Has anyone got any rough guidance they use for spodding in 15-18ft of water in terms of distance of your spod vs fishing rods?
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It will depend on the distance you are fishing at.
It will depend on the distance you are fishing at.
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one foot shorter for every four of depth.
one foot shorter for every four of depth.
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Watch the Fox underwater videos on YouTube. The ones with Hughesy
Watch the Fox underwater videos on YouTube. The ones with Hughesy
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Set your spod rod up as usual and clip up to the spot.
Set your fishing rod up with the same line that you will fish with and clip it up. Instead of tying a rig on, put on a small marker float and and lead. Try and make this similar to what you will fish with i.e. don't put a 4oz marker lead on if you will be fishing with a 1oz lead or the line stretch and drop will be different.
Cast out the fishing rod, feel for the drop as you would if you had a bait on. Then let the marker up to the surface.
Cast out the spod and you will see exactly how much swing back, line stretch etc. you have between the two rods and can adjust your spod rod so that you are spodding over the spot.
Set your spod rod up as usual and clip up to the spot.
Set your fishing rod up with the same line that you will fish with and clip it up. Instead of tying a rig on, put on a small marker float and and lead. Try and make this similar to what you will fish with i.e. don't put a 4oz marker lead on if you will be fishing with a 1oz lead or the line stretch and drop will be different.
Cast out the fishing rod, feel for the drop as you would if you had a bait on. Then let the marker up to the surface.
Cast out the spod and you will see exactly how much swing back, line stretch etc. you have between the two rods and can adjust your spod rod so that you are spodding over the spot.
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Personally I'd clip them the same, there will natural bait spread and the odd long/short spod.
Personally I'd clip them the same, there will natural bait spread and the odd long/short spod.
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Would rather always be very slightly spodding long so the hookbait / leader / mainline is near side of the spot . . .
Would rather always be very slightly spodding long so the hookbait / leader / mainline is near side of the spot . . .
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Yep I understand what your saying I thought the same and it would seem logical but after extensive observations / results I stopped worrying, it didn't make a discernible difference IMO.
There was many uncontrollable variables, the fish could be approaching from any direction, clarity of water, spots being fished, obstacles, etc, I just make sure I'm bang on the area or fish off of it with everything pinned down.
The margins were even more of an eye opener!
Yep I understand what your saying I thought the same and it would seem logical but after extensive observations / results I stopped worrying, it didn't make a discernible difference IMO.
There was many uncontrollable variables, the fish could be approaching from any direction, clarity of water, spots being fished, obstacles, etc, I just make sure I'm bang on the area or fish off of it with everything pinned down.
The margins were even more of an eye opener!
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It's the same as people pulling back to straighten their hooklink - that depends on a: which direction they are sucking from and b: how far they are sucking from. I dont worry anything more!
It's the same as people pulling back to straighten their hooklink - that depends on a: which direction they are sucking from and b: how far they are sucking from. I dont worry anything more!
I pop the marker up cast a spod full of water past the marker. Hold the rod as if you had just made a cast and reel in the spod until it reaches the marker. Clip up job done.
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Rod length shorter on spod rod works for me.
Rod length shorter on spod rod works for me.