Private Old Drennan poles/sections wanted

[david white]

Hi as the title really,

Looking for Drennan series 4 ( yes 4 ) 12.5 meter pole or sections
Drennan polemaster 190 ( mines 11 metres ) or sections

and or info of compatible sections
( on both poles Drennan have stated there’s no spares and that no other poles were made on either mandrel ( which I find hard to believe don’t think either pole is exactly what could be referred to as ‘ top end ‘ so to replace a mandrel without making another pole on it seems a bit drastic )
could be these poles were ‘ bought in ‘ and not manufactured by Drennan so which other brand may have done the same and had their graphics on the butt sections ?

 

[gixer 13]

got an old drennan team england in the garage if the sections fit ?

 

[Ken the Pacman]

Drennan have never manufactured poles or rods they buy them in from manufacturers to their specification the only firms that make rods and poles themselves are Tricast, Daiwa and Maver.
I remember both of those poles and I am pretty sure they did not sell in big numbers so finding one for sale would be rare.
As an alternative you could try and get something that was nearly a fit then get one of the specialist repair companies to make it fit, some shops have old sections kicking around but the mandrels in use 25 years ago are not similar in diameters and tapers.

 

[david white]

Hi
Biggest issue I have is would be that Drennan won’t state if any of their other poles are compatible with mine, all they’ll say is ‘ oh those are old, bit before my time sorry no spares

I’ll have a measure of a couple of sections and pm you

got an old drennan team england in the garage if the sections fit ?

Thanks

 

[david white]

Drennan have never manufactured poles or rods they buy them in from manufacturers to their specification the only firms that make rods and poles themselves are Tricast, Daiwa and Maver.
I remember both of those poles and I am pretty sure they did not sell in big numbers so finding one for sale would be rare.
As an alternative you could try and get something that was nearly a fit then get one of the specialist repair companies to make it fit, some shops have old sections kicking around but the mandrels in use 25 years ago are not similar in diameters and tapers.

Your views are very similar to mine ( unfortunately ) I too have never seen, even when they were new, many of either pole in use, which would indicate, as you say, Drennan had them made for them, which also means there must be other branded poles manufactured on the self same mandrels ( but which !! )

 

[david white]

Just wondering if anybody has upgrade their pole over Christmas and so asking again

Hi as the title really,

Looking for Drennan series 4 ( yes 4 ) 12.5 meter pole or sections
Drennan polemaster 190 ( mines 11 metres ) or sections

and or info of compatible sections
( on both poles Drennan have stated there’s no spares and that no other poles were made on either mandrel ( which I find hard to believe don’t think either pole is exactly what could be referred to as ‘ top end ‘ so to replace a mandrel without making another pole on it seems a bit drastic )
could be these poles were ‘ bought in ‘ and not manufactured by Drennan so which other brand may have done the same and had their graphics on the butt sections ?

 

[nutmeg]

Sure there was a drennan polemaster 12.5 my mate used it for tench fishing in the summer.
Will text him over the weekend and double check.

 

[stephenk]

Maybe try shakespeare ? Weren't their quartzlite and drennan team england the same poles ? Could have shared other models too.

 

[david white]

Sure there was a drennan polemaster 12.5 my mate used it for tench fishing in the summer.
Will text him over the weekend and double check.

That’s a distinct possibility my series 4 has full blown graphics on the 12.5 mt and the 14 meter sections so quite likely the polemaster followed suit
From the limited info I can find a lot of those era poles ( and many today ) were sold in various lengths

 

[david white]

Maybe try shakespeare ? Weren't their quartzlite and drennan team england the same poles ? Could have shared other models too.

Thanks for the heads up I’ll do a bit of research. To be honest as mentioned by Ken the PacMan as most manufacturers sourced the rods and poles from, I’m guessing, a handful of manufacturers ( bit like car engine many use the same block ) there ought to be cross over section compatibility

 

[SpenBeck]

Are you trying to replace damaged section with better ones?

If so, measure your damaged sections (length, diameters etc.) and post them on here.

We are all so bored at the moment that going out to the shed and measuring old pole sections will give us all something to do.

 

[david white]

Are you trying to replace damaged section with better ones?

If so, measure your damaged sections (length, diameters etc.) and post them on here.

We are all so bored at the moment that going out to the shed and measuring old pole sections will give us all something to do.

That my friend is a very good shout and something I’ll do tomorrow ( can’t see my hand in front of my face at the mo, freezing thick fog, if we get the heavy snow tonight, promised here ( North Yorkshire near Pickering ) I can see some nature enforced lockdown let alone government restrictions ! ought to be able to get tackle shed by hook or crook

 

[nutmeg]

That’s a distinct possibility my series 4 has full blown graphics on the 12.5 mt and the 14 meter sections so quite likely the polemaster followed suit
From the limited info I can find a lot of those era poles ( and many today ) were sold in various lengths

Hi, my mate has finally got back to me, he still has the polemaster but its called a polemaster 290 . It is 12,5 metres long, also has full graphics on the 12.5 and 11 mtr sections it lso has the cupping kit and cups. Sadly though he is not wanting to part with it as he uses it in the summer for tench and crucian fishing. Its actually quite light he says as only 690 grams at 11 mtrs.. only has one original top though, but has got a couple of drennan universal top kits as back up.

 

[david white]

Hi, my mate has finally got back to me, he still has the polemaster but its called a polemaster 290 . It is 12,5 metres long, also has full graphics on the 12.5 and 11 mtr sections it lso has the cupping kit and cups. Sadly though he is not wanting to part with it as he uses it in the summer for tench and crucian fishing. Its actually quite light he says as only 690 grams at 11 mtrs.. only has one original top though, but has got a couple of drennan universal top kits as back up.

Hi thanks for the reply, the 190 pole I have has never seen the bank, unused and not even elasticated and as you state it’s also very light, interesting to read about the uni kits

I’ve opened a new thread seeking various pole section that would fit or be able to be fettlef to fit my series 4 pole, once again a very light pole guessing it was an out and out ‘ canal fishing ‘ tool

Won’t hurt to add dimensions on here though ( all taken by eye and ruler ! )
O/d outside dia ( thin end )
I/d internal dia ( butt end )

No/ 4 o/d 15 mm. I/d 21 mm. Length 125.3 cm
No/ 5 o/d 20 mm I/d. 23 mm. Length 142.0 cm
No/ 6. o/d. 22 mm. I/d 31 mm. Length. 146.5 cm
No/ 7. o/d. 30 mm I/d. 34 mm. Length. 148.5 cm
No/ 8. o/d. 33 mm. I/d. 36 mm. Length. 152.0 cm

 

[david white]

Maybe try shakespeare ? Weren't their quartzlite and drennan team england the same poles ? Could have shared other models too.

Just in case it’s of use to anyone else it would appear that some of the triena grand slam poles were made on the same mandrel as the quartzlite and drennan team England !!

 

[stephenk]

I wonder how many mandrels a manufacturer has for a particular pole ? Imagine they will be expensive, but then they'll want to make more than one pole at a time....

 

[johnrichard]

i have the series 5(spiral), and i had a dam bronze pole, and the sections were interchangeable.

 

[david white]

i have the series 5(spiral), and i had a dam bronze pole, and the sections were interchangeable.

Hi
Thanks for your input but ( to the best of my knowledge ) the series 4 and 5 were built on different mandrels but I’m not surprised that there are compatible poles for your series 5, it would appear that most tackle brands bought their poles from pole manufacturers so apart from graphics and possibly the resin to carbon mix ratio there’s bound to be plenty of interchangeable poles