The perfect chub rod?

[jimlad]

Firstly, I know this has been discussed before.

I knew the quality of the original drennan im6 feeder rods, but noted that the only problem was the reel seat or lack thereof. So when this cropped up on eBay, I decided to purchase it...

Having used it a few times now, catching chub on the river tees, I have to say I'm smitten!

Is it the perfect chub rod? What are others thoughts / recommendations?


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[tigger]

The big feeder, medium and light feeder where the cheaper range below the im8's. I have the im8 super feeder at 13ft but they did them in 12ft also. Their tips are stored in the butt via the rubber bung same as the im6 feeder rods.
One of my all time favourite rods for chub and barbel are my old daiwa tournament whisker kevlar carp rods. The blanks in 1.75 and 2 1/4 are slimmer than my match rods and have an amazing action.

There are loads of good chub rods available, the drennan specialist was a good un, then there was the avon duo's, series 7 avons, the fox duo lites etc etc...as I said there's loads of 'em.

I think the conditions dictate the rod to use more than the chub to be honest.

 

[chav professor]

I have one of them! Perfect for Chub? Not sure it really was.. but I enjoyed using mine when it was what I had to catch them. The best Quiver tip rod I have ever used is the drennan medium Match pro feeder... Its loooovley...

But untill you use one of them? That rod will be excellent

 

[jimlad]

Has anyone tried the new drennan medium feeder, 11'6" to 12'6", the length changed by inserting a short section without taking your gear down?

I like the feel of the older rods. The newer ones - series 7 for instance - look almost fake, painted on. The matchpro looks brilliant. Nice quality feel to it - glad to hear the positive feedback


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[Phil Hatton 2]

I have to confess I am still a big fan of the original John Wilson Avons, (despite the fact I managed to snap off the last two inches recently)

 

[ravey]

Tri Cast Trophy Kevlar Feeder in 11'6" is a nice bit of kit for up to 1.5oz. Daiwa 11/13 beyond that.

 

[tigger]

Has anyone tried the new drennan medium feeder, 11'6" to 12'6", the length changed by inserting a short section without taking your gear down?

I like the feel of the older rods. The newer ones - series 7 for instance - look almost fake, painted on. The matchpro looks brilliant. Nice quality feel to it - glad to hear the positive feedback


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I'm not a lover of the series 7's either, I got rid of mine. I think you'd like the old drennan avon duo's, they did them in 1.5 and 1.25 test plust the quiver top and white quivers. They also had isotopes included. I have a pair in 1.25 test and they are nice rods and spot on for chubbin.
I did get hold of an 11ft hardy marksman avon rod and I must addmitt it's very nice, no quiver section with it but it's very slim and light and it's brilliant to trott with ! I tried trotting with the drennan avon duo and it felt awfull.

 

[jimlad]

I've been interested in the Avon duos for a while, but they seem to fetch high prices on eBay.


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[chav professor]

I was just thinking... what with that reel seat conversion... that is a lovely Chub rod. I had a bit of bicycle inner tube to allow the foot of a Shimano to be secured by the two reel bands... Horrible... It would flex when playing a fish.

Now see, I loved my old John Wilson... It caught me literally thousands of Chub, roach and dace. The Quiver tip was quoted as being a bit on the heavy side... But that never bothered me. I rarely, if ever rely solely on the quiver tip alone. I think I developed skills and techniques I may not have bothered with had I been able to pop on an even lighter tip.

 

[sam vimes]

If I don't need a quivertip, Daiwa Powermesh Specialist Avon. If I do, Fox Duo-Lite Avon. It's a rare thing for me to actually target chub though. I'm not sure that I recall the last chub I caught.

 

[reeds]

'Perfect' is quite a high demand, but my favourite chub rods are the Drennan Series 7 Avon/Quiver 1.25lb tc for small rivers, and the Fox Kevlar Barbel with the 1.5lb quivertip section for bigger rivers and heavier fish where more stopping power under the rod tip is needed.

 

[Keith M]

If I am fishing smallish rivers for Chub I usually reach for my two original JW Avon Quivers if I'm fishing on the bottom.
Another rod I occasionally use especially on slightly larger rivers is a Grey's Prodigy Multi tip with the 1.5lb tip fitted (touch legering).

If I am trotting for Chub I usually reach for my 13ft Drennan Tench rod.

Keith

 

[symonh2000]

I usually use my JW Avon quiver.

I don't like using rods any more powerful that that for them, as they are not the hardest fighting fish and I like to have a bit of fun.

 

[Peter Jacobs]

For my Chub fishing (especially where there are Barbel around also) I have a custom made Stepped-Up Avon rod built on a Harrisons blank by a local rod builder.

It is a superb rod, not too "tippy" but with a great all through action that easily absorbs those last powerful runs you get from a Chub when almost at the landing net.

Although it only has the traditional Avon top section it is still thin enough to detect the slightest of bites but I usually hold the line and feel for the bite anyway.

 

[benny samways]

I was just thinking... what with that reel seat conversion... that is a lovely Chub rod. I had a bit of bicycle inner tube to allow the foot of a Shimano to be secured by the two reel bands... Horrible... It would flex when playing a fish.

Now see, I loved my old John Wilson... It caught me literally thousands of Chub, roach and dace. The Quiver tip was quoted as being a bit on the heavy side... But that never bothered me. I rarely, if ever rely solely on the quiver tip alone. I think I developed skills and techniques I may not have bothered with had I been able to pop on an even lighter tip.

John Wilson Quiver for me too. Although now I have found some good roach fishing (by fluke when bread fishing for chub) Im starting to think the tip is too heavy (for the roach).

Chav, do you always use 12lb line and watch the loops of line or do you use different pound breaking strain if tip fishing etc? PM if prefered.

 

[nicepix]

I have used the JW Avon travel rod for mullet fishing which in many ways is similar to fishing small rivers for chub and it performs well. My 'to go' chub rod though is a Chapmans 500 10 foot split cane Avon of around 1lb test curve as that for me has the perfect action for what I need on small rivers. I rarely use a quiver tip for chub fishing these days. It is more sight fishing or trotting with or without a float.

Incidentally I used to do a lot of fly-fishing for chub on a small river and an 8 foot, 4 weight fly rod will stop a 4lb or even a 5lb chub in pretty quick order.

 

[chav professor]

John Wilson Quiver for me too. Although now I have found some good roach fishing (by fluke when bread fishing for chub) Im starting to think the tip is too heavy (for the roach).

Chav, do you always use 12lb line and watch the loops of line or do you use different pound breaking strain if tip fishing etc? PM if prefered.

they happily pick up big baits using 12lb line. But then, I can fish pretty slack on the rivers I fish most of the time. I can watch the line, touch ledger or watch the tip - doesn't seem to make any difference.

ALWAYS is a broad term... float fishing I use 4lb for bread, 3lb line for light trotting and 6lb for stalking.

No chub rod is rated for 12lb line... I set the drag to give line as appropriate. I don't keel haul my fish in. Big baits behave naturally enough the way I fish... If I want to scale my bait size down, I would fine down appropriately.

Crystal clear, fining down.. don't make a jot... resistance (or lack of) is FAR more significant.

 

[wiganstu]

quiver rod .... a shimano beastmaster 9-11ft carp feeder takes some beating in my view , just picked up a couple of the 7 series avons , 12ft 1.25's with the quiver sections , but havent used them in anger yet

 

[jimlad]

I think the consensus is, there is no perfect rod! Good to hear of differing opinions though


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[flightliner]

If I don't need a quivertip, Daiwa Powermesh Specialist Avon.

Agree, mine must be around twenty years old now. I think they will go "classic" in a few years time.
Quivertipping on a river like the Trent in normal summer conditions an old silstar traverse x is fine so long as its an open water kind of swim --wiers-- maybe a carp rod.