In reply to Post #1
It does make me laugh when I see rods too tight on the bars on YouTube vids, all 3 delkims being set off at once
It does make me laugh when I see rods too tight on the bars on YouTube vids, all 3 delkims being set off at once
In reply to Post #16
Fads are exactly that a fad, personally I love my rods so tight they are almost inside each other, to me that's tidy, I also can't stand anything out of a bag, I see people with kit everywhere and mentally can't cope.
As an ex squaddie the camo thing makes me retch!
Social Media hasn't changed anything just sped up the fad, we are all probably guilty of copying magazine stars
Fads are exactly that a fad, personally I love my rods so tight they are almost inside each other, to me that's tidy, I also can't stand anything out of a bag, I see people with kit everywhere and mentally can't cope.
As an ex squaddie the camo thing makes me retch!
Social Media hasn't changed anything just sped up the fad, we are all probably guilty of copying magazine stars
In reply to Post #17
I have a angling friend ,good carper, lots of experience etc,who also does the 3 rods close together..
My friends reels touch, everytime he gets a take ,or whatever he clatters the whole set up or has to slow down and methodically extract the rod with the bite or take, now....to me he is hindering the whole process ...it looks ungainly and very cumbersome ,plus he's got what was lovely set of Ss3000,now they are chipped and look fecal ,because of this 'so called fad'..so to me ,as an person who likes things right ...that ain't right...its cost him fish as well..
I couldn't be fishing like that ,form over function=no
Function over form =yes...
I have a angling friend ,good carper, lots of experience etc,who also does the 3 rods close together..
My friends reels touch, everytime he gets a take ,or whatever he clatters the whole set up or has to slow down and methodically extract the rod with the bite or take, now....to me he is hindering the whole process ...it looks ungainly and very cumbersome ,plus he's got what was lovely set of Ss3000,now they are chipped and look fecal ,because of this 'so called fad'..so to me ,as an person who likes things right ...that ain't right...its cost him fish as well..
I couldn't be fishing like that ,form over function=no
Function over form =yes...
What someone needs to do is make a set of vertical bars won't get much closer than that lol
I honestly couldn't care less about the fads anglers follow, but I do have a little internal chuckle at times. The two that particularly put a smile on my face are; folded reel handles, especially the unneeded outside reel and the having some sort of 'lucky charm' balancing on, or sat under the rods. I'm sure I'd never seen this before Neil Spooner started putting the PG Tips monkey on his rods?
As long as these things make people happy and don't harm anyone or anything else, good luck to them.
As long as these things make people happy and don't harm anyone or anything else, good luck to them.
This one might be a bit irrational but makes me laugh...
I had a break from angling 2012-2022 but one thing I noticed on my return, no one calls them a fish any more? Everyone says ‘carp'. It's never ever ‘a lovely fish' but ‘lovely carp'
Just sounds a bit odd to me everyone going down this path haha. I wonder which high profile angler started exclusively using ‘carp' and everyone followed suit?
I had a break from angling 2012-2022 but one thing I noticed on my return, no one calls them a fish any more? Everyone says ‘carp'. It's never ever ‘a lovely fish' but ‘lovely carp'
Just sounds a bit odd to me everyone going down this path haha. I wonder which high profile angler started exclusively using ‘carp' and everyone followed suit?
In reply to Post #17
Nice one - forgot about that - I too detest messy swims but not sure if this counts as a trend or just bank tramp behaviour. . . peeps with two man bivvies but leave rod bags and luggage out in the wet / barrows uncovered to get sodden / crap, bait and rubbish inside the bivvy / no waste bag hanging in the nearest tree / tbags littering the doorway. . . . .nod behaviour lol
Nice one - forgot about that - I too detest messy swims but not sure if this counts as a trend or just bank tramp behaviour. . . peeps with two man bivvies but leave rod bags and luggage out in the wet / barrows uncovered to get sodden / crap, bait and rubbish inside the bivvy / no waste bag hanging in the nearest tree / tbags littering the doorway. . . . .nod behaviour lol
In reply to Post #1
I'm allergic to marketing, I hate being forced fed adverts under the guise of "content", so I have pretty much missed most of these fads.
I'm still waiting for the Chris Brown buzz bars and 25 year old Micron fad to come in, so I can feel like one of the cool kids.
The problem with fads, is I feel it messes up a lot of the muscle memory and routines that people have when setting up. I feel I can set up in the pitch black now, that's how much i've come accustomed to the weight and feel of everything I use. That way, all I have to worry about is where the fish are.
I'm allergic to marketing, I hate being forced fed adverts under the guise of "content", so I have pretty much missed most of these fads.
I'm still waiting for the Chris Brown buzz bars and 25 year old Micron fad to come in, so I can feel like one of the cool kids.
The problem with fads, is I feel it messes up a lot of the muscle memory and routines that people have when setting up. I feel I can set up in the pitch black now, that's how much i've come accustomed to the weight and feel of everything I use. That way, all I have to worry about is where the fish are.
In reply to Post #18
It could be worse, they could be half submerged in water for no good reason at all
It could be worse, they could be half submerged in water for no good reason at all
When is a "Fad", not a "Fad", basically if you have a valid reason for doing something, then it is not a "Fad".
I have all my rods tight together on 11" bars, none of the reels touch despite handles on the right hand side rod and centre rod go under the reel next to it to the left, but it causes no issues picking the rods up.
Why I do it, when I am in a small swim, it gives me more space to stand in front of the swim to play and land fish. Plus when I 'm sat watching my rods, the tips are only a few inches apart and I can see tiny little knocks better. Another reason, if I get a fish that I'm playing and its close in and decides to go under the lines of the other two rods, it is far easier to pass the rod under two rods very close together than wide apart, also in a similar vein, it makes it easier to net a fish reaching over the other two rods.
Another reason, I like my rod butts in the bivvy doorway ready to grab and by having them close together, I still have room in the doorway to get in and out.
But the main reason, I am a clumsy bugger, and many a time I have stepped over my rods and managed to kick one off its rest, put my foot down on a reel handle and on occasions, get the snag bars on an alarm up my trouser leg or even part of the back rest up my trouser leg. Having my rods close together, stop this.....apart from the odd occasion.
I have all my rods tight together on 11" bars, none of the reels touch despite handles on the right hand side rod and centre rod go under the reel next to it to the left, but it causes no issues picking the rods up.
Why I do it, when I am in a small swim, it gives me more space to stand in front of the swim to play and land fish. Plus when I 'm sat watching my rods, the tips are only a few inches apart and I can see tiny little knocks better. Another reason, if I get a fish that I'm playing and its close in and decides to go under the lines of the other two rods, it is far easier to pass the rod under two rods very close together than wide apart, also in a similar vein, it makes it easier to net a fish reaching over the other two rods.
Another reason, I like my rod butts in the bivvy doorway ready to grab and by having them close together, I still have room in the doorway to get in and out.
But the main reason, I am a clumsy bugger, and many a time I have stepped over my rods and managed to kick one off its rest, put my foot down on a reel handle and on occasions, get the snag bars on an alarm up my trouser leg or even part of the back rest up my trouser leg. Having my rods close together, stop this.....apart from the odd occasion.
In reply to Post #25
Had really thought about it, until you mentioned it in your post. Everyone back in the day seemed to set up there shelter as close to there rods as possible. I even remember having me rod buts in me bivvy door at time.. no one seems to do that anymore. In fact its quite the opposite.
Maybe it was Kevin Maddocks Carp Fever book . Which was required reading for anyone with an interest in carp fishing.. for those that don't know. There was a couple pages dedicated in picture form showing you how to strike your rods on the take while sleeping by your rods. Getting out the bag putting on your boots while holding your fishing rod in one had..honestly you can't make it up.. Not sure it worked like that in practice for a lot of people mind...
Had really thought about it, until you mentioned it in your post. Everyone back in the day seemed to set up there shelter as close to there rods as possible. I even remember having me rod buts in me bivvy door at time.. no one seems to do that anymore. In fact its quite the opposite.
Maybe it was Kevin Maddocks Carp Fever book . Which was required reading for anyone with an interest in carp fishing.. for those that don't know. There was a couple pages dedicated in picture form showing you how to strike your rods on the take while sleeping by your rods. Getting out the bag putting on your boots while holding your fishing rod in one had..honestly you can't make it up.. Not sure it worked like that in practice for a lot of people mind...
In reply to Post #26
Yes I remember reading that in Carp Fever.
He also mentioned that there was a time when he never used a torch. That was a fad that never caught on
Yes I remember reading that in Carp Fever.
He also mentioned that there was a time when he never used a torch. That was a fad that never caught on
In reply to Post #25
Honestly Zack, I can't think what a couple a couple of inches ‘rod space' would make any sort of difference to what you've said, each to their own I guess
Honestly Zack, I can't think what a couple a couple of inches ‘rod space' would make any sort of difference to what you've said, each to their own I guess
In reply to Post #26
I remember that, the step by step guide was comical. Even showed you the various ways to adjust your brolly wrap to suit
I remember that, the step by step guide was comical. Even showed you the various ways to adjust your brolly wrap to suit
In reply to Post #26
Yep, remember it too. I've got tbh, I still have my rods as close to my bivvy as possible, old habits die hard.
Anyone remember those vulcanised bivvy socks so you could just go straight to your rod from the bag?
Yep, remember it too. I've got tbh, I still have my rods as close to my bivvy as possible, old habits die hard.
Anyone remember those vulcanised bivvy socks so you could just go straight to your rod from the bag?