Apparently I've been Jigging the Wrong way for years..
or have I ???
Question for you all.... I was fishing with two of the very best anglers on TF yesterday. A slack tide ended our fun for an hour or so. I started to "complain" about my right hand hurting for the past 18 months, after a day of jigging. Its not really my hand, but the stretch of skin below my thumb to my wrist. It tends to " rest" on my cork butt. This puzzled both anglers. They asked to show me how I hold my pole. I hold the reel seat between my pointer finger and index finger. Where as they both hold the reel seat between there pinky and ring finger. Quite a difference. The area of my hand resting on cork, doesn;t come into play with them. ( Ya probably have to get a pole out and try my way, and there way, to see what I mean) So for the afternoon blitz, as awkward as it felt, I started doing it " the right way " It was like changing your golf grip. But I persevered and frankly my hand stopped bothering me. So now I just have to change things up a bit, but I'm curious to find out how others hold there reel seat. And for the sake of confusion, I'm speaking about a spinning reel, and not a manly baitcaster. |
I use spinning gear to bottom fish / live line.
I hold the reel stem between pinky and ring finger. Between my hand and first knuckle of pinky finger - a thick callous has formed over the years. This acts like a pad. Seen some guys put tape or a band aid on early morning to avoid getting a sore spot. If fishing all day - I sometimes move the reel stem to between ring finger and middle finger. |
After you learn how to hold your rod right, you then have to know how to hold your mouth right. :D I put my little finger and ring finger behind the reel steam and all my other fingers go in front of it. I like to have my fingers on the fore grip and thank God I hold the rod in my left hand because if it was my right I'm not sure what I would do being fingerless. :eek: Like Skip I do have a callous from holding it this way but it feels right.
By the way, who you thinks going to take it tonight???? |
I have the delicate hands of an accountant so I just leave the rods in the rod holders. That's what they are for right? :p
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is this a trick question? index and pointer are same thing,..., unless you're one of those guys that point with the middle finger?
http://fishingnoob.com/137/how-to-ca...-spinning-rod/ :D |
ps - don't ask how i new about that site,...
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Interesting, I don't think I've ever taken notice of how others hold their reels. I hold my spinning reel between the index and middle finger. I've noticed that I sometimes feel pain between my fingers after a long day. I attribute it to the fact that I just don't fish as often as I used to. Makes sense to hold it with a more balanced grip...gonna give it a whirl when I finally get back on the water.
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