bluelabel Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 what is that all about...? is it a trend ? a fashion...? Is there a point to it...? I always have my rod tips low, to stop wind movement on the bobbins, or even dip the rod tips in the water... I've seen some ridiculous angles, even down to having no back rests and the rod tips high above the water.... on a windy day thats going to get on someones wick... anyone any ideas...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) Gets over marginal weed or snags saving weight only taking 1 bank stick can also be used as a bite indicator if you watch the line Edited December 29, 2020 by framey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelabel Posted December 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 I get the weed and snag bit... and watching the line for indication (but I do that anyway) but saving the weight of 1 bankstick....? seriously...???? Seen it done on commercials with no weed or snags, and on my club lakes with the same conditions and the pegs about 3' above the water... Seems like an affectation with some folks... copying the mags or the youtube vids... Call me cynical... mumble mumble ! Not like that in my day... mutter mutter ! Yoof o t'day... gripe gripe ! When I were a lad... grizzle grizzle ! 😛 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 It’s all about the weight saving lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Paws Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 I'm with you having my tips as low to the water as possible and slackening right off. There is a train of thought of fishing for line bites to let you know if fish are in the swim but having watched fish touch the line and their reaction to it, I'm not in a hurry to try it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekskii Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 Fishing slack lines you should have high tips to aid with the sinking of the line. Gravity obviously at work. In regards to the wind thing, if you set your bite alarms up correctly you don’t have that issue. Simple as that really. I’ve fished mega high tips with slack lines in windy conditions and not had a single bleep (yes I blanked) emmcee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Springate's Guns Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 Might well be fashionable amongst some but its certainly not new. I remember fishing tips up with mega tight lines in the mid-late 80’s. The idea was to put the heavy fixed lead under maximum tension in order to improve the hooking efficiency. Worked too, the takes were amazing though occasionally all you got was a nod on the rod tip. Then we got obsessed with hiding the line with back leads and subsequently slack lines.....things do tend to go full circle. kevtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 58 minutes ago, Pete Springate's Guns said: Might well be fashionable amongst some but its certainly not new. I remember fishing tips up with mega tight lines in the mid-late 80’s. The idea was to put the heavy fixed lead under maximum tension in order to improve the hooking efficiency. Worked too, the takes were amazing though occasionally all you got was a nod on the rod tip. Then we got obsessed with hiding the line with back leads and subsequently slack lines.....things do tend to go full circle. Didn't that go down 'twitcher hitter' route? I try to keep my lines and tips down as low as possible, although sometimes fishing a long way out with an undertow, or weedy margins, I do need to raise the rod tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Dont know what you're on about, it looks carpy as.... yonny and jh92 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 11 hours ago, kevtaylor said: They used to love it under those power lines didn't they lol!! kevtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelabel Posted January 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 One of my local commercials has a set of power lines running over the lake... the carp seem to congregate under them... can't get a bite mind you kevtaylor and yonny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, yonny said: They used to love it under those power lines didn't they lol!! Oh god yeah - especially on my first couple of years on there, seemed like they were always under the power lines. yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 7 hours ago, bluelabel said: One of my local commercials has a set of power lines running over the lake... the carp seem to congregate under them... Every water I've fished with power lines this happens now and again, particularly during or after rain. They can defo detect that electricity and there is something about it they like imo. kevtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 42 minutes ago, yonny said: Every water I've fished with power lines this happens now and again, particularly during or after rain. They can defo detect that electricity and there is something about it they like imo. Gonna go find a cattle prod then lol yonny and kevtaylor 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelabel Posted January 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 3 hours ago, yonny said: Every water I've fished with power lines this happens now and again, particularly during or after rain. They can defo detect that electricity and there is something about it they like imo. On three occasions I've fished under power lines and seen plenty of shows but not had a touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 It doesn’t need to have a function... just so long as it looks carpy... 🙄🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 12 hours ago, bluelabel said: On three occasions I've fished under power lines and seen plenty of shows but not had a touch Try just off them. I can only recall a couple of bites from directly under them but I've caught loads just off them.👍 bluelabel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 13 hours ago, ouchthathurt said: It doesn’t need to have a function... just so long as it looks carpy... 🙄🙄 The function of having the tips high is so that your line is entering the water past the surface marginal weed - pretty obvious, but it does look carpy though doesn't it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelabel Posted January 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Looks plain daft on a weedless commy thats 4' deep with nary a snag kevtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, bluelabel said: Looks plain daft on a weedless commy thats 4' deep with nary a snag Very true, this is because people see pictures on social media, don't understand the reasons behind the set up and copy like it's a fashion. I see a problem and buy kit that gives me a solution. i.e. additional long sticks for the front of the pod. If I can get my rod tips under the surface, that's first choice - less wind disturbance, bird life disturbance - and you cant see where I'm fishing. 👍 bluelabel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelabel Posted January 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 15 minutes ago, kevtaylor said: Very true, this is because people see pictures on social media, don't understand the reasons behind the set up and copy like it's a fashion. I see a problem and buy kit that gives me a solution. i.e. additional long sticks for the front of the pod. If I can get my rod tips under the surface, that's first choice - less wind disturbance, bird life disturbance - and you cant see where I'm fishing. 👍 what he said....👍😎 kevtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Just now, bluelabel said: what he said....👍😎 I must be an influencer - kill me now lol bluelabel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Sorry had to - these ones look sick lol Just for the fans x jh92 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelabel Posted January 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, kevtaylor said: Sorry had to - these ones look sick lol Just for the fans x Much Tartiness...🤣😎 kevtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelabel Posted January 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 I'll have to get a "Tips Up" shot of the Cane rods and Mitchells next time out.... 🤣 I can remember when it was the old Gerry Savage SU's with Mitchell 300's pointing down at the water on LONG (3 foot) banksticks and Herons with a 2' drop to your squeezy bottle top with an isotope araldited into it... how times change.... yoof o' t'day mutter mutter when I were a lad... moan moan never in my day.... gripe gripe kevtaylor and jh92 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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