Good video bub, I have had three of the Drennan twist lock handles now as each one the plastic bush which locks it has perished away resulting in the handle not locking and as far as I know you can't buy a replacement.
I purchased the Darent valley as a spare / backup to the Drennan .. ( luckily very cheap and new ) ,, the plastic screw adjuster split after the 3rd time of use .... I’ve decided to put a piece of plastic tube over and glue it ,, hopefully it will suffice .. As you said very smooth handle so I’ve also added a couple of strips of anti slip tape ... good review of both handles to be honest.. * ya pays ya money, ya get what ya pay for * ...
Thanks for viewing. That's a shame to hear about your Darent valley pole, mine is now a couple of years old and still as good as new. Great tip about the anti slip tape. Just out of interest did you contact the Tackle Box about the issue? they may well of replaced it for you. :)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Very useful comparison.
The Gardner 3m landing net handle is really heavy by the way.
Free spirit CTX is 3m super light absolutely solid made from scratch resistant carbon
Darent valley is good gear I have a 13ft 2 piece specialist float rod and love it for Chubb and small to medium barbel
Good video bub, I have had three of the Drennan twist lock handles now as each one the plastic bush which locks it has perished away resulting in the handle not locking and as far as I know you can't buy a replacement.
Email them they actually send you the locking bush for free
Or go to your local drennan stockist and they can order one for you
Very useful vid thankyou
Thank you for watching 😊
I purchased the Darent valley as a spare / backup to the Drennan .. ( luckily very cheap and new ) ,, the plastic screw adjuster split after the 3rd time of use .... I’ve decided to put a piece of plastic tube over and glue it ,, hopefully it will suffice .. As you said very smooth handle so I’ve also added a couple of strips of anti slip tape ... good review of both handles to be honest.. * ya pays ya money, ya get what ya pay for * ...
Thanks for viewing. That's a shame to hear about your Darent valley pole, mine is now a couple of years old and still as good as new. Great tip about the anti slip tape. Just out of interest did you contact the Tackle Box about the issue? they may well of replaced it for you. :)
I've got the drennan and the gardner one. I prefer the drennan as it's much lighter.
Drennan all Day
Advanta extending pole...
The Advanta only goes to 2m - sometimes you need a 3m for those steep banks or hard to fish swims :)
@@ouseanglers I have the advanta and the Lone angler for them steeper banks ☺️
@@peachycreations8787 The Lone angler didn't make the cut for the video as it's a lot thicker and heavier than the other 2 :)
@@ouseanglers and a lot stronger.