So many more people need to watch this! I've seen so many pole written off as c-rap because they break easily when it's from issues that could have been avoided by correct roller placement or better handling.
Great informative video doing one on using one roller and double breaking would be good a lot of fisheries have otter fences that make it impossible to use two rollers
Great demonstration of correct shipping and retrieving your Pole. Its the 2.5 sections to the rollers is the clever bit. Thanks. Fantastic Tip. Keep them coming
New pole looking lovely as well can’t wait for mine to arrive next week hopefully 🤞 will set my rollers up properly for sure as I have been doing it wrong cheers
All about the tipping point. Should still stay level as it leaves the back roller. And the same on the front. Not tip back or forward. Then ship back and it should just meet on the back one by half a section.
Would have thought the bulk of damage probably occurs while unpacking the pole, letting the sections fall out onto the ground, chipping/cracking the ends, or dropping them horizontally onto grass and landing on a rogue stone. Up to now I've only used short poles, 6 to 7 meters, hardly ever used the crappy bankstick mounted roller I have, and can't see any damage on them other than a few light scratches. Admittedly I've not been constantly pulling 5lb+ lumps out with them, mostly silvers and carp up to 3lb, and they're cheap old things (under £50, 20 years ago), not these crazy expensive jobbies.
Once you take your pole out of your pole bag etc what do you use to protect the ends so they don't get damaged while putting your pole together and the same when your packing up at the end of your session?
You can get pole bungs off eBay that just slot into the sections to prevent you from splintering the sections when putting them together. You have to make sure you get the ones for your make of pole though as they are different sizes per brand. I think they're about £35 for a full set but it's a small price to pay considering the price of a repair or new section. Hope this helps mate 👍
Just be careful with it, place sections down gently if they are on the floor, as the other comment says you can get bungs for poles, obviously it will add a bit of weight to the pole but if you wanted to really look after them sections then they are worth a look.
Make your box higher, either adding units or adjusting the height depending on the style. You need you legs to be flat or it causes all sorts of issues.
