Getting Started Pole Fishing.pdf

GettinG Started –

Pole FiShinG

GettinG Started – Pole FiShinG

Contents

introduction

Fishing is the largest participant sport in the UK, with the latest estimate showing that around 3 million

people regularly make trips to the waterside.

Coarse Fishing relates to the branch of the sport where all freshwater ish are caught with the

exception of Trout, Salmon or Grayling. Popular coarse ish include Roach, Bream, Barbel, Tench and

Carp, although there are many other species that can

be encountered in our rivers, canals and lakes! Most

importantly, in coarse angling all ish are returned to

the water after capture alive and unharmed.

Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3

Know your tackle ................................................................................................................4-5

Set up your Tackle ...............................................................................................................6-7

What you are trying to catch – Fish Species .......................................................................8-9

Choice of Bait .................................................................................................................10-11

Get Fishing! ....................................................................................................................12-13

The good angler – Fish care and handling, environment ................................................14-15

What Comes Next – Diferent Disciplines of Angling ......................................................16-17

Summary ............................................................................................................................ 18

GettinG Started – Pole FiShinG

Know your tackle

Your ishing set includes all the basic items of tackle you need, and when used correctly it will catch you lots of ish!

The Pole

Poles are the simplest form of ishing and are the perfect

way to get started. The pole does not use a reel but is still

capable of landing big ish. The pole is so efective that it

is the main method used by anglers ishing competitive

matches. Browning produce specialist poles up to 18

meters long ! However, shorter pole of between 4 and 8

metres will suit most anglers needs.

The keepnet

This is used to temporarily retain ish that have been

caught. It is made from soft, ish friendly material to

prevent any damage to the ish. Some anglers prefer to

return ish to the water immediately after capture, and on

some waters keepnets cannot be used.

Float

This is the anglers “bite” indicator. When the loat is pulled

under the water it usually indicates that a ish has taken

the bait – in angler’s terms ... “a bite”! The bright tip helps

visibility.

The Rig

The “Pole rig” is a length of line ready itted with a loat,

shot and hook – everything you need to catch a ish. Rigs

are available in diferent sizes and strengths of line to

match the size of the ish you intend to catch. The rig is

stored on a winder when not in use to prevent it getting

tangled. Most anglers keep a selection of rigs.

Hooks

These hold the bait and are used to “hook“ the ish.

Modern hooks are designed to do minimum harm to ish

but are very sharp, therefore care must be taken when

handling them to avoid being pricked. Barbless hooks are

safer and should always be used. To make them easier

to use the hooks are tied to short lengths of ine line. Be

careful when unwinding the line to avoid knots.

Elastic

To help land big ish most poles are itted with special

elastic through the tip sections. This elastic acts as a shock

absorber and helps stop the line from breaking if a big

ish is hooked. There are diferent sizes of elastic to suit

diferent sizes of ish – the thicker the elastic the stronger

it is! A number 8 elastic is good for general ishing for

small to medium sized ish and a number 12 or 14 for

bigger ish like carp.

Disgorger

The most important item in your tackle. This is used

to remove the hook from the mouth of a ish without

causing any distress or damage.

The landing net

This is used to lift a hooked ish from the water onto

the bank side without straining the line and tackle, and

without damaging the ish.

Plummet

This is attached to the hook at the beginning of the

session and used in conjunction with the loat to ind the

depth of the water.

Some of your tackle may look diferent to this but the way it is used

is excactly the same.

GettinG Started – Pole FiShinG

Set up your tackle

The beauty of pole ishing is that it’s so simple to understand and you can be set-up and ready to ish in

a matter of minutes.

Your pole comes a number of sections that

simply push together (1) to make the pole

the required length. All the sections are stored

inside each other so the pole is compact and

easy to carry.

The pole rig is attached to the elastic (4) by sim-

ply pulling back a sleeve on the connector, putting

the loop over the hook and then sliding the sleeve

back in position. Give the line a tug to make sure

it is irm.

The sections should be pushed together irmly

(2) until they stop (they usually push in around

10cm / 4”). Be gentle in gripping the pole as,

although very strong when landing ish, sec-

tions can be crushed if gripped to irmly or

trodden on.

The joints can be a little stif when new but

soon bed in. The joints should always be kept

clean as dirt and grit will prevent the sections

from going fully together.

Unwind the line from the winder (5) and you are

ready to go! Sometimes the rig will have too much

line to ish comfortably so cut some of the excess

line of and tie a new loop on the end. Ideally you

don’t want more than 1 meter of line between the

loat and the pole tip after you have set the loat to

the depth of the water.

When you hook a ish the elastic will be pulled out

the pole (6) – this prevents the line breaking. Gent-

ly play the ish and don’t rush! When the ish is tired

you can take some sections of of the pole to make

netting the ish easier. See picture on page 17.

To separate the sections, just hold them close

to the joint and pull them apart while gently

turning – again, don’t grip the sections too

irmly.

Tip - Don’t immediately use your pole at its full

length (7). There are often lots of ish to be caught

close to the bank so start by ishing with just a few

sections and add more as you used to handling the

pole and your conidence grows.

To help land big ish most poles are itted with

special elastic through the tip sections (3). At

the end of the elastic is a plastic connector

with a hook – a loop on the end of the “pole

rig” is attached to this.

There are lots of tips on pole ishing to be seen on

Browning’s website www.browning-ishing.com

Your pole may have elastic already itted.

If not, it’s best to take it along to your local

ishing tackle shop who will supply and it the

elastic for you. It is quite inexpensive.

If your pole has more than one tip, you can

have one with thinner elastic for small to me-

dium sized ish and one with the thicker grade

for big ish like carp.

GettinG Started – Pole FiShinG

What you are trying to catch – Fish Species

There is a wide variety of ish in the waterways around the UK and this is partly what makes coarse

ishing so exciting as you never really know what you will catch next! Here’s a summary of the most

common and popular species of ish :

Perch

This is the irst ish that many anglers catch and can often

be the ish that turns a person into a lifetime angler.

The perch is a greedy ish and particularly loves to eat

worms. It is almost prehistoric in its appearance and has

a large spiky dorsal in that gives it a menacing look. The

record for the perch is over 2kg, although a 1kg ish is a

large one.

Barbel

A very hard ighting ish that is mainly found in fast

lowing rivers. They are almost torpedo shaped with an

under-slung mouth surrounded by several distinctive

barbules which look like whiskers. In recent years they

have become increasingly popular and are now also found

in some still waters. They grow to over 6kg but a 1kg ish

is a good catch.

Roach

Probably the most common ish in the UK. The roach is

likely to be found anywhere and will give the angler some

sport at all times of the year. They are usually found in big

shoals, therefore if you catch one roach more are likely to

follow. They have a silvery body with red ins and are one

of the most attractive coarse ish in the UK. They grow to

2kg but a 1kg ish is a real giant.

Bream

Characterised by their broad oval body and plenty of

slime! The bream is mainly a bottom feeder and is most

commonly found in slow or still water in rivers, lakes and

canals. A specimen sized ish is over 5kg but even ish of

this size are slow ighters. Often nicknamed “skimmers”

when small, and “dustbin lids” when large, due to their

shape.

Carp

The most popular species of ish in recent years. There are

several diferent strains of carp, including mirror, common

and ghost carp. They are found in all man-made commer-

cial isheries and many rivers, lakes and canals. They are

hard ighting, feed most of the year round and grow very

big – in excess of 25kg! Even a 1kg ish will ight very hard

and give plenty of fun.

Tench

Often referred to as a “bar of soap” due to their thick layer

of slime that makes them almost impossible to grip. They

are particularly distinctive due to their olive green colour

and bright red eyes. A widespread ish that has very

impressive ighting qualities. Is often found close to cover,

lily pads being a favourite. Tench are warm weather ish

and are mainly caught from April to October. Grow to 4kg

but ish of 1kg are more common.

Chub

Primarily a river ish that will eat just about anything

they can it into their big mouths! Chub are nearly always

found near cover such as overhanging trees, bridges

or weed. They are a slender, silver coloured ish with a

reddish tinge to their ins. A large chub would typically

weigh 2 kg or more.

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