steve2
Well-known member
Following on from the Barbel thread “ Has Barbel tackle gone to far” it seems to me that this could be written about most forms of angling now. It seem that rods, reels and poles are now built for power in order to drag fish in rather than play fish in gently.
You only have to read the name like Yank and Bank, Beastmaster, Power this and power that. Massive reels holding miles of line. A few years ago I did an experiment; I only did it once just to see how quick I could land a fish. Using a large bait runner reel and a 2lb rod I was able to wind an 8lb carp straight up to the net without giving line. Rods and reels now have even more power so now we can just drag fish out of the water if we want to and unfortunately that all that some appear to want to do. I have seen large fish dragged across the surface in matches using these tactics.
What ever happened to the gentle art of Angling?
You only have to read the name like Yank and Bank, Beastmaster, Power this and power that. Massive reels holding miles of line. A few years ago I did an experiment; I only did it once just to see how quick I could land a fish. Using a large bait runner reel and a 2lb rod I was able to wind an 8lb carp straight up to the net without giving line. Rods and reels now have even more power so now we can just drag fish out of the water if we want to and unfortunately that all that some appear to want to do. I have seen large fish dragged across the surface in matches using these tactics.
What ever happened to the gentle art of Angling?