Fish O Mania

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Originally Posted by deathb4disco

There is NO comparison. It's like night and day.

My pole is 48' long. It has an internal elastic system that can handle everything up to double-figure carp.

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You took the words right out of my mouth. My lighter catfish rig is okay, but the super long carp rods get you right where you want without casting - the same reason I like my 12 foot Wally Marshall for dipping into weedbeds. Having had a channel cat hit that rod, I sure wouldn't want to tangle with a carp over a couple of pounds on it. May I ask what the multi=piece carp rods run pricewise?

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Originally Posted by Buffy the panfish slayer

May I ask what the multi=piece carp rods run pricewise?

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A few hundred to a few thousand, depending on what you get. Shorter, 8-10 meter (26'-32') "margin" poles can be had for under $300, and they're built to handle fish in the 20# range.

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Originally Posted by no1son

;) Different strokes for different folks, I guess. It would be boring indeed if we were all the same.

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Agreed. Pole fishing is not for everybody, but I enjoy it. I also like UL and fly fishing. Variety is the spice of life! :)

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Originally Posted by deathb4disco

Pole fishing is not for everybody, but I enjoy it.

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... and I enjoyed it this weekend!

Because of my work schedule, I haven't been able to fish in awhile. I remedied that situation this weekend when I visited one of my favorite "carp on the pole" venues. I dropped my rig in at 12:09 and the float went under one minute later. (It was so fast, I had to check the clock!) The fish took off like a freight train and snagged me on a log. I broke it off, and set up a new rig. I dropped it in, and the float went under in about five seconds. This one tore off too, but I managed to keep him away from the log. When I landed him, I was amazed to see he was only about a pound. (They fight SO hard for their size.) I ended up catching nine others plus two channel cats. I lost three other carp.

I finished up the day casting my fly rod for bluegill.

Fun day!

Sounds like fun! We haven't been fishing much lately due to the weather (it was 31 degrees this morning) but the last time I went over to the pay lake by myself, I caught 2 carp around 1.5 - 2 pounds on crawlers. It's always easy to tell the difference between them and the cats. Carp give you serious headshakes even when they're small. WFN is starting a new carp program that I hope to catch.