"caroline" wrote in message
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"Ergo" wrote
"Matt (IS Team)" wrote

"caroline" wrote
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I was there with my new whip/pole and just happy to be catching fish...any
fish....regardless of what it is

But I'm reliably informed that catching trout on sweetcorn on a whip/pole
is not a common occurence...??? can anyone elaborate? The Oh just tells me
its good and I did well...but is he humouring me?
FWIW I'm not a fishing person, but the OH is a fishing freek and a fish
farm manager...so I picked up a dirt cheap whip (4m) a few years ago, to
accompany him occasionally, and this year I picked up a dirt cheap
pole/whip with a bit more length and very light to boot. This fishing
lark intrigues me, but I don't have the pasion to be out all the time. I
was drawn to poles after watching a few fishing programmes featuring them,
and it was suggested I start with a cheap whip to see if I still liked the
idea....well if I continue to fish, and spend money n bigger/better gear
then I just know I'm going to stick with the pole-idea...definitely my
kind of thing, and a lot less faffing than using reels etc... ;o)

Good for you Caroline, the only problem with a pole is high wind, but that
can be over come by burying the pole just below the surface, but you have to
be careful when you lift into a fish that you don't snap it. Don't expect
results everytime unless the water is stuffed with fish. I was out today
with my little toy, feeding constantly small amounts of hook bait. The fish
just weren't playing ball. All I had all day were 5 Bream to 3lbs and a load
of roach towards the end.

When you really get to grips with the whip, get yourself a comfortable box,
but not too large, as you will soon fill it with all sorts of stuff and will
have a hard job picking it up. Then you can progress to a longer pole, at
first don't try and fish it at full length, you have to build up muscle to
be able to hold it for say 5 hours. Each time you go try that extra length,
of course if the fish are in closer you won't need it. Once you reach 14.5
metres, think if you really need to go to 16. It is more likely than not
that you will ever need to. I have a 16 metre Garbolino Super Legion and
don't think I have fished it at full length more than once. Of course with
my pole it tends to be a lot lighter than the shorter poles, so you pays
your money and makes your choice.

P.S. Next time you get a decent size Rainbow, you don't fancy running it
down to Eastbourne do you?