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Post by ncguy on May 23, 2012 18:15:05 GMT -7
ok i remember when i was a kid me and my grandpa would cut us a bamboo cane pole and go fishing. Now my question is whats the best way to rig the line to te end of the pole? Drill a hole? tie it below a joint? I'm hoping to go fish on the pond this weekend if I have time. We have a lot of hay down and i hope it will all come up Saturday so i can fish all day Sunday! ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2012 18:33:23 GMT -7
Kids have 3 cane poles I just rigged/tied it behind a joint. maybe 2nd or 3ard I'll check in the AM. Tried to rig one once with a small plastic spool on the end so I could have more line that failed.
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Post by offtrail on May 23, 2012 18:39:03 GMT -7
The easiest way to rig it, start with some fishing line the same lenght as the cane pole and tie it to the tip. I'm sure there are many more ways to rig a cane pole.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2012 23:22:54 GMT -7
I tie it securely behind the first joint, making the line about 6 inches shorter than the pole. I add a clasp to the end of the line for easily adding or removing hooks, small lures, etc. I also carry a couple of extra lines of teh same length with loops on one end and a clasp on the other, so if I find a good fishin hole with a high bank, I can simply add another section of line (doubleing my line length) and fish from way above. Keep a couple hooks in the bill of the ole hat and a couple small lures hooked to the sides...coil the extra line around the inside folded up sweat band of the hat to keep it from getting tangled (camo ball hat type), and it works great!! Carry a 5 gallon bucket with a cushion seat, add some creek water to throw fish in and use it to sit comfy. When ready to leave, drain all extra water leaving just enough to keep teh fish alive, attach a 3" wide padded nylon shoulder strap (like oin a weedeater), loop it crossways over my shoulder and pack it out.
Nothin to it...at least thats what I do when I use a cane pole.
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Post by spartan300 on May 24, 2012 3:56:53 GMT -7
I can still see my Grandfather sitting on the bank with me with those cane poles. We would catch those big brim and he would smile like a possum all the way home. We didn't have a $15,000.00 bass boat, we didn't have high dollar poles and tackle. We had those ole cane poles and a can of night crawlers, and had more fun, and made more memories than you could imagine. I miss him.
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Post by cajunlady87 on May 24, 2012 3:57:58 GMT -7
Who remembers the small ladder looking gadget you bought in the store with hook, line and bobber all wound around it ready to attach to the cane pole. I found one of these in new condition, saved it to add to my remember these items.  |
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Post by oldcoothillbilly on May 24, 2012 4:02:33 GMT -7
Yup, I thin I still got one somewhere in the cellar. Ah, the good ol days. I sure do miss em.
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Post by cajunlady87 on May 24, 2012 4:10:05 GMT -7
Yesterday I stopped to buy some fresh red onions with an elderly gentleman. Along his bayouside is this huge growth of bamboo plants, the exact size for cane poles. That old geezer refused to share not one plant of his bamboo with me so I could get some growing. Some people!  |
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Post by oldcoothillbilly on May 24, 2012 4:17:40 GMT -7
Shshhh, when I was in florida the stuff was a weed. Folk was glad ta let ya take it outa there place.
Maybe the old feller is makin fishin poles? Still he coulda give ya a sprout!
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Post by cajunlady87 on May 24, 2012 4:24:24 GMT -7
Nah, he just lets it grow to admire it and p*ss off any one he won't share with.
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Post by wtrfwlr on May 24, 2012 5:26:03 GMT -7
Yesterday I stopped to buy some fresh red onions with an elderly gentleman. Along his bayouside is this huge growth of bamboo plants, the exact size for cane poles. That old geezer refused to share not one plant of his bamboo with me so I could get some growing. Some people! You really DO NOT!!!! want that stuff on your place Cajunlady!!! It is aweful stuff to have around. It spread like kudzu and the only way to get rid of or attempt to control it is too dig up every spec of a root, which is almost impossible to do!! I will even grow up between any gap between a foundation and a wall and grow inside of the building! Ask me how I know this? Yep, I planted 3 little sprouts and have been fighting that stuff ever since. You're way better off to just get it off someone else than grow it yourself. If you were closer you could have all of mine you wanted. Also, if you cut own poles just remember they have to dry in the sun for several weeks before they are any good for fishing as they are very limber when green and easy to break. When they dry though they make excellent rods. |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2012 6:05:02 GMT -7
Who remembers the small ladder looking gadget you bought in the store with hook, line and bobber all wound around it ready to attach to the cane pole. I found one of these in new condition, saved it to add to my remember these items. Have not seen those in years we use to use them for hand lines too. Remember sitting with my Dad and G'pa on the bank with a cane. Man what a wounderful time thanks for bringing back that memory. there is nothing like setting on the bank with your kids watching the water skippers and draggon flies solving the woes of the world. |
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Post by cajunlady87 on May 24, 2012 6:11:00 GMT -7
You really DO NOT!!!! want that stuff on your place Cajunlady!!! It is aweful stuff to have around. It spread like kudzu and the only way to get rid of or attempt to control it is too dig up every spec of a root, which is almost impossible to do!! I will even grow up between any gap between a foundation and a wall and grow inside of the building! Ask me how I know this? Yep, I planted 3 little sprouts and have been fighting that stuff ever since. You're way better off to just get it off someone else than grow it yourself. If you were closer you could have all of mine you wanted. Thanks for the warning, sounds like banana trees, easy to plant and grow, then can't get rid of 'em. |
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Post by cajunlady87 on May 24, 2012 6:14:42 GMT -7
Who remembers the small ladder looking gadget you bought in the store with hook, line and bobber all wound around it ready to attach to the cane pole. I found one of these in new condition, saved it to add to my remember these items. Have not seen those in years we use to use them for hand lines too. Remember sitting with my Dad and G'pa on the bank with a cane. Man what a wounderful time thanks for bringing back that memory. there is nothing like setting on the bank with your kids watching the water skippers and draggon flies solving the woes of the world. Hey renegade, for me, using a cane pole was the only way to go. I used to see the problems people had with reels and just stayed away from them I do own one now but would still like to have the dependable cane pole also. |
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Post by missasip on May 24, 2012 6:30:45 GMT -7
Ok got two answers here.
First, I always tie the end of the line two joints from the end, then make a half hitch behind same joint, go to the tip, which is about two inches past the first joint, and make two half hitches and tie it off. The tips can break off and this gives you a secure backup.
As far as growing bamboo, never had any issues with it. Grew in for close to 20 years. No different than growing anything else. Plant it in a planned spot. I perfer that to be a high and dry spot. Then I do the watering. But even if planted in a low spot, to keep it under control is to keep it cut. My patch was about 50'x 6'. Regular grass all the way around it, mowed on a regular basis.
I have several friends who grow it and same with them, no problems.
It makes a beautiful natural barrier, along with having a ready supply of fishing poles, tomato stakes(cut and dried), long sticks to make torches for burning worm nest from pecan trees and if left to grow to two + inches in diameter some of the strongest building material, a wood source and scaffling.
As with anything, planning and keeping up with it makes it work.
Jimmy
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