Thank you, I find waggler or slider fishing enjoyable for bigger fish like bream, crucian and tench (im a pleasure angler) but if I want to catch roach, dace or lets say vimba then to me the right method is longpole or a proper 6m top of the range Colmic bolo rod. You have so much direct feel and control. This makes it very enjoyable to catch smalles fish species. With Regards from Estonia :)
Thanks Mark for reminding me about another of the links in the kinetic chains that are 'angling'. I see Wolfman Woody's comment mentions that someone suggested twisting the rod when striking to the side and I wonder if you can comment on the thought which occurred to me which is that a rod has a 'spinal plane' along/through which resides the sweet spot in the action - accounting for flat spots and the like. Thus, twisting the rod aligns the blank to its most effective orientation to better absorb the strike smoothly - therefore less likely to bump fish?
Generally you would not expect a float rod to have a spinal plane. About 20 years ago though Shimano made some top-end rods that had an oval blank which included both match (endorsed by Alan Scotthorne who was a consultant for Shimano back then) and carp rods. For casting power the vertical plane was most powerful but for playing a sideways pull was more forgiving. I did use the carp rods (not mine) and they were interesting but didn't catch on despite the logic.
Hiya Mark, love watching your videos mate and have learnt some very good tips. Aside from that, the seat box you have and featured in this video....is it a Galaxy Riva or the old Shakespeare version ?
Interesting video. l like the Silver Fish Light hooks although i do find that the new age hooks tend to be larger in sizes than the old school sizes. I shall give this side strike a go. Saturday today and the Stour is just a no go. I fancy a go at the Pole Feeder method. Have you tried it. Happy New Year. I do enjoy your videos. Local waters, not commercials 3hrs away. Regards Brian Reed
Yes, the Drennan hooks of late tend to be a size or two above what I'd consider the correct size. With the strike it's a case of looking at the most appropriate strike for the circumstances plus the feasibility of each type of strike as trees and bushes can get in the way. I may have tried the pole feeder in the past; it's mentioned in my pole fishing book, but I tend to either fish the pole or the feeder. The rivers continue to frustrate!
I often said, if you wrote down all the instructions for casting you could fill a page, yet to write down the same for striking, a paragraph would do it. Or would it? A chap was giving my mate instructions once and recommended 1) turn the rod around anti-clockwise (for a right hander) so the reel is lateral and facing to your right. 2) strike almost level, but to your left. How much of a swing in the strike depends on whether the float went straight down, to the right or to the left. Whatever, always keep a limp wrist and allow it to bend thereby stopping the rod when you feel the weight of the fish even though your arm may continue a little further. What difference step 1 makes I'm not sure except it's good practice to complete the process in one unified action. Well it worked for my mate that day and I've tried it since. (All except for carp, which don't need a strike half the time.)
Thank you, I find waggler or slider fishing enjoyable for bigger fish like bream, crucian and tench (im a pleasure angler) but if I want to catch roach, dace or lets say vimba then to me the right method is longpole or a proper 6m top of the range Colmic bolo rod. You have so much direct feel and control. This makes it very enjoyable to catch smalles fish species. With Regards from Estonia :)
Thanks Mark for reminding me about another of the links in the kinetic chains that are 'angling'. I see Wolfman Woody's comment mentions that someone suggested twisting the rod when striking to the side and I wonder if you can comment on the thought which occurred to me which is that a rod has a 'spinal plane' along/through which resides the sweet spot in the action - accounting for flat spots and the like. Thus, twisting the rod aligns the blank to its most effective orientation to better absorb the strike smoothly - therefore less likely to bump fish?
Generally you would not expect a float rod to have a spinal plane. About 20 years ago though Shimano made some top-end rods that had an oval blank which included both match (endorsed by Alan Scotthorne who was a consultant for Shimano back then) and carp rods. For casting power the vertical plane was most powerful but for playing a sideways pull was more forgiving. I did use the carp rods (not mine) and they were interesting but didn't catch on despite the logic.
Hiya Mark, love watching your videos mate and have learnt some very good tips. Aside from that, the seat box you have and featured in this video....is it a Galaxy Riva or the old Shakespeare version ?
It's a Shakespeare dating back to about 1986 or 87.
Interesting video.
l like the Silver Fish Light hooks although i do find that the new age hooks tend to be larger in sizes than the old school sizes.
I shall give this side strike a go.
Saturday today and the Stour is just a no go.
I fancy a go at the Pole Feeder method. Have you tried it.
Happy New Year. I do enjoy your videos. Local waters, not commercials 3hrs away.
Regards
Brian Reed
Yes, the Drennan hooks of late tend to be a size or two above what I'd consider the correct size. With the strike it's a case of looking at the most appropriate strike for the circumstances plus the feasibility of each type of strike as trees and bushes can get in the way. I may have tried the pole feeder in the past; it's mentioned in my pole fishing book, but I tend to either fish the pole or the feeder. The rivers continue to frustrate!
@@MarkWintleFishing didn't we discuss pole fishing at Meadow Lake Somerley in the 80s. It was a ref t the book you were writing back then
I may have seen you at Somerley back in the 80s but writing the pole book was in 2007!
I often said, if you wrote down all the instructions for casting you could fill a page, yet to write down the same for striking, a paragraph would do it. Or would it? A chap was giving my mate instructions once and recommended 1) turn the rod around anti-clockwise (for a right hander) so the reel is lateral and facing to your right. 2) strike almost level, but to your left. How much of a swing in the strike depends on whether the float went straight down, to the right or to the left. Whatever, always keep a limp wrist and allow it to bend thereby stopping the rod when you feel the weight of the fish even though your arm may continue a little further. What difference step 1 makes I'm not sure except it's good practice to complete the process in one unified action. Well it worked for my mate that day and I've tried it since. (All except for carp, which don't need a strike half the time.)