Marking the line ??

Comfortably_Numb · Jul 28, 2011

When fishing for carp i would tie a stop knot with pole elastic where i want the line to be clipped up.

Unfortunately the stop knot wont go through the rings of my lighter quiver rod. Apart from permanant marker pen & electical tape (both a pain to get off again) is there a method i'm missing ??

noknot · Jul 28, 2011

Could you set the marker stop knot at the rod tip?

Comfortably_Numb · Jul 28, 2011

noknot said:
Could you set the marker stop knot at the rod tip?

Would still need to come thru the rings when winding in & casting out (or am i misunderstanding ??).

If i mark it at the reel end it runs the risk on a bigger fish if need to give line past the casting distance

barbelboi · Jul 28, 2011

What about, once you have clipped up, tying a sliding stop knot from mono on the mainline that is on the spool next to the clip.
If a big fish runs away from you unclip and let it run.
As you regain line watch for the sliding knot and reclip as the stop knot reaches the spool.

Comfortably_Numb · Jul 28, 2011

barbelboi said:
What about, once you have clipped up, tying a sliding stop knot from mono on the mainline that is on the spool next to the clip.
If a big fish runs away from you unclip and let it run.
As you regain line watch for the sliding knot and reclip as the stop knot reaches the spool.

It is getting a knot past the tip rings that is the problem

barbelboi · Jul 28, 2011

I understand, you mean your tip ring is too small for low dia mono to go through?

Comfortably_Numb · Jul 28, 2011

barbelboi said:
I understand, you mean your tip ring is too small for low dia mono to go through?

I will try some very low dia, but the tip rings are tiny on my quiver rod so assumed not

noknot · Jul 28, 2011

Sorry C_N, I was not thinking, me stupid!!!

How about Tipex???

Comfortably_Numb · Jul 28, 2011

noknot said:
Sorry C_N, I was not thinking, me stupid!!!
How about Tipex???

Ah yes, i had forgotten about tippex

Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC) · Jul 28, 2011

Just make sure it's water based.

Tippex and markers can contain solvents that will weaken the line

Sean Meeghan · Jul 28, 2011

One method I use is to clip up for casting then unclip before tightening up. Just pull a bit of slack line before retrieving and then clip up again. It's exciting when you forget to unclip and you hook a carp!

gentle · Jul 28, 2011

Sean Meeghan said:
One method I use is to clip up for casting then unclip before tightening up. Just pull a bit of slack line before retrieving and then clip up again. It's exciting when you forget to unclip and you hook a carp!

HAHA! yeah ive done that and nearly lost a finger trying to unclip it.

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Marking the line ??

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