Tee-Cee
Senior Member
Had a situation yesterday that still has me baffled...
I went fishing for wild carp yesterday(for a short spell)on a small pit with fish up to double figures.The swim was one I've fished many times before with 3/4' of water.
My set-up was an 11' rod with a Shimano Baitrunner on a simple pod(very hard bank)with just enough weight to underarm cast 25' or so.Baits were hair-rigged.
The actual swim(under an overhanging tree) meant I had to fish with the rod parellel to the bank so most of the rod was within the bank area and only the tip over the water(hope thats clear!).
The first fish(as is always the case in this swim)caused the baitrunner to start...a gentle sweep of the rod hooked the fish and a 6lb fish was landed without a problem.
Some twenty minutes later the baitrunner sounded again-only this time the rod shot forward almost immediately(before I could react!)some 2/3',then pulled the reel over the front rest and continued to move forward!
I,coming out from under the umbrella(it was hissing down!!) had to dive/fall forward to grab the end of the rod which was only possible because the reel had jammed up against a tuft of grass and this stopped the rod moving any further.
The strange part is that the baitrunner,even as I grabbed the rod was still going strong and I eventually landed a 7lb+ fish in perfect condition.
Later,after some tea I reflected on the situation and although I checked the reel line to see if a double loop had formed(which could cause the rod to move forward)I could find no reason why it happened and apart from anything else the baitrunner allowed line to leave the reel the whole time!!
The only thing I did recall was that the baitrunner seemed to pick up speed in those first few fractions of a second after the initial take-it sounded much faster than normal and this(as you can see from the title of this Thread)made me wonder if a really fast moving fish could mean the the line could not leave the reel quick enough to keep up with its rush!!
What I do know,is had I been fishing with the rod straight out in front of me it would've disappeared into the depths,never to be seen again.....a lesson for the future!
If I'd been unattentive I could understand it but I was sitting with the rod next to my hand and still it happened before I could move!!
I can only think the fish picked up the bait and scooted off at speed ...............but any other offers as to why would be welcome!!(a possible mathmatical formulae....ie speed of fish is not equal to speed of baitrunner???)
ps The next fish(5lb)was straight forward...................
As The Indifferent Crucian would say.....Stupid Baitrunner!!.........'stupid boy'is just too much to contemplate!!
pps Last year 3 people lost rods on this water but in every case the had moved away from the rod with the pick-up closed...........
I went fishing for wild carp yesterday(for a short spell)on a small pit with fish up to double figures.The swim was one I've fished many times before with 3/4' of water.
My set-up was an 11' rod with a Shimano Baitrunner on a simple pod(very hard bank)with just enough weight to underarm cast 25' or so.Baits were hair-rigged.
The actual swim(under an overhanging tree) meant I had to fish with the rod parellel to the bank so most of the rod was within the bank area and only the tip over the water(hope thats clear!).
The first fish(as is always the case in this swim)caused the baitrunner to start...a gentle sweep of the rod hooked the fish and a 6lb fish was landed without a problem.
Some twenty minutes later the baitrunner sounded again-only this time the rod shot forward almost immediately(before I could react!)some 2/3',then pulled the reel over the front rest and continued to move forward!
I,coming out from under the umbrella(it was hissing down!!) had to dive/fall forward to grab the end of the rod which was only possible because the reel had jammed up against a tuft of grass and this stopped the rod moving any further.
The strange part is that the baitrunner,even as I grabbed the rod was still going strong and I eventually landed a 7lb+ fish in perfect condition.
Later,after some tea I reflected on the situation and although I checked the reel line to see if a double loop had formed(which could cause the rod to move forward)I could find no reason why it happened and apart from anything else the baitrunner allowed line to leave the reel the whole time!!
The only thing I did recall was that the baitrunner seemed to pick up speed in those first few fractions of a second after the initial take-it sounded much faster than normal and this(as you can see from the title of this Thread)made me wonder if a really fast moving fish could mean the the line could not leave the reel quick enough to keep up with its rush!!
What I do know,is had I been fishing with the rod straight out in front of me it would've disappeared into the depths,never to be seen again.....a lesson for the future!
If I'd been unattentive I could understand it but I was sitting with the rod next to my hand and still it happened before I could move!!
I can only think the fish picked up the bait and scooted off at speed ...............but any other offers as to why would be welcome!!(a possible mathmatical formulae....ie speed of fish is not equal to speed of baitrunner???)
ps The next fish(5lb)was straight forward...................
As The Indifferent Crucian would say.....Stupid Baitrunner!!.........'stupid boy'is just too much to contemplate!!
pps Last year 3 people lost rods on this water but in every case the had moved away from the rod with the pick-up closed...........
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