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Pole Fishing
Pole fishing is one of the most accurate and deadly methods of fishing. I spent many years in England fishing the open match circuit on rivers, canals and lakes, catching a large variety of fish, big and small. I've now adapted the method to suit tropical waters with, I have to admit, a few failures, numerous broken pole sections and broken elastics. I spent a number of years fishing the River Kennett for barbel and chub. Now barbel are no slouches, they're known for their fast runs and sheer power in a usually fast-flowing habitat, but when I started catching barbel on the pole there were plenty of disbelievers until they saw it done. They couldn't believe the presentation and the control of a hooked fish. Catching large carp on the pole is also good fun. These fish could be handled on 8-10 elastic, 3-4lb hook lengths, landed much quicker than a rod and line. You'd also catch more on the pole. Why use the pole?
Tropical fish such as barra, jack and fingermark live around the snags (fallen, submerged trees) so you're immediately posed with your first problem: getting them out; the second problem is that they all fight like mad, the third is that they can all grow to huge size that your gear could be smashed at any time. Plus there's always another 6 species that could turn up at any time. These problems can be overcome when using the pole by:
Never used a pole? Why not give it a go. We are happy to show you the principles of this method which is little known in Australia. |
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Poles are generally made of carbon fibre and can be up to 16 metres long which can enable delicate presentation of either a bait, lure or fly. 
In a nutshell: presentation. It can not be bettered in some situations. Catch jungle perch, sooty grunter, spangled perch, flagtail and cherabin (edible freshwater prawns 400-500mm) on No 3-6 elastics. Catch all of these in the upper reaches of the Endeavour, Annan and McIvor rivers amongst the palms and rainforest.