CANE POLE CRAZY

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Comment by Joe Angelucci on March 14, 2014 at 5:42pm

No worries, just wanted to explain the difference. Keiryu is a medium to large fish method.  I started micro fishing about a year ago. The method changed the way I fish. I no longer look to the largest but take pride in the fact I can land small on hook and line. My current equipment includes  a five foot  South Bend telescopic pole, 1# test for the main line, micro split shot, micro floats, #28 flies, #32 snelled hooks, and 1mm micro ice fishing plastics. This set up was responsible for over 500+ fish in the 2-4 inch range. Never had so much fun in my life.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 14, 2014 at 9:16am

I have a couple "tips" for your cane poles if you wanna hear em.
Maybe you already know em.
- Snip off the loop end of a safety pin, and lash the wire legs to the end of your cane. Slap in some super glue and you have a strong eye
- Bend two paper clips at a 45 deger angle and lash and glue them 6" apart near the back rand of the cane. Voila! Instant line winder.
- Cut the butt off a 1/4 below a corm. Grind out the web to open up the butt end and plug with a cork, rubber stopper, or carved Woden plug. Now you have internal tackle storage - in the handle!

And don't forget to varnish the cane when your done!

Comment by Vince Fusco on March 14, 2014 at 8:28am

Welcome, Marion. I love fishing cane poles and telescopics here in Georgia. I have several from 10' to 17.5'. To me cane pole fishing is a simple, pure way of catching gills. This type of fishing is how I caught my first gill almost 60 years ago. 

Comment by Marion D Watts on March 14, 2014 at 8:06am

Thanks for the welcomes!  I'm heading to the cane patch today and will have a few hanging this afternoon.  I have a bad case of spring fever.....

Comment by Johnny wilkins on March 14, 2014 at 5:33am

I didn't mean goldfish as an insult. The competitions I attended in China they would fish for these small carp (thinner than goldfish) but silver instead of orange. 

Price doesn't equal species for poles. Also I am not saying this is bad. The thin butt of the pole matches the same poles they were using in competition where a European whip would be 2 - 4x as thick as this at the handle - it would be faster.

I whip fish a lot, it is my thing. The other difference with fishing to the Far East is that they use very tall marked floats with really long antennae, so long they are sometimes longer than our entire floats. I have seen these floats try to make their way into our market but the antennae are exclusively built for the paste and small bait presentations and they don't function well for us.

I do like your concept of micro fishing. Have you made your own bloodworm with X-Acto yet? I catch river shiners with this method.

Comment by Joe Angelucci on March 13, 2014 at 8:15pm

Johnny

The pole shown is a Kiyotaki Keiryu pole and it manages fish up to 12-14 inches. Trust me, it's not a gold fish pole and retails  for about $80.00. More in common with high end european whips, just less weigh. I have tanago poles, they are designed for small carp and bitterling. BTW, tanago poles work great for 2-3 inch gills in the margins. My goal of fishing is a bit different. I'm looking for the smallest fish. Last summer, I was able to get myself down to a 1.25 inch fish. I have attached a photo of my average catch . The concept is called micro fishing

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Comment by Johnny wilkins on March 13, 2014 at 7:36pm

That is a paste pole used to catch tiny carp as in goldfish bowl-sized carp. These are extremely whippy unless you are paying substantially for them. Their whip is extremely slow - but they are fun, just not the best gill-catching gear. Gills fast - slow action, big bend = advantage tough lips. 

I fished one of these carp competitions where they use these mostly 2.5 meter poles (very thin too- also tough on the hands). Of course, 145 Chinese competitors were fishing those - I fished the 12.5 meter pole. They caught more fish - we caught far bigger fish and greater weight for the same time period. 

When they fish that style, they sit less than a meter apart on tiny cooler boxes and they fish two hooks with some paste. It was amazing watching them roll the tiny pea-sized paste balls to the hook in one motion - baiting one hook and then the second with one hand in about 4 seconds. Their game was to either wait until they had two fish on the hook or set the hook and land only one fish. Greedy or not? To fast, too slow? Should have gone for one fish instead of waiting for two- now you lost both...

Comment by Joe Angelucci on March 13, 2014 at 6:55pm

Some of the newer Japanese telescopic poles are 100% carbon fiber and weigh about one to two oz. I have done nothing but fish fixed line poles for the last two years. The precise placement of the bait as well as the direct connection with the fish is amazing . The lighter poles allow for more active fishing. 

Comment by Rick Goohs on March 13, 2014 at 6:37pm

Marion  plenty of material down here to make a natural cane pole but telescopic poles are easy to travel with and store. Either way it's great fun.

Comment by Johnny wilkins on March 13, 2014 at 6:18pm

Welcome - YES! Telescopic poles are an amazing gift. If you haven't fished a telescopic or cane pole, your life is unfulfilled. Good stuff on the way - let's get this cane pole section going crazy!! That said, there is still a good 22" of ice in my way on my ponds...  ugh. I can always make rigs.

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