wetthrough
Well-known member
If it's any consolation Mike I nearly lost mine last Thursday just as I was catapulting bait out.
Thanks Pete . Will hemp oil do?
I have never used a butt rest, front rest with the handle on my lap and my hand holding the rod.
Use a butt rest if you like but I'm against putting the rod down.
If we are not in control of the rod then I class that not fishing. I enjoy fishing to say the least.
Putting a rod in a rest waiting for a fish to hook itself is catching, I prefer to fish.
Putting a rod into a butt rest is hardly getting a fish to hook itself, is it? Putting the rod down to fire loose feed from a catapult or ball in some groundbait when waggler fishing isn’t using the rod as a bolt rig. You’re letting your prejudices run riot, I think.