A Canadian Swim

Toots and The Maytals – Time Tough

Time tough here too -- no chance to go fishing.

Gear Report and some helpful links

Rod Bag and Float Box

Open Float Box

Float Box Detail

Here’s some more Asian style fishing gear.

The bag is 46” long and holds all my whips, rod holders and folding net. Its made of heavy nylon with a rubberized backing. I was hoping it would have some padding to protect the contents but it doesn’t. The long pocket on the front holds my float box.

The float box is made of bamboo and lined with some kind of foam rubber that’s cut away in intervals to reveal metal strips.  The floats are secured with the rubber collars you can see in the picture. The collars have magnets to hold to the metal strips. and the box is held shut with magnets as well.

For  anyone wanting to learn more about this style of fishing here are a couple of links.

This is an eight page pdf file from a Japanese bait company that explains the basics in English. There is plenty more information there,  so be sure to check out the rest of the site.

Thanks to a fellow member of the Carp Anglers Group for this link to an hour long video on hera fishing  from Shimano Japan.

Welcome to the jungle

Jungle swim

I did some whip fishing today. The day started off cloudy but eventually got very sunny. My swim was pretty overgrown with bulrushes but I was able to clear an alley for my 4.5m hera pole and managed to get away with only a coupe of tangles in the reeds.

The fishing started out slow, but picked up as the sun came out. Mostly bullheads but a few perch also took the bait. There was one heart stopping moment when I foul-hooked a big carp.  fortunately  the hook was only in a scale and I got my tackle back.  It was a great days fishing but right now,  I wish I’d remembered the sun screen.

My cat still thinks I spend too much time online.

Minnie