Playing fish with two hands on the rod

[GlennB]

Peter, why the obsession with fighting a big fish one-handed for a long spell?

Even a tough old wrist gets weary after a while.

The post that meantioned 'levers' was dead right. A little pressure 12" up from the fulcrum.

(usually your right hand, holding the rod in the reel area) makes a huge difference.

Jamming the rod into your groin has the same effect of changing the fulcrum. What's the difference? A bruised willy?

:cool:

[Peter Waller]

No obsession Glenn! One hand for the rod, one hand for the reel. Butt of rod either in the groin area or most likely under the elbow.

 

Den, I take your point about rod length, fair comment.

 

[ 03. April 2004, 08:09 PM: Message edited by: Peter Waller ]

[GlennB]

Peter(Waller),it was Peter(Sharpe) I was rambling at

Seriously tho - 2 years ago when I decided to have a crack at pike fishing I went out sink+drawing half a mackerel against quite a heavy flowing river. After a bit my rod arm got pretty weary and I took to jamming the rod butt 'in my groin'. Next day, nasty bruise on the ol' dong. Brief panic about social diseases...

[Peter Sharpe]

You obviously need a strap-on - a butt holder that is. God, this is getting worse.

[Andy Macfarlane]

Is it safe to use a finger against the blank?

I thought the blank was designed to curve throughout its full length and that was where the strength lay. Would a finger on the blank perhaps create a weak spot?

[John S]

Excuse me, but any more talk about strap ons and butt holders and this thread gets closed

[poledark]

Andy, are you being serious??Fingers creating weak spots?? What is that all this about??

 

Stick the hook in and pull, and if your wrist starts to ache a bit then use two hands or even change hands, one can even use the forearm as well GASP! GASP!

 

I feel there is a certain lack of allround experience being shown by some of the posters here

 

 

Poles...two hands and forearm, long rods two hands and sometimes forearm,,powerful carp/barbel rods wrist and forearm, and sometimes both hands and maybe a finger or two. Little itsby bitsy lure rods one hand..but...I watched a VERY experienced lure man using a short (6ft) rod and using both hands to stop a d/f pike getting in the rushes.

 

I bet that if I had asked him afterwards he would have been surprised that he had used two hands.

 

As Nugg has said,"here we go again" re the right and wrong way to do things.

 

there is no right and wrong way to play fish, but there are some ways that are better than others and most experienced all rounders use a multitude of techniques and don't give a toss about posing.

Den

[Peter Sharpe]

As an Englishman, I defend the right of everyone to play a fish in whatever risible way they can possibly devise. After all, a good laugh is supposed to bestow all kinds of mental and phtsical benefits. I just think they ought to wear a little wrist band with tinkly bells on it for maximum effect.

[kendo]

pray tell if one is using both hands on the rod how the hell do you eat your butties?

[Peter Waller]

Or change TV channels with a remote control!