I was thinking about changes in fishing and tackle that have come and gone, in my 40 year involvement in coarse fishing.
So I was thinking, what can you remember that made a big difference to your fishing?
It can be a type of fishing or species, or a type of tackle that is still current, or has long been superceded.
All comments are welcome (?)
So, here's a few things that jump to mind for me :-
Seat Box Legs.
I, like probably everyone else fishing in the late 80s had a Shakespeare plastic seat box (no cushion as I was still young!) and that was a game changer in itself, but then came the option of fitting external legs and a footplate (iirc via octaplus). Being able to sit comfortably and be level on any terrain was amazing, and lead to being able to pole fish properly.
'japanese' pre stretched lines -
On my early pole rigs I used to use 2lb maxima to 1.1 bayer perlon hook length, then I read about the new pre stretched lines in match fishing mag, that were so much finer but stronger. At first I couldn't get any locally and used to buy stuff mail order from Leslie's of Luton.. I think silstar match team was my favourite for a long time.
Kamasan B520 hook.
All my fishing had been using horrible, brittle hooks to nylon, that went blunt and snapped with a bigger fish. The B520 has a tiny barb for the natural venues I fished, but was strong, light and razor sharp. Comparatively it kept its point so much longer. I don't use barbed hooks at all now (as I don't fish natural venue's) but I still have a collection of B520s in 18,20, & 22..just in case.
Over to you folks!
So I was thinking, what can you remember that made a big difference to your fishing?
It can be a type of fishing or species, or a type of tackle that is still current, or has long been superceded.
All comments are welcome (?)
So, here's a few things that jump to mind for me :-
Seat Box Legs.
I, like probably everyone else fishing in the late 80s had a Shakespeare plastic seat box (no cushion as I was still young!) and that was a game changer in itself, but then came the option of fitting external legs and a footplate (iirc via octaplus). Being able to sit comfortably and be level on any terrain was amazing, and lead to being able to pole fish properly.
'japanese' pre stretched lines -
On my early pole rigs I used to use 2lb maxima to 1.1 bayer perlon hook length, then I read about the new pre stretched lines in match fishing mag, that were so much finer but stronger. At first I couldn't get any locally and used to buy stuff mail order from Leslie's of Luton.. I think silstar match team was my favourite for a long time.
Kamasan B520 hook.
All my fishing had been using horrible, brittle hooks to nylon, that went blunt and snapped with a bigger fish. The B520 has a tiny barb for the natural venues I fished, but was strong, light and razor sharp. Comparatively it kept its point so much longer. I don't use barbed hooks at all now (as I don't fish natural venue's) but I still have a collection of B520s in 18,20, & 22..just in case.
Over to you folks!