Hi Ben, I got into pole fishing a few years ago and bought a 401, to be fair I can’t fault it and would recommend anyone just starting to fish with a pole to look at one at their local tackle shop. I would say to people always go and hold the poles your looking at first as different poles will suit different people.
nice to see the differences in sag and lightness ,i have poles i fish with and they are ok ,but to be honest i do not like fishing poles as they are uncomfortable to fish with i used to kid myself they were the bees knees ,but using light rods is far more enjoyable ,but if you match fish you need poles to compete .and all the back breaking gear you have to drag to your peg ,,,,now i fish the pin and 15 ft rods for river fish ,its wonderful takes you back to being a kid ,well thanks for the info and good luck with not getting this virus and tight lines when ever that comes hopefully about august time cheers,
I am from the Netherlands and this has been translated via google, I have purchased the carp c1 folder. 1 I can switch buds with Frenzee, my wife fishes with that. 2 I can change the parts with 501. 3 nice price quality ratio. 4 learn to fish with this rod
Great video, but it contradicts what pretty much every shop told me when I was purchasing a pole a couple of months ago. I phoned for best prices for the 501 and 601, but was told to avoid the 601 as the extra cost is not worth it. It's two shalla kits for £450 RRP extra. Two shops didn't in fact stock the 601 as they don't sell very well. They will order one in if you really want one. The 501 is their best seller, even Andy May uses one for his coaching and windy fishing.
Like I say bud poles are personal choice you need to pick them up. 501 is the most popular in the range but I could defiantly feel the difference when picking them up side buy side & at 16m
the 501 and 601 are on different mandrels, so the difference isn't just "two shalla kits extra for £450". Shops will always try and sell you what they have in stock rather than ordering in. If I had a choice of 501 or 601, I'd go for the 601 as it has the same mandrel as the higher range poles (so if upgraded in future your 601 would be spares) and the same as the C2 carp pole which is undoubtedly better than the C1; so my backup pole would be a better mandrel choice then. (for context, I have 2 x 901's and a C2 backup carp pole)
Hi Ben, hope you are well, is the 401 worth the extra 200 quid or so? Any help is appreciated, love the video by the way, very informative and unbiased 👍
Would've been good to see what you think of the 8.5 map power margin .. i just got it and it seems nice to me, got 3 topkits too.. but you've seen and held a lot of poles so would know better
just wondering ben what would you say the best pole is round the £500 mark.plus if they have the 10 metre extension for the preston edge monster,what does it feel like and how much sag is there at 10 metres please
Looking to purchase a pole 14.5m is probably as far as I’d go. I was looking at Preston innovations pro type x300 but map 301 or 401 has caught my eye, what do you reckon? I want be able to catch carp heavy end of the scale on commercial fishery, but also be able just pull out the normal bream, perch etc
Hi Ben I mainly fish on snake lakes such as partridge which is 12-13 metres wide, what is the best value for money pole out of the mtx1 and the map 101? Thanks
