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david1884

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david1884 says:

The benefit of using two rods

Yesterday, as is usual for me, I fished with two rods. I was just pouring myself a coffee when I heard a clatter only to see my best rod and reel disappear into the water. By the time I reached the edge I just saw the butt of the rod disappear into the depths. In despair I paced the bank hoping it would reappear but no luck.

Thoroughly hacked off I decided I had had enough and started to reel in the other rod only to feel the tug of a fish that hadn't registered on the rod tip! A bit like losing a pound and finding 10 pence I thought as I began to reel the fish in. An odd fight I thought, not a barbel that was for sure. Next thing I knew the rod tip from my first rod appeared on the surface. After a bit of a struggle I had both rods back on the bank with the lines wrapped around both rods in an horrendous mess!

I cut the line on one rod and managed to separate the rods to find that the fish was still attached to the other rod. A nice 6 pound pike.

Having both rods and reels and a 6 pound pike as a bonus, a disaster had been turned around, so I went home a happy man.

What a benefit using two rods, if I hadn't I would be looking for a new rod and reel today :)

Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.

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  • Posted 261 days ago (06 September 2012 09:43)
ironfever

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ironfever says:

Re: The benefit of using two rods

 David

I enjoyed reading that. How many times did you look round to see if someone had seen you I wonder. Happy ending though.

I think we could do with more happy endings on here at the moment

 

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  • Posted 261 days ago (06 September 2012 09:55)
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Re: The benefit of using two rods

 I have been there at least twice in the past 3 to four years on both occassions jumped ito get my rod the first time was okay I was on my own. The second time my sons were on the opposite bank hiding behind the bullrushes laughting there heads off I strpped off hung my clothes on the fence and put on my waterproofs the owner came round and said five pound I said I have paid  he said not for swimming you have not. Great to get your gear back lovely feeling is it not.

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  • Posted 261 days ago (06 September 2012 11:26)
mark g

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mark g says:

Re: The benefit of using two rods

Once lost a £130 watch in the river (its a long story) so I stripped off to my undies and after several dives got it back. There were loads of families picknicing on the far bank who thought it was hilarious, I was just dead with embaressment but, £130 worths of watch.

Lost a rod on Deal Pier once, it was a very short rod 8ft and only 1ft hanging over the railing in the center well of the pier and a heavy reel. Went straight over the side, always wondered what pulled it over must have been something big.

MG

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  • Posted 260 days ago (07 September 2012 07:34)
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Re: The benefit of using two rods

mark g said:

Once lost a £130 watch in the river (its a long story) so I stripped off to my undies and after several dives got it back. There were loads of families picknicing on the far bank who thought it was hilarious, I was just dead with embaressment but, £130 worths of watch.

Lost a rod on Deal Pier once, it was a very short rod 8ft and only 1ft hanging over the railing in the center well of the pier and a heavy reel. Went straight over the side, always wondered what pulled it over must have been something big.


A dead cow maybe well it could have been.

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  • Posted 260 days ago (07 September 2012 07:39)
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snail says:

Re: The benefit of using two rods

Once almost lost a rod to a otter, i was pike fishing with live baits cast first rod out turned round to get my second rod when my first rod lept out of the rod holders and was being draged into the river, i could not see my float so i struck and found out that my line was in the reeds on the other bank only then did i see the bait was attached to a otter, it must have been luck that the single large hook in the bait did not foul hook it, {Q}. how do you unhook a otter? {A}. on a postcard please. that was last year but while fishing a river this week a otter came out from the bank and dived under when he saw me just a few yards away , otters and fishing bad news..

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  • Posted 258 days ago (09 September 2012 13:37)
jack244

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jack244 says:

Re: The benefit of using two rods

 Not sure about the benefit of having two rods David.........despite occasionally using two myself.

I think that having a two rod set up can be a bit of a nightmare sometimes...especially when you are playing a fish and the other rod starts to scream.

Luckily for you David that you wasn't playing a fish on the other rod when the "lost" rod went flying into the river......as you would have never seen it again....that's for sure.

I often have better days when I am only using one rod....don't know if it's because I concentrate more on the single rod than I do on two.........but I do regularly catch more fish when using just one rod...however it is sometimes irresistable to use two rods on certain occasions.

....anyway, glad you got your gear back mate.....

Jack

may the forceps be with you

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  • Posted 257 days ago (10 September 2012 07:44)
david1884

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david1884 says:

Re: The benefit of using two rods

Went fishing to the same swim last evening and caught another pike on luncheon meat. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised knowing the number of anglers on "my" river that fish meat, but I haven't caught a pike for more years that I care to remember and now two within a couple of weeks! Maybe I should take up pike fishing, that was I might catch some barbel :)

Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.

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  • Posted 248 days ago (19 September 2012 07:49)
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jack244 said:

 Not sure about the benefit of having two rods David.........despite occasionally using two myself.

I think that having a two rod set up can be a bit of a nightmare sometimes...especially when you are playing a fish and the other rod starts to scream.

Luckily for you David that you wasn't playing a fish on the other rod when the "lost" rod went flying into the river......as you would have never seen it again....that's for sure.

I often have better days when I am only using one rod....don't know if it's because I concentrate more on the single rod than I do on two.........but I do regularly catch more fish when using just one rod...however it is sometimes irresistable to use two rods on certain occasions.

....anyway, glad you got your gear back mate.....

Jack


Alot of the top barbel anglers would agree wit the point about one rod being more productive than two Jack

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  • Posted 248 days ago (19 September 2012 08:05)
jack244

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jack244 says:

Re: The benefit of using two rods

ALLROUNDERGREG said:
jack244 said:

 Not sure about the benefit of having two rods David.........despite occasionally using two myself.

I think that having a two rod set up can be a bit of a nightmare sometimes...especially when you are playing a fish and the other rod starts to scream.

Luckily for you David that you wasn't playing a fish on the other rod when the "lost" rod went flying into the river......as you would have never seen it again....that's for sure.

I often have better days when I am only using one rod....don't know if it's because I concentrate more on the single rod than I do on two.........but I do regularly catch more fish when using just one rod...however it is sometimes irresistable to use two rods on certain occasions.

....anyway, glad you got your gear back mate.....

Jack


Alot of the top barbel anglers would agree wit the point about one rod being more productive than two Jack


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Jack

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  • Posted 246 days ago (20 September 2012 22:02)
david1884

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david1884 says:

Re: The benefit of using two rods

If I was fishing on the Wye I would think that one rod would be better than two. If I was fishing for carp on the Gigantica lake in France I would probably use four rods. Horses for Courses as they say.

Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.

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  • Posted 245 days ago (21 September 2012 20:07)

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