Any recommendations ? Obviously theres the Nash, I'm also seeing things on Amazon, eBay etc for £60 or £70 less, just after some feedback on what people are using or have tried etc...thanks
In reply to Post #1
I have the Nash one, I bought it based on recommendations on here. It's more expensive for a reason!!
Try the second hand market, there should be plenty knocking around.
Also, use the search function on the forum, there will be loads of threads on baiting poles. Including DIY ones if you fancy it.
I have the Nash one, I bought it based on recommendations on here. It's more expensive for a reason!!
Try the second hand market, there should be plenty knocking around.
Also, use the search function on the forum, there will be loads of threads on baiting poles. Including DIY ones if you fancy it.
In reply to Post #2
I tend to agree, realise they are more expensive but the bushwhacker is a great bit of kit. The head/spoon design is much better than the old school spoon shape and personally find the light/deeper clips really useful.
I tend to agree, realise they are more expensive but the bushwhacker is a great bit of kit. The head/spoon design is much better than the old school spoon shape and personally find the light/deeper clips really useful.
In reply to Post #1
I'd say it depends what distance you want to go to. I've got a Saber 18M with ten extensions, so about 33M. Up to the 18M it's pretty good, probably better than the Nash, it seems stiffer than the Nash. The screw together extensions are a pain though, I now only use mine with 2 extensions plus the tip section of the main pole attached to the spoon. One plus point is that all the sections for the main pole store inside one another, so easier for storage and carrying. The downside of them being tapered is that if you break one you're stuffed until you get a replacement.
I'd say it depends what distance you want to go to. I've got a Saber 18M with ten extensions, so about 33M. Up to the 18M it's pretty good, probably better than the Nash, it seems stiffer than the Nash. The screw together extensions are a pain though, I now only use mine with 2 extensions plus the tip section of the main pole attached to the spoon. One plus point is that all the sections for the main pole store inside one another, so easier for storage and carrying. The downside of them being tapered is that if you break one you're stuffed until you get a replacement.
In reply to Post #2
What is the reason they are more expensive other than the Nash brand over say, the Corus or Saber versions?
EDIT, just did a search on here and can see why.
What is the reason they are more expensive other than the Nash brand over say, the Corus or Saber versions?
EDIT, just did a search on here and can see why.
In reply to Post #1
Done homemade and cheaper. Bushwhacker is brilliant and way easier to use. Best bet for a cheaper one is either second hand or the 3D printing market.
Done homemade and cheaper. Bushwhacker is brilliant and way easier to use. Best bet for a cheaper one is either second hand or the 3D printing market.
Said it before on here but do not buy the telescopic sabre one!
Unless you want to buy one off me
Unless you want to buy one off me
Nash, just keep searching.
As said the telescopic ones are good for storage but can be an absolute pain if the sections are not fully extended & dirt / grit.
As said the telescopic ones are good for storage but can be an absolute pain if the sections are not fully extended & dirt / grit.
In reply to Post #8
Just to be clear the Saber 18M I posted about in post #4 is not telescopic, it's a take apart, much like a pole.
Just to be clear the Saber 18M I posted about in post #4 is not telescopic, it's a take apart, much like a pole.
In reply to Post #9
Wish I'd gone for that one
Wish I'd gone for that one
In reply to Post #2
I agree the Nash is more expensive for a reason...
I have a home made pole which is made from conduit and even though it just about does the job its no where near as sturdy as the bushwhacker.
I agree the Nash is more expensive for a reason...
I have a home made pole which is made from conduit and even though it just about does the job its no where near as sturdy as the bushwhacker.
tackle box do their own poles as well.
In reply to Post #1
I've used a pole for years , and a long time before they became what they are today. My first pole was made from a course anglers 12 metre pole , it was very good for getting under gtrees and areas where others couldn't cast.
I then bought a telescopic one from the Tackle box which wasn't bad but again only 12 m long and wouldn't tip unless you locked off each individual section. Which was annoying! But you soon got used to doing it.
During Covid lockdown I made an 28m pole from conduit , following the instructions off a guy from U tube, this had the same spring clips as the Nash one so was easy to take apart and connect.
This was at the time the best pole I'd had , and a real edge for fishing up close to snags or structure.
I have now a Nash pole, 30m which being carbon is stiffer and thinner than my home made one, the home made one was fine but not as easy to use in the wind as the Nash one, which is excellent and the best I've used, but expensive! I bought mine second hand and it was still an expensive bit of kit.
First decide if your water needs or could use a pole , with out a doubt casting is easier and quicker ! But if you want to place rigs in those tricky spots accurately then a pole is a real edge.
In my opinion the Nash one is best, but a home made conduit one with spring clips is a good second best , my home made 28m one cost around £120 to make and a bit of time .
I've used a pole for years , and a long time before they became what they are today. My first pole was made from a course anglers 12 metre pole , it was very good for getting under gtrees and areas where others couldn't cast.
I then bought a telescopic one from the Tackle box which wasn't bad but again only 12 m long and wouldn't tip unless you locked off each individual section. Which was annoying! But you soon got used to doing it.
During Covid lockdown I made an 28m pole from conduit , following the instructions off a guy from U tube, this had the same spring clips as the Nash one so was easy to take apart and connect.
This was at the time the best pole I'd had , and a real edge for fishing up close to snags or structure.
I have now a Nash pole, 30m which being carbon is stiffer and thinner than my home made one, the home made one was fine but not as easy to use in the wind as the Nash one, which is excellent and the best I've used, but expensive! I bought mine second hand and it was still an expensive bit of kit.
First decide if your water needs or could use a pole , with out a doubt casting is easier and quicker ! But if you want to place rigs in those tricky spots accurately then a pole is a real edge.
In my opinion the Nash one is best, but a home made conduit one with spring clips is a good second best , my home made 28m one cost around £120 to make and a bit of time .