Been using pods for so many years and just decided to go back to bank sticks.
I like my rods fairly low to the floor, what length bank sticks would people suggest?
I like my rods fairly low to the floor, what length bank sticks would people suggest?
In reply to Post #1
I find 12 a decent length for most situations. Have some 9 inch ones but only really use them on sloping banks at the rear
I find 12 a decent length for most situations. Have some 9 inch ones but only really use them on sloping banks at the rear
As below I don't like them overly long unless of course needing to setup in the water. My choice on the bank is 11inch adjustable but do yourself a favour and get a good quality digging stick as it makes life much easier.
In reply to Post #1
Surely you just work out what sort of height you want your rods at, then add however many inches of stick you want in the ground. Personally I use 15 or 18 inch sticks as I don't want my reels getting caked in crap when it rains so therefore don't want them almost on the floor like people seems to these days for some weird reason
Surely you just work out what sort of height you want your rods at, then add however many inches of stick you want in the ground. Personally I use 15 or 18 inch sticks as I don't want my reels getting caked in crap when it rains so therefore don't want them almost on the floor like people seems to these days for some weird reason
In reply to Post #3
or use a bivvy peg to create a hole and then push bank stick into it
or use a bivvy peg to create a hole and then push bank stick into it
I have never found the ideal length bank stick.
If I use short 12", I can find in some swims that the ground is that soft, they need to be deeper down than 12" to hit hard ground, otherwise they are just loose and not firm. Or, they are not high enough to clear any obstacles in the front of the swim like woodwork etc
Or, I will use my 18", and then find that the ground slopes that much downwards and the grounds that hard at the rear, they do not go down that far and soft at the front, that the rear ones end up too high as the front ones have had to be pushed in too far.
I find the only solution is to have a mixture of sticks and be prepared for all eventualities. A set of 3 short and 6 long seems to resolve most issues.
If I use short 12", I can find in some swims that the ground is that soft, they need to be deeper down than 12" to hit hard ground, otherwise they are just loose and not firm. Or, they are not high enough to clear any obstacles in the front of the swim like woodwork etc
Or, I will use my 18", and then find that the ground slopes that much downwards and the grounds that hard at the rear, they do not go down that far and soft at the front, that the rear ones end up too high as the front ones have had to be pushed in too far.
I find the only solution is to have a mixture of sticks and be prepared for all eventualities. A set of 3 short and 6 long seems to resolve most issues.
This is being way over-thought imo.
A pair of adjustables about as long as your forearm is about right.
A pair of adjustables about as long as your forearm is about right.