pole rigs

[butiaboy]

can i use canal pole rigs on a lake ? as i am having trouble finding stillwater rigs for sale but found this on ebay canal rigs

 

[ 04. March 2005, 08:36 AM: Message edited by: butiaboy ]

[Cyranne 12]

If the water is not more than 5 foot deep and the wind isn't blowing those floats would be just what I would reach for.

[A Worm OOE]

The term cannal float is just a guide. I would assume that these floats will be made for depths of up to 6 feet and will be usefull for lakes and even some slow rivers of that sort of depth unless there is a stong wind. It will all depend on the size of the float rather than the discription.

 

Looking at the picture they are good quality floats, there is at lesast one pattern there that I have in my box. I cant make out the sizes though.

 

[ 04. March 2005, 09:05 AM: Message edited by: A Worm On One End........ ]

[butiaboy]

i will be using a badger 7m whip with an elstic rating of 14 (what ever that means)as i have not used it yet can anyone explain :confused:

 

badger whips

[graylingking]

Preston innovations make rigs for carp, canal and still water they cost £2.49 -£2.99

[A Worm OOE]

Butiaboy

What fish are you after, what is the depth of the venue you intend to fish and will you be using the pole to hand (IE with 6.5 to 7 meters of Line)?

 

If you are fihing to hand you will need to go for a heavier float at least 1 gram and the selection you were looking at may not be of any use.

 

Does this pole break down or is it all telescopic?

[RUDD]

If you are using a whip to hand, I have always found tiny wagglers to be a better choice than pole floats.

 

If you are using a 7 meter whip to hand and the depth is one meter you can fish out up to around 13 meters using a small waggler.

 

If you are using a 7m whip to hand in 6 meters of water a pole float will be a better choice as you can shorten the length of line between flick tip and float to around half a meter and will have better control over you float.

 

If your whip has take apart sections pole floats are a better choice if fishing at 7m as you can shorten your rig down to suit depth and break the whip down as you ship in.