Advice ..

[Stewlaws]

Looking for a 13ft float rod, primary species will be Roach, Grayling, Dace and down to Gudgeon

Rods looked at so far.

Hardy marksman specialist 2nd hand circa £300-400
Drennan ultra acolyte ( proved fragile so no longer. On the list)
Harrison GTi 12' match float ( 2nd hand circa £250)
Or having a new rod built to spec

Question is - 2 piece, 3 piece or 4 piece rod as all are available for options to build. Soft to medium action


Would like a rod for fixed spool and trotting, depending on waters .. that will not be fragile. ( Happy to trade up a few ounces for strength against a blank/rod)
Occasionally will hook into a chub, but nothing over 4-5 lb FYI.

Thoughts chaps ?

[davelumb]

Harrison have dropped their Gti float rod blanks.

[Stewlaws]

Harrison have dropped their Gti float rod blanks.

Hence why 2nd hand Dave they are realising strong resale.. tried bidding on 2 recently as surprised by how competitive it was … have Harrison done a ‘fox’ marketing ploy or dropping a successful line!

[davelumb]

Harrison have dropped their Gti float rod blanks.

Hence why 2nd hand Dave they are realising strong resale.. tried bidding on 2 recently as surprised by how competitive it was … have Harrison done a ‘fox’ marketing ploy or dropping a successful line!

They've dropped a few other blanks so they can keep up with demand for c*rp blanks.

[John Milford]

I have a 13' Normark carbon float rod that I use for trotting for grayling. Unfortunately it isn't named as it was a prototype.

The older Normark match rods (pre carp puddle era) were superb general river float rods. Mine is in that category - lightish in action, but it has handled a few hooligan chub and brownies that gatecrashed my grayling sessions.

The top end, older Normarks might be worth looking out for?

[Daniel]

Cadence 14'#0, quick on the strike, but bends through to the butt if required and it's lovely to hold all day.

https://www.cadencefishing.co.uk/produc ... match-rod/

[Bob Watson]

If I was buying "off the peg" I'd probably check out the Drennan rods. The acolytes get good reviews. Your local should let you put a reel on and have a tug

If I could get my hands on a 90's drennan stick float rod and the price was right, I'd snap it up.

Stupidly I bought a greys spliced tip endorsed by Dave Wesson around the time he won the world champs instead of the drennan.

[Bob Watson]

Cadence 14'#0, quick on the strike, but bends through to the butt if required and it's lovely to hold all day.

https://www.cadencefishing.co.uk/produc ... match-rod/

I've been looking at those with curiosity. I seem to be going back to basics lately, trotting the stick and waggling the waggler etc and may also be in the market. The previously mentioned Dave Wesson stick rod is top heavy, too many rings and too short a handle, a bit over thought. The medium feeder and waggler rods in the same range are excellent.

[Daniel]

If I was buying "off the peg" I'd probably check out the Drennan rods. The acolytes get good reviews. Your local should let you put a reel on and have a tug

If I could get my hands on a 90's drennan stick float rod and the price was right, I'd snap it up.

Stupidly I bought a greys spliced tip endorsed by Dave Wesson around the time he won the world champs instead of the drennan.

Acolytes are lovely, really, they're a joy to fish with, they're just too bloody fragile and a rod sat there waiting for a replacement tip section is frustrating and no use to anyone.

[Daniel]

Cadence 14'#0, quick on the strike, but bends through to the butt if required and it's lovely to hold all day.

https://www.cadencefishing.co.uk/produc ... match-rod/

I've been looking at those with curiosity. I seem to be going back to basics lately, trotting the stick and waggling the waggler etc and may also be in the market. The previously mentioned Dave Wesson stick rod is top heavy, too many rings and too short a handle, a bit over thought. The medium feeder and waggler rods in the same range are excellent.

I have a good few cadence rods and a landing net handle and I'm very happy with them.

I wouldn't buy the nets, design and build quality is poor imo, I had a landing net, it didn't last two sessions of bream fishing before the spreader block disintegrated and the bracket on the keepnet is brittle.

I'm not a fan of the reels either.
The handles on the top of the range cs10 were a bit sloppy and there are too many people on the Facebook group wanting to know why the line lay is crap on their brand new reel.
Apparently, it can be fixed by altering the shim configuration, but you shouldn't need to do that on a new reel imo.
On the plus side, spare spools and handles are just a tenner.

The 6 and 9 meter whips are fantastic, but the sections are not interchangeable.

[Mike J]

Go for it.
Its one rod you will never regret buying.
You can thank me later

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[Mike J]

Cadence 14'#0, quick on the strike, but bends through to the butt if required and it's lovely to hold all day.

https://www.cadencefishing.co.uk/produc ... match-rod/

I've been looking at those with curiosity. I seem to be going back to basics lately, trotting the stick and waggling the waggler etc and may also be in the market. The previously mentioned Dave Wesson stick rod is top heavy, too many rings and too short a handle, a bit over thought. The medium feeder and waggler rods in the same range are excellent.

I have a good few cadence rods and a landing net handle and I'm very happy with them.

I wouldn't buy the nets, design and build quality is poor imo, I had a landing net, it didn't last two sessions of bream fishing before the spreader block disintegrated and the bracket on the keepnet is brittle.

I'm not a fan of the reels either.
The handles on the top of the range cs10 were a bit sloppy and there are too many people on the Facebook group wanting to know why the line lay is crap on their brand new reel.
Apparently, it can be fixed by altering the shim configuration, but you shouldn't need to do that on a new reel imo.
On the plus side, spare spools and handles are just a tenner.

The 6 and 9 meter whips are fantastic, but the sections are not interchangeable.

Hi Dan,
Most top end reels are supplied with shims so the buyer can adjust the line lay, both my Saltigas and Certattes all had them.

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[Daniel]

Cadence 14'#0, quick on the strike, but bends through to the butt if required and it's lovely to hold all day.

https://www.cadencefishing.co.uk/produc ... match-rod/

I've been looking at those with curiosity. I seem to be going back to basics lately, trotting the stick and waggling the waggler etc and may also be in the market. The previously mentioned Dave Wesson stick rod is top heavy, too many rings and too short a handle, a bit over thought. The medium feeder and waggler rods in the same range are excellent.

I have a good few cadence rods and a landing net handle and I'm very happy with them.

I wouldn't buy the nets, design and build quality is poor imo, I had a landing net, it didn't last two sessions of bream fishing before the spreader block disintegrated and the bracket on the keepnet is brittle.

I'm not a fan of the reels either.
The handles on the top of the range cs10 were a bit sloppy and there are too many people on the Facebook group wanting to know why the line lay is crap on their brand new reel.
Apparently, it can be fixed by altering the shim configuration, but you shouldn't need to do that on a new reel imo.
On the plus side, spare spools and handles are just a tenner.

The 6 and 9 meter whips are fantastic, but the sections are not interchangeable.

Hi Dan,
Most top end reels are supplied with shims so the buyer can adjust the line lay, both my Saltigas and Certattes all had them.

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They are indeed, but how often do you need to alter the line lay of one of those reels straight out of the box? One in a million?
I can't remember the last time I needed to do it.

With cadence, there are posts almost every week on Facebook from someone who has taken the reel from the box and it's either loaded towards the front or the rear of the spool, and not by a bit either.
There's no way I'd buy a reel from a company with that many quality control issues.

Like I said, the rods are lovely, but I can't recommend their other products.

[Kev Berry]

I have a couple of Cadence rods
14ft #3 brilliant float rod and plenty of power for heavier fish if they come along
15ft #2 really good all round float rod, sensitive enough for finer lines and smaller fish but the backbone to handle bigger fish. I had a 13.4 barbel on mine

Cant fault them....qualty finish and superb light rods with plenty of strength when needed

[SamG]

If I was buying "off the peg" I'd probably check out the Drennan rods. The acolytes get good reviews. Your local should let you put a reel on and have a tug

If I could get my hands on a 90's drennan stick float rod and the price was right, I'd snap it up.

Stupidly I bought a greys spliced tip endorsed by Dave Wesson around the time he won the world champs instead of the drennan.

Acolytes are lovely, really, they're a joy to fish with, they're just too bloody fragile and a rod sat there waiting for a replacement tip section is frustrating and no use to anyone.

I totally agree. Bust a tip section first time out when a big Brownie beat the grayling to my maggots. Still use it a lot though, mainly for river roach. Lovely rods, but too fragile for many.