Pole Lining vs Hand Lining

[ebijack]

not me... if you snag your going to loose everything and don't have time to try to save it...or you'll loose what on your handlines..

[YukonD]

Understood. There's a lot of hardware on that set up.

Hey Tom I know better than that i am sure you have been fishing all week with this warm weather.I will make sure Kurt calls you soon,would like to pick your brain a little. ps do you still have that young girlfriend you are always bragging about.

[ebijack]

dang straight i still have her!! she's only young compared to me :) and no i'm not out fishing...hope to get a motor within a week... that's another long story i'll tell you...

[2025ifs]

theres no reason you should loose everything if you have your rod in a rod holder when polelining as long as your drag is set right. I poleline alot and use a rod holder without any problems. It will get you by for sure and instead of paying the 350 bucks for handline reels. But if a guy is going to do alot of it I would invest in handlines the automatic rewind is nice. And for the guy who uses 40 leads what are you running for baits for sure not cranks.

[perchjerker]

floating raps pencil plugs etc

[Keith207]

If you put a rod in a rod holder tolling in the Trenton Channel of the Detroit river you will lose ALL your gear.

There are areas of the Detroit river way too snagy to use a rod holder.

[ebijack]

like keith and perch, we run alot of 20 and 40ft leads on the detroit and st clair rivers using anything from #5 to #11 rapala's, or any shollow diving minnow bait. and YES you will loose everything on these 2 rivers if you put your rod in a holder... the bottom is to irregular and very very snaggy ...ask any jigger :)