how many rods can you have on the same licence does a pole class as a rod :confused:

[ 28. March 2005, 01:51 PM: Message edited by: butiaboy ]

2 rods, and yes a pole does count as a rod

just what i thought but just making sure

Two rods per licence with a maximum of two licences at any one time. Poles , rods and whips all count as fishing instuments under the terms of your licence. It's up to riparian owners or clubs to determine how many rods you are allowed to use up to the four rod maximum.
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Bri

I think 2 rods is enough for 1 fisherman,ok to have 3 if you have somebody with you,what would happen if 2 or 3 runs happend at once.

It all dpends what sort of fishing you are doing. If you are on a venue where you expect to get 1 run every blue moon, then four rods seems not enough at times.

yes u r right there.

frenchie1 - I fish an area where the only limit on the number of rods is how many I can afford to buy and then on how much room I have to bring them along with me.

I normally start out with two rods and if things are really fast, will bring in one of those. If slow, out go #3 & #4 to different areas with different baits.

When things speed up, I will cut back again to a pair of rods or even a single rod but in the area and with the bait that was most productive.

I've had two fish on at once on a few occasions. Nothing for it but to lock one rod and deal with the other. Sometimes the fish on the locked-up rod will remain on and sometimes not. Ah well. Never had three on at one time and hoping I won't.

I've also had a good few occasions when it was zero fish on four rods and while I could have caught the same number by using one rod, I wouldn't have felt I'd tried all the options and would have left the water thinking to myself, "What if ..... ".

How do you lock one rod?
my mate and i had 3 runs (with 4 rods out)did not known what to do but hold on to my two rods untill my mate had landed his fish and returned it to the water.

Clutch tightened to barely give line on a strong pull and really sturdy rod holders.

If I'm with someone, I like the way you did it though although if either of your two fish was a real lump with a bad attitude, might be a little tough.