Pen Telescopic Fishing Rod

[Shewie]

I've been looking at the Goliath model from these guys ...

http://penfishingrods.com/shop/index.php

14lb carp ain't a bad marker

 

[Mesquite]

I've been looking at the Goliath model from these guys ...

http://penfishingrods.com/shop/index.php

14lb carp ain't a bad marker

Looks interesting Rich. I wonder if they do spare spools for the reels.

 

[Shewie]

Looks interesting Rich. I wonder if they do spare spools for the reels.

Can't see anything on the website but I'm sure they could get spares

 

[WDBurns]

Where was this from if you dont mind me asking?

I was the only bidder on Ebay. Item is coming from China.

 

[jonajuna]

can i ask, why bother? plenty of sticks about that do the job just as well

 

[spiritwalker]

because fishing with a stick does not allow you to let the fish have line if you would have caught a carp or a decent sized fish it would have stripped you off causing the fish to be left with a hook in its mouth and a length of line dangling from it. In a survival situation i guess this would be ok but on a fishery or local river this would be frowned upon and would give the antis even more ammo to bang on about. Also from a survival point of view having line to give allows the option of capturing bigger fish by playing them out if you where to get stripped off the wee length of line in your survival tin would be gone for good, i guess a hobo line is a better alternative to few metres tied to a stick.

Nice rudd btw

 

[jonajuna]

it was a private stocked pond on a nice little woodland campsite, the owner didnt mind

my son caught the biggest fo the weekend, but he was using a rod

 

[WDBurns]

"can i ask, why bother? plenty of sticks about that do the job just as well :"

I think the men and their gadgets is a factor

 

[jonajuna]

"can i ask, why bother? plenty of sticks about that do the job just as well :"

I think the men and their gadgets is a factor

oh for sure, but i can relate to the need for gadgets..... im one of the worse offenders

just not really a fisherman

 

[WDBurns]

I'm no fisherman ether, but when i need to i will.

 

[3bears]

living on a small island the coast is always at my door, I've had a fair deal of luck catching and Pollock, Mackerel, and even a couple of Bass with this wonderful little rig!

granted not designed for beach fishing but it's been great to have in my bag when I've been for a wander around the coast!

 

[Rabbitsmacker]

i've ben after one of those! where did you get yours~?

living on a small island the coast is always at my door, I've had a fair deal of luck catching and Pollock, Mackerel, and even a couple of Bass with this wonderful little rig!

granted not designed for beach fishing but it's been great to have in my bag when I've been for a wander around the coast!

 

[Bushwhacker]

Fishing with a stick is no different than fishing with an expensive carbon whip. Neither give line, yet a whip is deemed acceptable.
A stick is good enough. You're tackle should be scaled in order to be sufficient in landing your target species.

 

[Rabbitsmacker]

agree with that totally, as young lads we'd spend each summer fishing the local canls and pools, one summer we decided to fish the canal the entire summer with bamboo canes and we had one the best summers fishing ever.

Fishing with a stick is no different than fishing with an expensive carbon whip. Neither give line, yet a whip is deemed acceptable.
A stick is good enough. You're tackle should be scaled in order to be sufficient in landing your target species.

 

[T1Viper]

Whips have elastic in them to help play the fish, a line tied to a stick has a lot less give and is more likely to snap leaving your fish trailing a stick and nylon ready to get tangled up in any features and kill the fish.

 

[Bushwhacker]

Whips have elastic in them to help play the fish, a line tied to a stick has a lot less give and is more likely to snap leaving your fish trailing a stick and nylon ready to get tangled up in any features and kill the fish.

That's getting into the realms of a pole and not a whip. Granted, I have used a whip with elastic before, but I have also used them without - the flexible nature of the material giving the cushioning effect.
Selection of the correct 'stick' will also give this effect.