CANE POLE CRAZY

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on December 30, 2011 at 1:10pm

A few of my telescopic toys.....

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 24, 2011 at 2:50pm

Now that is a dark swamp fatty!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on December 24, 2011 at 12:53pm

I also like to use a jig tipped with a cricket for gills on my telescopic poles.....

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on December 22, 2011 at 7:22am

This is a fitting photo for this group.......

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 21, 2011 at 7:24pm

Good to see you posting, Johnny!

I also run a bead of thing super glue into the eye ferrule on the end of the pole tip. Just a little extra insurance.

Thanks for the loop attachment idea Johnny.

Comment by Johnny wilkins on December 21, 2011 at 4:11pm

ooooh -  10# - 12# stren WOW. That is some heavy line.

Dwayne - the way to attach rigs to the end of the pole is by using a large loop that will fit over your float / bobber. Now - if you are using the right float - then a loop the size of a quarter will do - if you are using something wider than a quarter - then, uh, well you will uh... have enough free time to tie any ole knot on there because we are fishing for bluegills - not sea bass.  The big loop allows you to fit the loop through that eye a the end of the pole - I never ever store the line on the pole when I put it away - this leads to broken floats, broken lines (from line damage) and broken dreams - [lost fish]. Once the big loop goes though the eye of your pole - then feed your hook through the line loop and feed that all the way up - over your small float and finally tighten it down on the  pole eye.

This is NOT a dumb question - as in the first competition I won fishing a pole with no reel - I had to ask my neighbor how to attach my rig. My teacher taught me - but I could not remember.

This attachment is key because it creates two pieces of line over the eye of your pole and makes it so your entire rig should never break off at the eye! This is important for snags and big fish - you also want to use a lighter leader so if you are using 3 lb. main line - you want a 2 lb. leader line - unless the bluegills by you are in the 8  lb. range - then you should go heavier on your line.

After you are done fishing simply - undo that knot carefully - reverse the process and then wind that whole rig up on a large piece of cardboard for storage in your box. There are also winders available like on my "Ready Rigs" in my store.

Exciting news too - I have coded a much nicer store and will be working on it over the next couple of weeks - it's just for live bait and a ton of pole fishing stuff - because bluegill pole fishing is a passion of mine

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on December 21, 2011 at 3:34pm

I normally attach 10 to 12 pound test to my telescopics directly to the eye and I change the line frequently to avoid bad spots...With no drag, heavy cover potential and bass filled waters I prefer to use heavier line.... I don't find that it hurts my fishing but I do know some folks like smaller line......If I have a great trip and catch a nice mess of fish, I take that pole out of service until the line is changed....That's one of my justifications for having 25 to 30 poles...LOL

Comment by Dwayne Denison on December 21, 2011 at 3:27pm

Jeff, how do you tie on line to your poles?

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on December 21, 2011 at 2:06pm

Nice fish and fun to catch on my telescopics...

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on December 18, 2011 at 3:40pm

I found them at a little bait shop/gas station in Goose Creek, South Carolina.....The brand is Fish Hunter so I don't know if you could find them on the internet or major retailer....I have about 20 telescopics and I had never seen the Camo color that caught my eye.......

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