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Pole
fishing is now the No1 method used by both the Match and pleasure anglers on
today’s fisheries, people spend serious amounts of money on poles every year
but forget to purchase some of the essential accessories that are available
to make not only fishing the pole easier and help increase there catch
rates, but also help protect and maintain there pole which is good
considering that some poles can cost in excess of £2000. Listed below are
some of the accessories that I feel are essential to modern pole fishing.
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Pole rollers
– These should be No1 on your list of must haves if you fish with a pole,
there are 2 main types of roller which are the V roller and the
goalpost-type roller. Both rollers have there plus and minus points and it’s
really down to the individual. V-rollers tend to be much more versatile,
having a higher extension and a wider stance for stability. However they are
large, and take up a lot of space and are usually heavy. Goalpost-type
rollers are more compact, can be pushed into the ground for stability and
are lighter, they don’t have the height advantage of the v-rollers but
locating your pole onto is much easier due to the wide double rollers.
(Top tip if you are fishing past 12 meters use 2 rollers to prevent damage
to the pole and help with shipping in and out.)
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Pole
Sock/Tulip rest
– These are another item that should be must in your carryall. These grip
the end of your pole where you’ve broken down to the top kit, and prevent
your pole been blown away from you, these are invaluable when the wind is
high blowing poles all over the shop.
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Top-kit Roost
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These are designed to keep you top ready rigged top-kits off the floor, thus
avoiding any damage and also preventing any debris entering the kits. Using
a roost kit also allows the angler to position all of his top kits within
easy reach. They’re available in various shapes and sizes allowing the
storage of up to 12 top-kits to hand. |
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Skid bung
- These help protect your pole from scratches and chips. Some of these bungs
are adjustable to the different section diameters, which are vulnerable when
shipping back.
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Bump bar
– When fishing at 13 meters even when there is no wind, trying to hold a rig
steady can be hard work. Bump bars which fix to the front legs of your
seatbox are rock solid. These are height adjustable, with various widths
available, they also feature soft foam grips on the bar itself to help keep
the pole straight.
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Cupping kit
– If
your pole doesn’t come ready supplied with one of these, universal two piece
kits are available; they just need to be cut to size. Cupping kits are
strengthened top kits with a cup on the end, these are fitted onto your pole
with the normal top kit removed, and this then allows feed in different
quanties to be feed via the cup into the swim. The benefit of being able to
do that you can feed with pin-point accuracy to the same spot as where your
float will be positioned. Feed can be introduced at the start of a session
or during if your swim needs to be topped up simply by swapping over the
cupping kit with your normal top kit. They can be used to deliver all types
of bait including liquids into the swim in varying quanties. |
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Toss/Sprinkle
pots –
These have completely changed the way we feed when pole fishing. The toss
pot is a small plastic cup that sits on the pole close to the connector.
They fit securely with out damaging the pole via a tapered groove; they are
available in many different sizes and come with different lids to allow feed
rates to be altered.
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Balling Arms
– These allow you to keep your hands free for introducing large balls of
groundbait/pellets using your pole float as the marker.
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