no time at all, the first time my mate come with me he destroyed his cygnet one in a few days at Rainbow, the Nash stick as well as having holes at the base has a single hole at the top, to allow water in the air has to escape making the pole easier to use.
TBH it all depends on the depth of water your fishing in anything past 13/14 feet and they all become awkward to use generally i'm looking for spots up to and around this depth so don't use more than three sections really past that depth and its out with a donkin rod
There is a company at Zwolle show every year but for the life of me I cannot think of their name, they make an alloy one which is the best I've seen, it will last a lifetime it also has interchangeable tools that can fit to it, my mate bought one but was over 100 quid but then if you use it a lot a good investment in my opinion comes with various attachments.
TBH it all depends on the depth of water your fishing in anything past 13/14 feet and they all become awkward to use generally i'm looking for spots up to and around this depth so don't use more than three sections really past that depth and its out with a donkin rod
There is a company at Zwolle show every year but for the life of me I cannot think of their name, they make an alloy one which is the best I've seen, it will last a lifetime it also has interchangeable tools that can fit to it, my mate bought one but was over 100 quid but then if you use it a lot a good investment in my opinion comes with various attachments.
My cygnet one fell to bits, contacted them and the clown asked me to send it back to them which was a bit difficult as half of it was in 10ft of water.
SPOTSTICK I remembered what they were called last night useful bit of kit, my mate went for the 3 poles, tripod adapter, saw blade, large hook and rake.
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That looks like a brilliant bit of kit!!
That looks like a brilliant bit of kit!!
In reply to Post #34
well made as well will last a longtime, not exactly cheap with all the various attachments but nice that you can pick and chose what best suits or can add at will.
well made as well will last a longtime, not exactly cheap with all the various attachments but nice that you can pick and chose what best suits or can add at will.
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For boat work use a lump hammer wrapped in wire wool on strong paracord, this will give you an indication on what is on the lakebed. Use this with canes you can buy in gardening centres (different lengths)- once you find your spot, stick in the cane. Dab the top of the cane in white paint.
For boat work use a lump hammer wrapped in wire wool on strong paracord, this will give you an indication on what is on the lakebed. Use this with canes you can buy in gardening centres (different lengths)- once you find your spot, stick in the cane. Dab the top of the cane in white paint.
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Went for the Nash one after reading this topic, but it has one very disappointing feature: the connections do not sit very tight. You click the poles into one another with those push-and-click type of connectors that are also on the legs of your old bedchair. I thought these would be made to fit, but the opening is actually 1 centimeter long, while the connector is only 0.5. This means that when you actually go prodding, you will first feel the separate components slide into one another, making you loose touch with the lakebed. In combination with it being a tad too "bendy" to my liking and not having any of the features a half-decent pole marker has, I'd say it is far from the "essential" piece of kit they sell it for at around 60 quid.
Went for the Nash one after reading this topic, but it has one very disappointing feature: the connections do not sit very tight. You click the poles into one another with those push-and-click type of connectors that are also on the legs of your old bedchair. I thought these would be made to fit, but the opening is actually 1 centimeter long, while the connector is only 0.5. This means that when you actually go prodding, you will first feel the separate components slide into one another, making you loose touch with the lakebed. In combination with it being a tad too "bendy" to my liking and not having any of the features a half-decent pole marker has, I'd say it is far from the "essential" piece of kit they sell it for at around 60 quid.