Any thoughts on rod tips up or down? Up I get on fast flowing rivers and sea fishing but not on still waters, am I missing something?
Thanks
Thanks
In reply to Post #1
Marginal weed or snags, using the washing line method, undertow. All reasons to elevate tips in stillwwters
Marginal weed or snags, using the washing line method, undertow. All reasons to elevate tips in stillwwters
I try and make sure ,in most situations that I have enough room to pass a rod under another in the event I need to do that,that's the only parameter I go by,and it seems to work just fine..
If I had rivers to course fish,instead of salmon or trout most likely I'd have em up in the air to avoid flotsam and jetsam..
If I had rivers to course fish,instead of salmon or trout most likely I'd have em up in the air to avoid flotsam and jetsam..
In reply to Post #1
Faster Flowing Rivers + Tips Up = As much line out of the flow as possible + direct contact with the lead
Slow Flowing River + Tips Up = As much line as possible out of the patrol route of the fish, not essential though.
Weedy/Snaggy Margins + Tips Up = Self explanatory really. You feel helpless trying to free your line from a ball of weed and risk a hook pull doing so.
Tips up also help see line bines like you would watching a quiver/beachcaster tip, however I hate using backleads in general, so indication tends to be poor IMO.
Faster Flowing Rivers + Tips Up = As much line out of the flow as possible + direct contact with the lead
Slow Flowing River + Tips Up = As much line as possible out of the patrol route of the fish, not essential though.
Weedy/Snaggy Margins + Tips Up = Self explanatory really. You feel helpless trying to free your line from a ball of weed and risk a hook pull doing so.
Tips up also help see line bines like you would watching a quiver/beachcaster tip, however I hate using backleads in general, so indication tends to be poor IMO.
In reply to Post #4
I do the total opposite. Pointing directly at it, as parallel as possible when snag fishing
I do the total opposite. Pointing directly at it, as parallel as possible when snag fishing
In reply to Post #6
Me 2, don't give them a inch,
Me 2, don't give them a inch,
I'm sure the new fashion dictates rods to be at diagonal position as apparently down, straight and up have been done to death and are the sign of a noddy noodle instant wannabes, or did I miss hear...not sure! 
In reply to Post #1
Personally I like tips high, partly because I like watching the tips for movement, and where's there are snags close in, it's easier to get over them too. Not exclusive probably half and half and depending on the conditions.
Personally I like tips high, partly because I like watching the tips for movement, and where's there are snags close in, it's easier to get over them too. Not exclusive probably half and half and depending on the conditions.
In reply to Post #1
My rods go only up if I'm using a boat to get the rods out
(It's easier to manouvre in between them with a take) or when there is weeds in front of me
My rods go only up if I'm using a boat to get the rods out
(It's easier to manouvre in between them with a take) or when there is weeds in front of me
Very much depends mate, one of my locals gets a band of candian around the margins up to around 20 yds out all around the lake in this
Situation I have the tips up with the line slack so it drapes over the top
Situation I have the tips up with the line slack so it drapes over the top
In reply to Post #1
Thanks for all the replies and thoughts. Where I am fishing there is a lot of silkweed everywhere with a few clear spots but no high banks of weed so I think keeping the tips low is the correct thing for me.
I had not thought of pointing the rods away when snag fishing though, I do fish up against reed beds with one rod (the other two are in open water) and have lost several fish there. Would it be worth pointing the tips up in this situation as well as turning the rods away?
Thanks for all the replies and thoughts. Where I am fishing there is a lot of silkweed everywhere with a few clear spots but no high banks of weed so I think keeping the tips low is the correct thing for me.
I had not thought of pointing the rods away when snag fishing though, I do fish up against reed beds with one rod (the other two are in open water) and have lost several fish there. Would it be worth pointing the tips up in this situation as well as turning the rods away?
In reply to Post #13
No, when snag fishing point the rod directly at the snag and locked up solid. Anything else allows the rod to bend and potentially give the fish chance to get into the snag. That post was more bad advice from that particular"angler"
No, when snag fishing point the rod directly at the snag and locked up solid. Anything else allows the rod to bend and potentially give the fish chance to get into the snag. That post was more bad advice from that particular"angler"
Where I am fishing there is a lot of silkweed everywhere with a few clear spots but no high banks of weed so I think keeping the tips low is the correct thing for me.
That's got to depend on the situation, again nothing is written in stone. If the weed is relatively static on the bottom fair enough, but if it's drifting about on/near the bottom (which it does at times), couple that with a decent undertow you'd be better having your rod tips up.
That's got to depend on the situation, again nothing is written in stone. If the weed is relatively static on the bottom fair enough, but if it's drifting about on/near the bottom (which it does at times), couple that with a decent undertow you'd be better having your rod tips up.
In reply to Post #1
Birds can also influence the best method, on some lakes there are so many geese and swans that you have to keep the rod tips as low as possible or even under the water to avoid constant interference from the birds. Nothing beats the mayhem caused by fighting swans flying through three rods with the tips up!
Birds can also influence the best method, on some lakes there are so many geese and swans that you have to keep the rod tips as low as possible or even under the water to avoid constant interference from the birds. Nothing beats the mayhem caused by fighting swans flying through three rods with the tips up!
In reply to Post #16
Don't forget the bats when the sun starts falling, they seem to aim for your line!
Don't forget the bats when the sun starts falling, they seem to aim for your line!