• You need to be a registered member of Barbel Fishing World to post on these forums. Some of the forums are hidden from non-members. Please refer to the instructions on the ‘Register’ page for details of how to join the new incarnation of BFW...

Best lightweight umbrella?

M

Marcus Ruoff

Active Member
Your advise would be much appreciated!

Currently looking for a high quality lightweight umbrella thats still robust enough to withstand some Wind an general abuse.

I have a Korum day shelter but its very small and sometimes a basic umbrella is the better tool.

Not looking for one of those heavy PVC jobs but a slim, lightweight and sturdy one thats not junk that is falling apart after a season.

Thanks much for your help and take care!
 
Hello Marcus - imo no such thing exists. However, there are recommendations to be found if you type in brolly and the like in the search function. It's a topic which is discussed four times a season and was mentioned last month.

Some of us hold onto golfing brollys, adapt brollys so they can be staked into the ground, wear waterproofs or capes instead, carry Korum brollys together with storm poles, and some are lucky enough to get away with cheap NGT ones. Most lightweight makes can cope with the rain but I haven't found or heard of any which can cope with the winds we are increasingly experiencing.
 
Very interesting indeed! If its the usual Drennan quality this should be a real good one!
Havent found any informations here reg. umbrellas but day shelters and brollies that are pegged to the ground. I have that. Really looking for an "umbrella" type of brolly.
 
Why not try the Daiwa Green brolly - £45 from Angling Direct and let us know how you get on. Better still get to an Angling Direct and look at them all. There isn't a great deal of choice these days. Besides, most of the components on today's umbrellas are the same.

Most will shelter you from the rain and if you fish where there is plenty of bank side cover you can get away with an NGT. However, if you fish in 20mph plus winds and where there is on average one shrub per 100 metres you need something you can peg, screw, and tie down.

You won't often find an overriding consensus on many angling products - one person's meat is another's poison.
 
Marcus Ruoff said:
Very interesting indeed! If its the usual Drennan quality this should be a real good one!
Havent found any informations here reg. umbrellas but day shelters and brollies that are pegged to the ground. I have that. Really looking for an "umbrella" type of brolly.
Click to expand...
Marcus I did a little review on the Korum graphite brolley which goes with me everywhere. I don’t know how light your looking to go but this is 2.5kg and definitely just a brolley for 1 man and a bag.

Here’s my take on it…… https://barbel.co.uk/forum/threads/korum-graphite-brolley.18107/
 
Jon Frisby said:
What we need is a fox specialist without the massive boss mechanism.
Click to expand...
Unfortunately Jon the fox has the large nose cone because the spoke arrangement is actually a very clever design.
They have made the spokes so short and kept them right back on that brolley, I’m guessing in order to do that you’d need a large chunky mechanism to cope with the amount of leverage applied to such short spokes. If they decreased the size of the mechanism they’d probably have to increase the length of the spokes pushing out the ribs.
 
Neil Blood said:
This looks interesting and not hit the shops yet:

Home | Drennan International

Drennan International is the UK's leading fishing tackle manufacturer, founded in 1967 by Managing Director, Peter Drennan.
www.drennantackle.com www.drennantackle.com
Click to expand...
I'm a big Drennan Specialist fan (have most of their luggage) but think they've missed a trick with the 44" - whilst the weight is good the two front spars are parallel meaning poor water run off and a puddle collector - also why put the storm pole attachments on the lower ribs - they either need to add two more and/or put them on the upper ribs for better stability.

Like the useful rod straps however I'll be sticking with my Fox Specialist for the time being!
 
www.anglingdirect.co.uk

Advanta X5 Flatback 45" / 114cm Brolly

Key Features Manufactured from light yet durable materials Adjustable pole length Multiple pegging points Wind and water-resistant Supplied in carrying case Size: 45inch Weight 3.4kg (including pegs)
www.anglingdirect.co.uk www.anglingdirect.co.uk

I have one of these, not bullet proof by any means and the ground spike is made of cheese. But easily replaced and been really good since. About 2.8kg all in (brolly, carry bag, pegs, guy ropes etc).

 
Last edited:
Chris Belcher said:
I'm a big Drennan Specialist fan (have most of their luggage) but think they've missed a trick with the 44" - whilst the weight is good the two front spars are parallel meaning poor water run off and a puddle collector - also why put the storm pole attachments on the lower ribs - they either need to add two more and/or put them on the upper ribs for better stability.

Like the useful rod straps however I'll be sticking with my Fox Specialist for the time being!
Click to expand...
Surely you can just move the storm pole adapters to whichever ribs you want
 
Chris Belcher said:
I'm a big Drennan Specialist fan (have most of their luggage) but think they've missed a trick with the 44" - whilst the weight is good the two front spars are parallel meaning poor water run off and a puddle collector - also why put the storm pole attachments on the lower ribs - they either need to add two more and/or put them on the upper ribs for better stability.

Like the useful rod straps however I'll be sticking with my Fox Specialist for the time being!
Click to expand...
Surely the drennan specialist would be better with the flat, parallel spars being on the deck, with pegging points. It would be far more stable, similar to daiwa flatback brollies.
 
Edward Adcock said:
Why not try the Daiwa Green brolly - £45 from Angling Direct and let us know how you get on. Better still get to an Angling Direct and look at them all. There isn't a great deal of choice these days. Besides, most of the components on today's umbrellas are the same.

Most will shelter you from the rain and if you fish where there is plenty of bank side cover you can get away with an NGT. However, if you fish in 20mph plus winds and where there is on average one shrub per 100 metres you need something you can peg, screw, and tie down.

You won't often find an overriding consensus on many angling products - one person's meat is another's poison.
Click to expand...
 
Richard Isaacs said:
Surely you can just move the storm pole adapters to whichever ribs you want
Click to expand...
No idea Rich! - as you know on your Korum the spar diameters are thick so you cant use 'standard' ones without drilling - I know on the Fox Specialist that moving the existing ones would be an 'exercise' - however Fox do supply an aftermarket easy fit adaptor which can be added to additional spars tool free and in seconds! Fox is also flat back with mini storm sides (which I actually don't like / are superfluous - see pic)
 

Attachments

  • Fox.JPG
    Fox.JPG
    28.8 KB · Views: 396
Hi All
Was in angling direct a week ago, looking for a new umbrella and was very impressed with the Diawa brolly, got them to weigh it less than six pounds = 2.7kg which is 100gms more than the korum graphite, but the Diawa has a steel frame, taped seems, and a good quality waterproof fabric for £45 quid! Still thinking about because I want something about 5lbs. The Drennan looks good, but far too expensive!
I have the fox specialist, which is a great brolly, but too heavy and pack down size too big!. Watch this space, I am going to sell it soon!
Regards Wayne
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top