cane pole

I was reading about the use of a cane pole. Thinking of giving it a whirl next
season. It is quick and easy in weeds (clear pockets) and around docks. Suppose
to be more fun than a barrel of monkeys,. I was think of trying it on other
species such as pike, salmon, carp, brookies etc. The read seem to say that
they are not meant to be used for bigger fish. May look for one at the spring
fishing show. It would be great for bass in weed beds using soft plastics.
Anybody else use a cane pole?

The problem for you is that Walmart doesn't sell them. What are you going to do
when you break it?

Gone Analing wrote:
I was reading about the use of a cane pole. Thinking of giving it a whirl next
season. It is quick and easy in weeds (clear pockets) and around docks. Suppose
to be more fun than a barrel of monkeys,. I was think of trying it on other
species such as pike, salmon, carp, brookies etc. The read seem to say that
they are not meant to be used for bigger fish. May look for one at the spring
fishing show. It would be great for bass in weed beds using soft plastics.
Anybody else use a cane pole?

Sometimes you have to look beyond Walmart. If the cane pole is manufactured by
a nationally recognized company there will be a warranty in place.
I don't expect to break the rod so it is a non issue for me as it should be for
you.

"Gone Angling" wrote in message
...
Sometimes you have to look beyond Walmart. If the cane pole is
manufactured by
a nationally recognized company there will be a warranty in place.
I don't expect to break the rod so it is a non issue for me as it should
be for
you.



Manufactured? Cane poles are manufactured by God. Sorry. No guarantee.
The one thing God gave everybody is the chance to screw up and pay the
consequences.


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I worked in a bait-n-tackle shop in the '60s and we had a big bundle of long
cane poles for bass, crappie and perch in the Sacramento area.

Later I say telescoping hollow tubular fiberglass poles. These were more
practical for transporting.

--
Bill Kiene


"Gone Angling" wrote in message
...
I was reading about the use of a cane pole. Thinking of giving it a whirl
next
season. It is quick and easy in weeds (clear pockets) and around docks.
Suppose
to be more fun than a barrel of monkeys,. I was think of trying it on
other
species such as pike, salmon, carp, brookies etc. The read seem to say
that
they are not meant to be used for bigger fish. May look for one at the
spring
fishing show. It would be great for bass in weed beds using soft plastics.
Anybody else use a cane pole?

I'm an old cane pole veteran from way back in the early '50's and I agree that
hollow tubular fiberglass job is easier to transport. But glass is not as
sensitive as bamboo -- I always have more fun with real cane 'cause I can
really feel the fish.

A big fish on a pole gives you a fight you won't forget. It takes a different
set of skills than landing a lunker with a rod and reel with a drag. the thing
is, you can't let out line. There's only so much you can do when a lunker
decides to run. You can hold the pole in one hand and stretch out, balanced
like a first baseman on a close play; you can wade out and follow the fish; you
can pray. (Izaak Walton writes about throwing his outfit in the water and
following the floating pole until the lunker was tired. Then he would retreive
the pole and hope the fish was still attached.)

When I was a kid, I used to see old timers fishing for bass with poles. Their
rig looked like this: A 12- to 14-foot pole with a short, stout line about one
foot long to which was attached a large treble hook, dressed with deer hair or
squirrel tail. To use this outfit, they would sit in the front of a small jon
boat, short sculling paddle in one hand, the pole in the other. It was an
amazing thing to watch them fish and paddle the boat at the same time -- this
in the era before electric trolling motors. The trick was to dangle the treble
hook (dare I call it a "lure?") into likely looking pockets in the lily pads.
When a bass hit, all hell broke loose. An unskilled angler almost always broke
his pole by jerking like crazy in an attempt to yank the fish out by sheer
power. That might work with a sunnie, but a lunker bass? No way. A skilled
angler would keep the pole pointed more or less at the fighting fish while he
worked the pole in hand over hand. When he reached the tip and the line, he
fight the bass until he saw his chance, then he'd lip the fish and get it into
the boat.

I tried it a few times myself, and caught a bass or two, but I never did it
long enough or often enough to really catch on to the technique. But it was
really something to watch.

Today I fish for big catfish with cane poles. When I say big, I mean up to 7
pounds. I've heard of 50 pounders being subdued on poles, but I've never had
the pleasure. A five pound channel cat is a very game fish, and on a cane pole
without a reel and without a drag, you can have a lot of fun. My biggest fish
so for on a cane pole is a 12-pound carp.

Family, Friends, Fishing,
Rob Storm
http://stormsrestaurants.com

The cane poles in the article were the modern day glass poles. The quoted
weight records for large specie (ap) (sp) fish were quite low. That tells me
that it is a challenge to land a big fish. There is also an advantage for
efficient use in weed beds and around docks,

That long pole,short line technique is/was known as "jiggerpoling", there
was an article in BassMaster a few years ago.

"Jiggerpoling" eh? I think the old men in East Texas called it "Pole Dapping"
or something like that. My guess is that the technique has different names in
different parts of the country. One of these days, I may try Jiggerpoling out
of my kayak. I'll probably turn over trying to get a fish in, but guess
that'll be part of the fun.

Family, Friends, Fishing,
Rob Storm
http://stormsrestaurants.com

When you have a big bass on, you throw the cane pole in the water and
let it fight until it's ready to land,, A nipple from a baby bottle with
a treble hook was a good bait, the line was very heavy and short..





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