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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Hi, Saw the other thread about 9' rods. Greetings from Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C) . While taking a walk last Saturday, I came across some fisherman that were fishing in a pond. So I thought I would share. The rods they were using were telescoping ~ 12'-15' long, w/~3' sections.
The first photo shows one of the rods fully extended....similar to a collapsible crappie pole. But of obvious higher quallity than those we typically see in Cabela's etc. No reels, and pretty light line. The rig a 1/4" diameter, 10" long Thill style float and single small hook. The bait a black snail about 1/2 inch in diameter - in the bowl next to his beer. I watched him set up his rig and weight the float, it took him ~ 8-10 minutes to get it to float precisely the way he wanted it to by using micro scissor's to remove weight from the float weight just below the base of the float. He was adjusting how it sat in the water in 1/16" to 1/8" increments using the multi color bands on the float top. He set it so the bottom edge of the orange (strike indicator band) was precisely at the water surface, once that was done he popped open his beer, took a drink and started to fish.
Like all fisherman, once he was fishing, the bantering with the other guys started. Although I don't speak Mandarin, I could tell by the laughter and gestures that he was getting a ration of crap from the other guys about how long he took to set up and that he was probably a poor fisherman.
The next photo shows him fighting his first fish, notice the technique, rod straight vertical and when the fish would surge he would give the fish line by lowering the rod slightly. The fish were a species of black carp, not like carp we know, these were much more streamlined, ~ 36" to +40", and put up a pretty good fight. Notice how far he's moved down the shore line, also notice the large net's in the background. Very fine mesh- soft bags - to protect the fish.
The fish were never taken out of the water and each fisherman had to net his own fish, really amazing watching them fight the fish, net it ,and release it. They really tried to avoid any contact with the fish while getting the hook out or exposing the fish to air. No fish photo's, and I never saw a fish taken out of the water. I did see a couple jump during the fight. It was a real hoot listening to them when someone lost a fish or missed a hook set..... Yeah I know what some are thinking, but after watching for ~ an hour, these guys were obviously very skilled and really into protecting what was obviously their favorite fish.
My dad told me my Grandpa and Great Grandpa used to fish northern pike in the river with a cane pole and a spoon/daredevil, now I understand a little bit of how they probably fought the fish.
Have fun!
Al
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