Fellas, I got a hankering to cut some cane poles for spider rig. Those of you in the past did you varnish it before they dried out. Did you sand them first or what? Thx.
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Fellas, I got a hankering to cut some cane poles for spider rig. Those of you in the past did you varnish it before they dried out. Did you sand them first or what? Thx.
I tied a brick to the small end and hung it it in a tree by the big end until it dried....the brick for weight keeps it straight. After drying I brushed on a coat of spar varnish.
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Many a mess of fish found it's way to the frying pan, by way of the cane pole. Growing up here in Florida, there used to be people who would take large Calcutta Cane Poles attach 40lb mono secured at numerous joints several feet back down the pole and leaving about 3ft leader off the end. I use to take a strip of pork rind and rig 2 or 3 stout, large hooks in connected, in series, by the same mono to make the lure. Some people also used Jitter Bug lures with success (one friend landed an 11lb'er). But they would go out at night and rip the bait around grass lines for largemouth bass. Back then it was known as "jigger fishing" and it produced some mighty large fish. Our milkman was one of the best I knew. Didn't mean to take the thread down a dried up creek bed on you, just thinkin' of cane pole fishin' knocked the dust off of some fond memories. lol
Man, that story is exactly along the lines I've been thinking. I'm more of a catfisherman than anything. I use salted bluegill fillet all the time. Since I jug fish mostly I figures I could use the same rig on a cane pole and run 10 or 12 cane poles off the boat.
My dad told me about this when I was a kid. He said they used to do it along the banks/riprap of guntersville at night. But, they used a Lazy Ike lure and a fiberglass pole. I remember renting a video (VHS) about "jigger pole" fishing when I was a kid.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpeckledSlab
Lazy Ike. I had one just like this when I was a kid that my dad gave me.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1b/12...602a633fd7.jpg
It's mostly a southern thing. My dad got his biggest bass (8#) doing it. There's not much written about, even though it's really effective. Haven't seen an article in over twenty years, but there might be some Youtube videos on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by eminart
We cut cane and like "G ", we hung them in the hallway of an old barn with a brick tied to em to make them straight . A few got sanded but it was rare .If you really wanted to show out you could varnish them . We usually hung them 25 or so at a time so breaking one was no big thing .That old Dacron (black 100 lb. test or close )tied a loop for a cork stop . was some tough stuff . I laugh when the topic of fish seeing line comes about . Never seemed to bother the fish in the tombigbee river sloughs . Still have my grandpa quills . Have not been to the old barn in years but might be one still hanging . they were usually 8-12 ft. lol :popcorn
This vid shows it being done in Alabama with a shorter leader than I recall, but whichever works is fine with me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_u4it32ASI
Genuine Calcutta Bamboo: Is a very strong species. The most peculiar aspect of the plant is the solid culm(stem) as there is no hollow part in it. Sometimes the lower parts of the culms are solid. This is the only Bamboo timber that when cured, can be nailed without cracking. In character and usefullness it is best, no comparison with any other Bamboo, specially ideal for fishing and fencing. It is stiffer and stronger than aluminium, fiberglass and stainless steel of it's size. It will not bend or kink like metal, there is no corrosion, and more durable than other types of wood.Take stout Calcutta Poles with about 3 ft of heavy line on it and pull jigs round grass and heavy lilypads for Bass. It's also used in commercial tuna fishing and has been used for years for saltwater rods. http://www.gameandfishmag.com/fishing/fishing_bass-fishing_ra_0309_06/
Around here I've heard it done two different ways :
1) big gob of nightcrawlers on a treble hook, under a big cork bobber, about 3ft of heavy line off a heavy cane pole
2) figure eighting a buzz bait or Jitterbug on about 3ft of heavy line off a heavy cane pole
(by "heavy" cane pole, I mean a "stiff & thick ended" cane pole)
we use to do a similar type fishing we took a cane pole tide a bout afoot of line with a skirted two pronged hook to it and would go along the shore reaching under the bushes hanging over the sides slapping the tip of the cane in the water my brother caught a 25 pound grinnel and we had a ride in that 10 ft john boat that was on dump lake in mississippi
That's how my dad got his bass (on Lake Cumberland, I believe).Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
We used to carry some Calcutta Bamboo poles at our fish camp in the 60's, man they were tough.
Yep....we called that doodle sockingQuote:
Originally Posted by paul pace
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Cane poles was all we had in the 60s and early 70s. We caught a lot of fish trolling Lake Washington, sitting on the poles.
We used to use a cane pole with about a foot of line with a inline spinner bait about 6-8" long with multiple blades in the early 80's but I haven't seen a lure like that in years.
Doodle socking was used by a fisherman named Dee Thomas in pro bass tournaments early on. It was banned and a rod length limit was instituted. That was when flipping baits started. The length limit is back up to 8 ft. for rods. Doodle socking and jigger fishin are great ways to get under low hanging branches. The material for the rod is not so important, just the length. I may need to do this, I sure am not good at flipping a bait. I would thing dock shooting is sort of a replacement also for these methods. Unfortunately I'm not to good at that either. I got one of those old lures like that IKE somewhere, they are still available. Fun post. Thanks funbun.
We used cane poles during the spring when I was young. We would take a cane pole, wire close hangers, black electrical tape, pliers and some dacron line. We would cut up the hangers and make fishing guides and a basic reel to hold the line. They were the original jigging poles. You could pull the minnow up near the first eye and poke into the cover. Caught thousands of crappies this way. Once the spawn was over the cane poles went back behind the garage until the next spring. Great memories.
That brings back some memories. I used to watch Archie Phillips on TV when I was a kid. I think that episode might even be the one I mentioned renting on VHS.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpeckledSlab