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Mortimer & Whitehouse Gone Fishing


RokerLegend said:
As someone who has never fished in his life, why does Paul keep telling Bob not to wind??
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The most important bit is keeping your rod tip high - this helps the rod take the strain and absorb any shocks should the fish run - rather than the line which may be very light.

Sea fishing uses quite heavy lines - up to 30lb breaking strain depending on how you fish and the ground you fish over.

Coarse fishing is lighter and fly fishing might use 3lb for the final tippet material attached to the fly to improve presentation.

Obviously people use different gear - this is just a quick summary for a non fisherman

@RokerLegend
 
Big Jeff said:
The most important bit is keeping your rod tip high - this helps the rod take the strain and absorb any shocks should the fish run - rather than the line which may be very light.

Sea fishing uses quite heavy lines - up to 30lb breaking strain depending on how you fish and the ground you fish over.

Coarse fishing is lighter and fly fishing might use 3lb for the final tippet material attached to the fly to improve presentation.

Obviously people use different gear - this is just a quick summary for a non fisherman

@RokerLegend
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pretty much it...as you hook a fish its full of energy and you use the rod to dissipate that energy, as the fish tires you then recover line onto the reel to give you more control

you wont snap a rod but line is prone to shock and can snap if you were winding as a fish has a burst of speed
 
RokerLegend said:
As someone who has never fished in his life, why does Paul keep telling Bob not to wind??
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Bob needs to bloody stand still holding the rod in the air and either give the fish “some line” by setting the clutch thus when the fish pulls it will automatically release line or backwind which is often my preference :)

What often happens with big fish they will take off and if you start to wind in and this is met by immediate resistance you can snap the line or the fish can pull the hook.
There you go.
Big Jeff said:
The most important bit is keeping your rod tip high - this helps the rod take the strain and absorb any shocks should the fish run - rather than the line which may be very light.

Sea fishing uses quite heavy lines - up to 30lb breaking strain depending on how you fish and the ground you fish over.

Coarse fishing is lighter and fly fishing might use 3lb for the final tippet material attached to the fly to improve presentation.

Obviously people use different gear - this is just a quick summary for a non fisherman

@RokerLegend
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I often fish with size 18 hooks or 16 which assists bait presentation.
No problem catching big Bream or Tench with these.
Barbel though I use hair rigs with size 8 as often fishing in weed and snags.
 
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When fly fishing I prefer to play the fish off the reel rather than pulling line by hand.

Weirdly I fly cast right handed but as soon as I hook up I switch and put the rod in my left hand and the reel handle is always positioned on the right of the reel. Always done it and it works for me.

My first ever rainbow was a 5lb job and it just came naturally to switch hands no idea why.
 
Big Jeff said:
When fly fishing I prefer to play the fish off the reel rather than pulling line by hand.

Weirdly I fly cast right handed but as soon as I hook up I switch and put the rod in my left hand and the reel handle is always positioned on the right of the reel. Always done it and it works for me.

My first ever rainbow was a 5lb job and it just came naturally to switch hands no idea why.
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I am still a left hand wind guy even when casting right handed

but I am never really fishing for fish that get bigger than 5 or 6 lb...more 2-3 lb so I tend to just play by hand
 
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