as some of you may remember , i used to well '' troll '' the forums a year or so ago when i used to not really take advice on board , and well , fail i guess. so im back and more mature so willing to listen to any advice given , thanks
anyway , On Topic
My fishing has recently hit a '' snag '' im still going with my dad , but whenever hes of work , our time is taken up by footie or we dont have enough time to go , when we do go its a quick 2 hour session. i go with my dad soley because he knows a little abit fishing.
So after reading this months IYCF , i read Stu Redmans peice about '' quick sessions '' and this has sort of inspried me to try his method of , a whip and a small bag for tackle , i like the way he litreally ties on a rig plums it up and he ready to go . i used to do a bit of rod&pole but both didnt really turn out well , pole was horrendous and really heavy , even the lighter ones , im just not strong enough !
Anyway our regular spot is a bit of a '' secret '' its a small rapids about 10 meters in width and it flows into our little stop were only me&dad + 5 or so freinds know about. It catches little perch between 3-5 oz , every cast theirs a bite really. We get 1 or 2 , 10 oz perch but very rarely. anyway for some strange reason i keep going back , we just love it , it quiet and its a prolific catch rate.
But it having overhanging trees produces a problem , our rod is forever getting caught in the trees , i have a 3m Whip but this just cannot get to the right spot so , do you think whip fishing could do the job here ?
I have float winders if this helps with rigs ? also i have loads of pole tackle , does this work on a whip ?
i know little about whips so sorry for the stupid questions !
Can you add a top 2/3 on it , i have loads for my pole that arent in use !
and how much roughly would a 8M Whip cost , we catch at the most a 1lb chub ( in my DP )
and can you get ones that sections break up so it will be easier to ship in and out
Now onto the last question , if you add a metere or so extra on your line will this make you be able to sort of make a cast motion ?
Thanks for reading this '' essay ''
Answers apperciated.
Cheers , Tommo.