As a kid growing up (1950's/60's), I did a LOT of fishing with a cane pole or simply a "whippy" willow limb.
I didn't have any bamboo, but I thinned out a switch cane thicket cutting little 6 to 8 foot, not quite finger thick poles.
Had a blast with them.
I once hooked a small bream about the size of a half dollar.
Just puttering around, I began to skitter him across the top of the water.
Geez! Gimme a break! I was bored! LOL!
Suddenly, the water swirled, my tiny perch disappeared in a boil of water and my switch cane pole began to bend...and bend...and bend!
Whatever it was, I couldn't turn with the fragile pole.
It finally snapped and I tossed it in the tank (Texan for small farm pond) and watched it swim away.
I ran to the house, grabbed my Zebco 202 and raced back (about 300 yards from the house!) to the tank.
I finally located the broken pole floating against the off bank.
Snagging the pole wasn't hard, but whatever had taken the perch had taken perch, hook and split shot weight with it! LOL!
My grampa would only cane pole fish for crappie or blue gills.
Bamboo is difficult to come by anymore. I use those whippy, black collapsible 12 foot poles found at WalMart.
About a 3 pound channel cat on one such pole was quite a battle!
Do you or would you still use a cane pole, given the opportunity?
I didn't have any bamboo, but I thinned out a switch cane thicket cutting little 6 to 8 foot, not quite finger thick poles.
Had a blast with them.
I once hooked a small bream about the size of a half dollar.
Just puttering around, I began to skitter him across the top of the water.
Geez! Gimme a break! I was bored! LOL!
Suddenly, the water swirled, my tiny perch disappeared in a boil of water and my switch cane pole began to bend...and bend...and bend!
Whatever it was, I couldn't turn with the fragile pole.
It finally snapped and I tossed it in the tank (Texan for small farm pond) and watched it swim away.
I ran to the house, grabbed my Zebco 202 and raced back (about 300 yards from the house!) to the tank.
I finally located the broken pole floating against the off bank.
Snagging the pole wasn't hard, but whatever had taken the perch had taken perch, hook and split shot weight with it! LOL!
My grampa would only cane pole fish for crappie or blue gills.
Bamboo is difficult to come by anymore. I use those whippy, black collapsible 12 foot poles found at WalMart.
About a 3 pound channel cat on one such pole was quite a battle!
Do you or would you still use a cane pole, given the opportunity?
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