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I've never expressed an interest in pole fishing, I have a dodgy back so sitting on a box is out of the question, however I can understand the obvious advantages of using a pole instead of rod and reel.
It's not necessary to fish any further out than a couple of rod lengths on my local lake with a depth of 5ft, target species being tench (sorry Mike). I've used a 5m pole on the last couple of visits and the catch rate has definitely increased.
I find when using a rod I tend to ignore a lot of little nibbles on the float, waiting for the sail away bite but with the pole I can use a more sensitive float dotted down further when conditions allow and find I'm lifting into the smallest of bites. What became apparent yesterday was the increased amount of foul hooked fish I caught, tench are quite a handful foul hooked on a pole for a beginner!
I'm fishing a couple of inches over depth using a size 18 hook, can't think of any way to reduce foul hookers though.
On an aside has anyone got a "clever claw", a device for clamping your pole giving you hands free for feeding etc.
It's not necessary to fish any further out than a couple of rod lengths on my local lake with a depth of 5ft, target species being tench (sorry Mike). I've used a 5m pole on the last couple of visits and the catch rate has definitely increased.
I find when using a rod I tend to ignore a lot of little nibbles on the float, waiting for the sail away bite but with the pole I can use a more sensitive float dotted down further when conditions allow and find I'm lifting into the smallest of bites. What became apparent yesterday was the increased amount of foul hooked fish I caught, tench are quite a handful foul hooked on a pole for a beginner!
I'm fishing a couple of inches over depth using a size 18 hook, can't think of any way to reduce foul hookers though.
On an aside has anyone got a "clever claw", a device for clamping your pole giving you hands free for feeding etc.