Author Bio:
Damo’s always on the
On both nights,
bites were coming
Damian has been active
money, and there’s
every hour or so,
on the UK carp scene
but to keep the
for many years and has
caught some of the
now better way than
fish interested we
country’s most sought
had to keep bait after fish, including
fastening up and
going in to the
the legendary Snake
swim. At over 90-
Pit common. His
ability to teach and
hitting the clip. Deadly
yards the only way
pass on first rate
to do it was with a
information has him in
Damian talks ‘Clipping
spod, so for two
huge demand by the
nights I was up all
carp angling press and
TV in his native
Up’.
night catching, re-
England. He recently
casting, and
won the British carp
spodding. Without
championship with none
the use of the
other
spool clips on all
than
Danny
Clipping… What?
of the rods there
Fairbrass
Clipping up has two meanings within the carp
would have been
from
angler’s vocabulary. The first is to use a line clip
no way of being so
Korda.
on the rod, which will hold the line tight with an
accurate and we
indicator on. The other is to place the line under
would not have
the clip on the spool of a reel for pinpoint
caught half as
accuracy when casting a hookbait or spod.
many fish, of that
This method of retaining the line by using the
I’m sure.
spool clip is one of the most important techniques
that I use within my own fishing. It allows me to be
The Act
able to recast my bait back in exactly the same
The act of clipping up also serves two further
spot time and time again. Due to my limited time
purposes: one allowing the angler to be able to
resources I need to be able to make the most of
feel the lead down on a tight line and with practice
any of my fishing time, so any bites that come
the angler should be able to tell what the lead is
during the night I need to get the bait back on the
landing on by the sensations that travel via the
spot straight away, even fishing up against snags,
main line and through to the rod. This will also
islands or gravel bars. Of course the clip doesn’t
allow the rig to land lead first and will keep the
have to be used just on your fishing rods, it is
hooklink away from the lead, making each cast
equally as important on the spod and marker
less likely to tangle.
rods.
The other is when using any kind of lead clip
The prime example or rather the extreme
arrangement and a PVA bag or stick. The problem
example was in BCAC Final at Nickolls Leisure.
sometimes arises that because of the force
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