The Long And The Short Of It
Improve Your Coarse Fishing|Issue 333

Ben Fisk takes the Ultra and Plus versions of the new 9ft Drennan Acolyte feeder rod for some short-range winter fishing.

The Long And The Short Of It

I’VE watched with interest as the Drennan Acolyte rod range has steadily grown since its launch three years ago.

First came a series of 13ft-15ft Ultra float rods, followed a year later by the Plus range, which have a stepped-up playing action.

Then came mid-length feeder and waggler rods, longer ‘chucking’ feeder rods and, more recently, a 17ft float blank.

The very latest addition to the family is a short 9ft feeder rod, again in Ultra and Plus models, and not before time in my book!

Can you tell I’m a massive fan of 9ft rods? It’s definitely become the length I now use most often in competitions because many venues I fish require only a cast of 40m at most, some often half that. A 9ft rod makes it very easy to cast accurately tight to an island, whereas an 11ft or sometimes even a 10ft rod is often awkward, especially at very close range. I think this is because a shorter rod is lighter and the rig can be ‘fired’ straight out at a lower height to the water, rather than ‘lobbed’ to go skywards then come down.

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