In article , Gandalf
wrote:

Hi all,

I really have never been interested in using poles and whips, seemed a step
back to use a stick with line tied to the end.

However, my grandson ( aged just 4 ), has started fishing with me and he has
difficulty in understanding the needs to mend line and keep tension so I
thought it might be an idea to use a whip so I remove the need to understand
reels and line problems.

I always take beginners to the smallest streams - and usually provide them
with a slow running centrepin. The stream must be narrow enough that
casting is not needed and swift enough that the current straightens out the
line. -I- do the loosefeeding and we move on each time we scare a swim.

So far so good except I now realise that my knowledge of whips and poles is
limited to the idea only and I lack the detail I need to carry this off
without looking a total ploker in front of my grandson.

I am getting a cheep Keenets 5M whip kit to start him off, he is a tall lad
for 4 years old and can handle it I think. I only expect him to take small

But 4 is very young. Too young imo. I'd prefer to give him a net and find
somewhere of child-welly depth where he can catch wriggly things which you
look at together in a white bottomed dish and maybe look up in a book - the
I-spy series were great for this.

I have a few suggestions on:
http://www.fishing.casterbridge.net/...ild/index.html

Cheerio,

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