trog "Now seeing as i can cast & control all my end tackle in the correct manner whilst its in the water i really don't see the reason for me to have a pole, hmm changed my mind i ain't gonna bother getting one after all"
"Think Peter, think Polefishing, think people who can't cast, think people who can't control a float on proper tackle!!"
ok, your on a canal, 16m wide and it's pulling slightly to the the left. There is a large willow on the far bank that is well known for holding chub but they are only caught presenting a bait on the far bank tight up to the tree. How do you get your float tight up to the willow or down one side of it, and at the same time presenting your bait so it's holding back against the flow so that it lays still on the deck over your loose feed.
Pole wins every time!
Another example, the venue is rock hard and you need a few ounce to do well, win your section or at least come back with good points for your team, you have to resort to squatt fishing at 9 metres over a couple of balls of groundbait. Do you think you've a chance of getting bait presentation right, seeing bites and connecting with them with a waggler (light house!)???
Pole wins every time!!
Rods are for people that live in the 19th century!!!
Trogg, garden gnome, lol, I don't think so!
(and yes, I do own rods and know how to use em [

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Lee Saville - Colmic Team Ossett
Individual 2002 World Club Champion, Zagreb - Croatia.
Individual 2002 Angling Times North East Region Winter League Champion.
2001 Embassy Division 1 National Team Champions.
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