I continue to enjoy designing and building what I hope are some of the finest landing nets ever built
A lure rod like this can be used for a huge range of species from jigging for cod from shores of Scotland to Pike fishing in lakes or catching mackerel or bass in summer from the rocks
, get bit, and snap the whole thing on to a 20 lb bait rod, with a carabiner and a float, by the trigger hole, and toss it in the water like the old yellowfin standup days
Further west rock anglers target double figure bullhuss, whiting, conger and even, if the weather remains mild, an occasional bass from the surf
Just once you try pole fishing, you'll ask yourself why it wasn't sooner