fishplate42
Well-known member
About this time last year I asked about whip fishing and you gave me some sound advice - thank you. I am planning on doing some more fishing in the same spot but now there are some much bigger fish there. This morning we could see chub (chublet?) that were 12-15 inches long. Last year a fish that was 6 inches long was considered a whopper! If I catch one of these with the whip, I am not going to be able to swing it to hand. My question is, should I use a 5m elasticated tele-pole instead or do you think I will be able to net a fish that size off the whip? I am also concerned that the bigger fish might snap the tip of a whip.
Any advice would be appreciated. The 'river' is very small and only a couple of feet deep at the very most. HERE is a link that shows the venue.
The picture above was taken this morning, about fifty yards up-stream to where we usually fish as shown in the link. This pool is crystal clear and I could see a lot of fish swimming about. I only had a small compact camera with me so I could not photograph the fish through the reflection without a filter, but they were there - Honest!
Ralph.
Any advice would be appreciated. The 'river' is very small and only a couple of feet deep at the very most. HERE is a link that shows the venue.
The picture above was taken this morning, about fifty yards up-stream to where we usually fish as shown in the link. This pool is crystal clear and I could see a lot of fish swimming about. I only had a small compact camera with me so I could not photograph the fish through the reflection without a filter, but they were there - Honest!
Ralph.