Length in metres, and no reel at all
A pole has no reel, and that single absence explains the whole shelf. The line is tied to the tip, the fish is landed by shipping sections back, and the only figure that matters is length: 3 m, 4 m, 5 m, 6 m and 8 m all appear in the corpus, at prices that climb with every metre — the Zite Fishing Stipprute at 19,95 € for 4 m, the DAIWA Legalis Pole at 55,90 € for 6 m, the Zite composite carbon at 46,99 € for 8 m. Length is reach, and reach is the entire method: a pole puts a hook exactly where you want it with no cast at all, which is why it out-fishes a rod at close range and cannot be used beyond its own length. The second figure is the material, and here it separates two price tiers cleanly: « Glasfaser » on the 20 € poles, « Composite Carbon » on the 47 € one, « Karbon » on the Robinson. Glass is heavier and forgiving, carbon is lighter and stiffer, and at 5 m held out at arm’s length the difference is not subtle. Two details the titles give: a tip ring — « mit Spitzenring » on the Zite poles — which lets a line run rather than be whipped on, and whether the pole arrives ready rigged, as the Angel-Berger Fertigangelset does at 9,99 € with float and hook already mounted. This is the cheapest shelf on the site, 9,99 € to 55,90 €, and the only one where a beginner’s first purchase can be complete. We compare length, closed length, weight, sections, blank material, tip ring and what a rigged set includes.
3 mounted rigs: 7 m of 0,16 mm line, size 14 hook, shot, floats of 1,00 to 2,00 g
Three ready-made pole rigs with the line, the hook size and the float ratings all published.
Best for: Rigging a bare pole in one purchase, or carrying spares for a session
3,00 m glass fibre telescopic pole, 5–25 g, about 115 cm packed
The only pole on the shelf to publish a casting weight, which is an unusual figure for a pole at all.
Best for: Short-range coarse fishing with a light rig, and a first pole for a child
5 m glass fibre pole, 1,15 m packed, supplied with a made-up rig and a disgorger
A complete pole set: rig mounted, disgorger included, nothing else to buy.
Best for: A complete first pole set, bought once and fished the same day
3,6 m glass fibre retractable hand pole, extended non-slip grip, for small fish
The cheapest rod in the corpus, and the only one whose listing states it is for small fish only.
Best for: Small fish in a stream, and the smallest possible outlay
3 m glass fibre telescopic pole, metal tip ring, cloth sleeve — also 4, 5, 6 and 7 m
A metal tip ring and a sleeve, at twenty euros — the two details that make a pole usable.
Best for: A first pole, a child’s pole, or a second pole kept in a car
4 m glass fibre telescopic pole, 45 cm packed
Four metres of pole in a 45 cm package — the most extreme transport figure in the corpus.
Best for: A pole carried in a rucksack, a holiday pole, or a child’s first pole
6,00 m, 7 sections, 315 g, tip action, 110 cm packed — also 4 m / 165 g and 5 m / 235 g
Carbon, and the only pole on the shelf whose weight per metre can actually be read.
Best for: Close-range coarse fishing where reach matters and the pole is held all session
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