Nash Dwarf Fishing Rods: A Total Fishing Tackle Review

Nash Dwarf Fishing Rods

Another product that has been around for a good few years now is the Nash Tackle Dwarf range, although some may consider them the Nash Scopes cheaper alternative, the Dwarf range still packs plenty of punch on it's own. We asked our resident blogger to delve a little deeper..... Nash Dwarf - now that is name that jogs a lot of happy memories for me. Standing next to an Austrian gravel pit in the mountains, watching 40lb carp feeding at my feet on the crushed boilies I had early introduced. Just a shame that it was in a 'no fishing area' and my trusty Nash Dwarf 9ft stalking rod would remain unused. Well, sort of. *cough*

This fish was not caught from a no fishing zone..... maybe.[/caption] My first introduction to the Nash Dwarf range was waaaay back, probably around 2008/2009? I was representing Nash Tackle on a road trip across Austria and Germany. Great times indeed. I remember everyone thinking it was a cheap and cheerful range to compliment the Scope rods but upon closer inspection and after giving the rods a quick waggle, most people were quite receptive to a more cost effective version of the Scope rods. Now, some 12 years on, they are still going strong. Mind you they do look somewhat different to the original. Let's hear what Nash have to say about them...

• Ultra low profile Japanese shrink grips on the slim high performance Dwarf blanks with 1K finish for understated style.
• The Dwarf Shrink range includes 6ft 2lb and 3lb models for the tightest situations, with 3.25lb and 3.5lb blanks for mainstream big fish applications capable of dealing with the biggest carp and heaviest leads.
• Exclusive Nash reel seat with slimline EVA trim
• Reverse mounted Minima ringing with anti frap tip guides
• Matt black tapered butt cap and black whippings
• Tip and butt section alignment markers

Doesn't give much away really, but the minima rings and the 'scope like' appearance are certainly designed to make you pick one up if you walk past - in the tackle shop I mean, not if anyone is actually fishing with it, that would be quite bad. I can confirm there is a pair of 6ft versions as well as the 9ft and 10ft models in a variety of test curves. Yes, they do look bloody lovely and I do like the minima ring sets and that reel seat. Not much to dislike so far. If you go for the 10ft model you will be parting with £79.99 of the finest pound notes in your possession, pricier than some but much less than the Dwarf's big brother, The Scope. I can see where Nash are going with this, the look of a Scope, some features of the Scope but without the price tag...... of a Scope. Don not despair though, there is an even cheaper ES version of the Dwarf which keeps the price well under £60. Unfortunately I don't know if the ES range is current still or discontinued. We do have a small stock of the 10ft 2.75 ES for example but that is it. If it was me, I would stick with the normal Dwarf rod, having used the previous mode and landed carp to over 40lb on them, I can categorically say they are really rather good and I fully expect the new versions to be even better! Until next time, stay safe.