It’s a common human trait to dislike anything that’s slightly alien, and totally different to what they’ve been used to in the past, like double handles on reels, and the two piece 13ft float rods that will fit easily into a protective 6ft rod sleeve; some anglers just don’t like them even though they have become very popular among a great number of anglers including some of our top and well respected anglers, who also find them a great idea ‘in the right circumstances’.
It’s always been the same since before they discovered that the world was round there have always been those that are sceptical to new ideas.
If you tend to fish lots of ‘very short sessions’ on clear waters fishing fairly close, where you don’t have much time to spend fiddling around setting up rods and chancing disturbance once you get to your swim then a rod that can simply be unfolded and used almost immediately and without chancing spooking the fish in front of you or any other wild life once you are on the bank then surely that’s a good idea isn’t it? Especially if you have already checked everything at home in comfort before you left your home.
However if I had to choose between a ‘telescopic’ handle extension or a ‘screw in’ handle extension then give me the latter every time.
However when you are going to be fishing at range or going to be fishing for a lot longer, then this advantage can seem less relevant to you, and being able to setup and prepare your swim in a more leisurely fashion without causing too much disturbance to the fish that you are targeting, then I can see why setting up once you arrive can be deemed to be more advantageous to some anglers.
It’s horses for courses surely.
Keith
