Playing A Fish

[leeds2592]

Hi
How do you play a fish?
Thanks
Leeds2592 ;D ;D

[breamy]

depends what tackle im using

[Bluey]

A very open question mate.

Are you asking how to play a fish, or how you personally play a fish?

A lot depends on the type of fish caught, by what method and what venue ie stillwater, river.

[naf]

If you using a rod and line i will give you a tip i wish i had received 10 years earlier - make sure your clutch is set right , it may seem obvious but no one told me and I lost many a fish by having the clutch to tight

If you asking about a pole, dont ask me as i am useless at it, ask anyone who's seen me ;D

[Loafer]

Old people, like me.....backwind!

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naf said:

dont ask me as i am useless at it, ask anyone who's seen me ;D

we know ;D
if u play a fish on the pole keep the tip in the water as this will stop the fish from runing and slowly bring it back to the net
monkey

[BOF]

Whereas its the action of the rod itself, that plays the fish on a rod and reel outfit. So you should keep the tip as high in the air as you can, to enable its springy action to take some of the strain off the line.
With a pole its the elastic that fights the fish. So keeping the tip of the pole under the water tires the fish quicker, and hopefully causes less disturbance to the swim.

BOF
PS If you are using a reel, I second Nafs tip about setting the clutch to the strength of the line.
You do this by getting hold of the line just in front of the bail arm and giving it a good sharp tug. If the line breaks before any line is given out your clutch is set too stiffly, if it gives line too easily its too slack. You should just be able to set the thing going steadily, no more than that.
Watch any Wilson video or TV program, its a habit he picked up years ago, in the days of rubbish clutches. But he always does it, and its served him well enough over the years.