The Right Way to Elasticate a Fishing Whip

Here I show you the Right Way to Elasticate a Fishing Whip.
The fishing whip is a fantastic tool for beginners to take up fishing with. It's very light, there are no reels to worry about and they are really inexpensive too.
As standard a fishing whip is fitted with something called a flick tip which is simply a fixed eye at the end to tie on your fishing line, float and hook (your 'rig'). This is ok when fishing for small fish but hooking something bigger might get you into trouble.
Elasticating a whip has a couple of advantages of using a flick tip alone:
- You will hit more bites and hook more fish as you are less likely to 'bump' fish off on the strike (aka pulling the hook and bait out of the fishes mouth). This makes it much more enjoyable for beginners
- The elastic provides a cushion should you hook a bigger fish, and allows you to play the fish until it is tired.
Items you will need:
- A fishing whip with a hollow tip section
- Internal fitting ptfe pole bush
- 4-6 rating drennan aqua bungee elastic
- Dacron pole elastic connectors (smaller the better. I've used a large one in the video to make things clearer)
Tools required:
- Junior hacksaw
- Sharp scissors
- Tweezers/Crochet hook (if needed)
Subscribe for more Fishing Videos: / @bobsbitsoutdoors
T-Shirts Now Available now available via:
teespring.com/stores/bobs-bit...
Recommended Playlists:
Fly Fishing Vlogs - • VLOGs
Fly Fishing Basics - • FLY FISHING FOR BEGINNERS
Let’s connect:
Instagram - bobsbitsfis...

[@derekskinner]

The biggest problem with elacticating a whip is that if you are fishing to hand and you hook a decent fish-usually a carp, it is difficult to land as you have too much line out and with the stretched elastic added you cant hold the whip high enough to net the fish,, I got over this by attaching a lencth of green garden wire to the bung and running it all the way to the bottom of the whip, so it could be used as a puller, allowing you to shorten the length of the elastic and able to net the fish--I have used this method very successfully for many years.

[@tritonpressurewashing]

Beautiful tutorial. I was looking for 2 hours after a tutorial like this ☝️. Nice one

[@BobsBitsOutdoors]

Thanks so much. Hope you get on ok with your own elastication :)

[@ajayjust2626]

I've got a bunch of whips in storage that I want to make elastic poles and your video is EXACTLY what I needed 🙏

[@BobsBitsOutdoors]

Great to hear it. Most whips these days have hollow tips but some older ones may have solid tips. Just make sure the tip is hollow before cutting back :)

[@Mrmusicisthecure]

Thanks for this. Exactly what I.was.looking for

[@BobsBitsOutdoors]

You’re more than welcome 👍

[@xuiop4882]

What is that base bung and who makes them as I have never seen that before.

[@PaulMcElroy-vk2el]

Hi I'm new to fishing and fancied the idea of a whip rod. However I've noticed after watching several videos that only small fish seem to be caught. Can I ask does adding the elastic increase the chances of catching larger fish. Thank you Paul

[@Rob-di7uu]

How can you get the Dacron connector bead once fitted up through tele sections please ?

[@BobsBitsOutdoors]

Smaller beads are order of the day. I’ve since swapped the large bead on the video for a matrix puller bead in size medium. It passes through the tele sections really easily. Have a look at the Jamie Hughes video on winning ways for a guide to making your own dacrons. Basically you need the smallest bead you can get away with depending on the opening of the bush you’re fitting.

[@naali1648]

Hey, my 8m fully telescopic whip just broke from about 1m away from the tip, so I decided to set up an system like this. How long rig are you using on that 4m pole? I imagine it's quite difficult to estimate how much the elastic stretches once you hook a fish and especially an bigger one. If you also cut the line rig too short the reach is kind of disappointing. I would really like to see you fish on a video with an setup like this. Cheers!

[@BobsBitsOutdoors]

Thanks for commenting. Usually I set my whip rigs up to ‘fish to hand’. This means the overall length of the rig is just slightly shorter than the length of the whip. This allows you to swing in smaller fish (ones which don’t pull the elastic) and net bigger ones with ease. I have a video on my channel where my sons fish with a whip to catch small tench using this exact setup.

[@Dubs13]

On 5 minutes what the black hook thing called ? Base bunk

[@BobsBitsOutdoors]

It’s called a base bung. You can get them in various sizes. If you want to be dead accurate then measure the internal diameter of your tip section and buy the nearest size down to make it a simple job to remove when you need to change your elastic. This one is stonfo brand and I got it from eBay.

[@antjohnson4236]

Does the end bung come with the kit?

[@BobsBitsOutdoors]

Unfortunately there’s no standard kit. I bought the various bits from online tackle suppliers. The end bung is a stonfo one I got from eBay. Measure the internal diameter of your tip section and find one to fit. I’m just about to elasticate another whip for my other son but the tip section is very short so I’m going to elasticate the top 2 sections instead.

[@antjohnson4236]

@@BobsBitsOutdoors could you maybe video you do that as I might do the same

[@BobsBitsOutdoors]

@@antjohnson4236 by all means. Watch this space :).

[@andypeckitt7977]

Don’t cut the pole on your wife’s kitchen worktop 😂

[@BobsBitsOutdoors]

Haha, best lighting in the house from the under cabinet led’s. The trick is to do the cutting when she’s out.

[@user-yg4ig3cw9c]

That’s a Tenkara fishing

[@BobsBitsOutdoors]

Almost, we tend to use a rig which is a fixed length of line with a float (and required shot to cock the float) attached. At the hook end we use a hookbait rather than artificial ‘flies’.

[@stevendone5493]

Excellent . I was given a whip the other day and it has a ring on end and as I’ve never used one before I was wondering how to elasticate it . Wasn’t sure if I could use it without elastic but now I know how to elasticate it . Would I have been able to use it without elastic ? Just by attaching line to ring at end .

[@BobsBitsOutdoors]

The whip with a ring eye attachment is great for small fish. Just loop to loop the rig onto the eye. If there are any bigger fish you may want to elasticate.

[@stevendone5493]

@@BobsBitsOutdoors thanks