mikench
Well-known member
I pose the question following an occurrence today. To to relieve the boredom I went to spend a penny and a guy rooting around in the grass caught my eye! He asked me if I had good eyesight as he had dropped his 4" hooklength and couldn't find it! He admitted he had forgotten his glasses! He told me he had never fished before and was due to meet his son for some guidance but he had not, as yet, turned up! Son had given him a rod, reel and a takeaway carton containing a Preston method feeder, a pack of banded hair rig hooks to nylon for the feeder, a disgorger, and a pair of scissors!
All was going to be revealed when son arrived!
Dad had threaded the rings of the rod but was completely flummoxed how to attach the line to the feeder and how to attach the hooklength ! The pack of hooks only contained 2 hooks and he had lost both in the grass! Luckily I located both and proceeded to show him what to do. I asked him if he had a quick change bead. He looked vacant! I said it probably looked like a green rubber grommet! A light went on and he rummaged in his pocket and produced one! He admitted he hadn't a clue what it was and even now he couldn't imagine how a hook length and his main line could be connected to it! Would you think to pull one apart to find the hole for the line and the groove for the hooklength! I think not! I set it up for him and left him to it! I also dampened his pellets as he didn't know he had to do this! Son never turned up and the chap had gone within the hour!
If you had never fished before would you have worked it out from the equipment provided? I know I wouldn't!
All was going to be revealed when son arrived!
Dad had threaded the rings of the rod but was completely flummoxed how to attach the line to the feeder and how to attach the hooklength ! The pack of hooks only contained 2 hooks and he had lost both in the grass! Luckily I located both and proceeded to show him what to do. I asked him if he had a quick change bead. He looked vacant! I said it probably looked like a green rubber grommet! A light went on and he rummaged in his pocket and produced one! He admitted he hadn't a clue what it was and even now he couldn't imagine how a hook length and his main line could be connected to it! Would you think to pull one apart to find the hole for the line and the groove for the hooklength! I think not! I set it up for him and left him to it! I also dampened his pellets as he didn't know he had to do this! Son never turned up and the chap had gone within the hour!
If you had never fished before would you have worked it out from the equipment provided? I know I wouldn't!