Whip Fishing - Part 3 - Fishing a Longer Whip

‪@MarkWintleFishing‬ Having fished at 3.5 metres in Part 2 it's time to go a bit longer, up to 5 & 6 metres, still on a lake.

[@WolfmanWoody]

I told you, should have used a Stonfo. :D I fished a club match once and none of the big fish were playing so I ended up with my 6m Maver Alborella whip. I rigged up a small crystal waggler with just some no. 6 shot strung out and caught lots of bleak (alborella) on the drop. You can't get much simpler and I won the match, but only because the club favourite had injured his leg and couldn't fish at all. 🤣😂🤣

[@ianbaxter9836]

Great practical advice for any beginner looking to use a whip.

[@MarkWintleFishing]

Thank you.

[@ianbaxter9836]

@@MarkWintleFishing It would be good to see you fishing a long whip in fairly shallow water and show the viewers how you control the long line from pole tip to float.

[@MarkWintleFishing]

The challenge, as you allude to, is that a lot of line from float to whip tip is asking for trouble in any amount of wind, and at a certain point other methods, short-lining with a pole, or a little waggler on rod and line, can prove more effective.

[@ianbaxter9836]

@@MarkWintleFishing A great answer and one I expect many 'newbies' to whip fishing will benefit from.

[@derekskinner]

@@MarkWintleFishing Why not use a Proper whip waggler and sink the line--that combats the wind. --fishing a top and bottom float whip float in the wind is asking for trouble.

[@brianreed1451]

nice one Mark. River time soon. Stuminster etc. Canford was pants last year

[@johnsmith-px1sr]

a much underused method on the rivers nowadays with the obsession of long pole short line fishing....a good friend and team mate called chavy often fishes it to great effect...

[@MarkWintleFishing]

I fished with Chavey in our Team Castle days and found the system whip useful on the Bristol Avon. Next episode is on the river.

[@waynenippard5933]

So waxing lyrical about your connection system saying it had never let you down and........... it let’s you down 🤣🤣

[@MarkWintleFishing]

Being too lazy to dig around in my tackle box for the correct silicone tubing let me down.