I do use a boat quite often but when unable to, distance sticks are a massive edge. Large Advanta set, cheap as chips but do the job.
Was thinking 'grumpy old ****' whilst reading the beginning, but ended well balanced haha. Welcome to the 21st century.
In reply to Post #14
When i used to fish at horseshoe back in the noughties we would walk out our lines to a stick or stone.
When on the Whitney bank the ground was quite hard so we'd find a large obvious stone.
It was such fun watching a mate reel in after a blank night cos he'd been five yards short of the clear area and had spent the night in the middle of a jungle of canadian.
Weird the way stones can move under cover of darkness.
I'd still tape my lines as a back up, and to prevent having to walk them out if pissing down for a recast.
When i used to fish at horseshoe back in the noughties we would walk out our lines to a stick or stone.
When on the Whitney bank the ground was quite hard so we'd find a large obvious stone.
It was such fun watching a mate reel in after a blank night cos he'd been five yards short of the clear area and had spent the night in the middle of a jungle of canadian.
Weird the way stones can move under cover of darkness.
I'd still tape my lines as a back up, and to prevent having to walk them out if pissing down for a recast.
In reply to Post #18
Which was why I used a 50m tape and ran that out every time first 'cos of sneaky *******s like you
Which was why I used a 50m tape and ran that out every time first 'cos of sneaky *******s like you
In reply to Post #19
I used cable ties to branches/bushes etc etc
Tippex & chuck it back in the lake, reel in til I found it
Don't own any wrap sticks, more crap to carry.
Don't own any wrap sticks, more crap to carry.
In reply to Post #9
How are you winding the wraps back onto the reel?
If you're allowing the line to fall slack from the wrap sticks whilst keeping tension onto the spool by gripping the line in front of the reel, then that is almost certainly the cause of the issue - it's pushing any twist towards the final few wraps...
The best way to wind the line back on is to use the rod tip to keep the tension onto the reel, keeping a slight bend in the tip as if winding in a big lead, and moving the rod tip back and forth between the sticks... You kind of go about a foot or so to the outside of each wrap stick whilst keeping the tension onto the line the whole time... This replicates winding in...
There's a bit of a technique to it and it looks a bit daft but trust me, there's the twist issue, right there.
How are you winding the wraps back onto the reel?
If you're allowing the line to fall slack from the wrap sticks whilst keeping tension onto the spool by gripping the line in front of the reel, then that is almost certainly the cause of the issue - it's pushing any twist towards the final few wraps...
The best way to wind the line back on is to use the rod tip to keep the tension onto the reel, keeping a slight bend in the tip as if winding in a big lead, and moving the rod tip back and forth between the sticks... You kind of go about a foot or so to the outside of each wrap stick whilst keeping the tension onto the line the whole time... This replicates winding in...
There's a bit of a technique to it and it looks a bit daft but trust me, there's the twist issue, right there.
In reply to Post #23
You could have a point there, I was thinking it could be slack. I don't religiously go from side to side right to the end with the rod and kind of hold it higher up so it comes off the sticks easier, albeit I do alternate the rod to either side when winding back on. Next time I use them I will try that
When winding on I just open the bail arm and use my finger to maintain the tension
Just pisses me off because when I get twist I might as well bin the line. I was wondering if others got any twist issues.
You could have a point there, I was thinking it could be slack. I don't religiously go from side to side right to the end with the rod and kind of hold it higher up so it comes off the sticks easier, albeit I do alternate the rod to either side when winding back on. Next time I use them I will try that
When winding on I just open the bail arm and use my finger to maintain the tension
Just pisses me off because when I get twist I might as well bin the line. I was wondering if others got any twist issues.
In reply to Post #24
Once I have measured out my distance and marked my line, I just hold my rod tip high and wind in ocassionally moving it left or right if the line snags etc and the line usually come free from the sticks loose and I just hold it between finger and thumb to add a bit of tension as it goes on the spool and I don't get twist
Once I have measured out my distance and marked my line, I just hold my rod tip high and wind in ocassionally moving it left or right if the line snags etc and the line usually come free from the sticks loose and I just hold it between finger and thumb to add a bit of tension as it goes on the spool and I don't get twist
In reply to Post #25
That sound very similar to me with the tip held high!
That sound very similar to me with the tip held high!
In reply to Post #23
I've found that to be by far the best way to do it - zero slack , zero twist .
I've found that to be by far the best way to do it - zero slack , zero twist .
In reply to Post #27
I use the rod straight in the air method when winding back onto the reel and have never once experienced line twist. I've only used wrap sticks for about 10 years, but I feel that's a long time to not have any issues, so I'm sticking with it.
I use the rod straight in the air method when winding back onto the reel and have never once experienced line twist. I've only used wrap sticks for about 10 years, but I feel that's a long time to not have any issues, so I'm sticking with it.
In reply to Post #1
You and me both mate, we're probably the same age. Whats your thoughts on ready mades (shop bought boilies ) Cheating or not?
You and me both mate, we're probably the same age. Whats your thoughts on ready mades (shop bought boilies ) Cheating or not?
In reply to Post #29
I don't use them but shop bought are not cheating. I've never heard of that one before.
Doesn't matter if you make your own, use freezer or get them from the shelf in my opinion
I don't use them but shop bought are not cheating. I've never heard of that one before.
Doesn't matter if you make your own, use freezer or get them from the shelf in my opinion