Walkway 19th April 2012

[RL83]

Was great, screaming out till it started to rain then had to calm down cause i was bit worried about my line slipping on my wet thumb :/

when that happens you should get a strip of leather or pvc on the spool
go on youtube and type in john holden and theres a video on this tip
ive tried this and it works for me when its wet and your hands are cold

[craig-todd]

when that happens you should get a strip of leather or pvc on the spool
go on youtube and type in john holden and theres a video on this tip
ive tried this and it works for me when its wet and your hands are cold

sum good advice russ thanx mate

[RL83]

sum good advice russ thanx mate

aye mate just tuck it under your reel seat then hold the strip on the spool cast and when you let go of the strip it just falls back away from harms way simples

[Joe-m]

Hi mate I used to make mine out of inner tube round the top off, tape the bottom to reel seat, after casting it falls back, never slips and saves your thumb getting sliced.

[scaley]

Well done craig,you can have a bit sport in the walkway this time of year,you can get cricket bat rubber from most sport shops for as few quid,cut it into inch wide strips and tape it onto your rod below the reel so you have to stretch it onto your spool this will help with any thumb slip.

[craig-todd]

Well done craig,you can have a bit sport in the walkway this time of year,you can get cricket bat rubber from most sport shops for as few quid,cut it into inch wide strips and tape it onto your rod below the reel so you have to stretch it onto your spool this will help with any thumb slip.

will defo be trying this, when u let go of the rubber will it not get caught in the line as its goin out?

[Joe-m]

hi mate tape rubber to the bottom of reel seat when the reel spins it just thows it back no problem, if you are using a powerful rod it stops early release and stops leader knot cutting you thumb

[RL83]

will defo be trying this, when u let go of the rubber will it not get caught in the line as its goin out?

like the other lads say it will be fine but if your worried still try doing some gentle casts until your satisfied matey
anything that will give a good grip of the spool will work
i like the cricket bat grip tip mite try that one meself

[scaley]

will defo be trying this, when u let go of the rubber will it not get caught in the line as its goin out?

When you tape the rubber on to the rod butt make sure it is at least 2 inches short of your spool so you have to stretch it to put your thumb over it on your spool,when you release your thumb the rubber will pull back well away from your line,i use this for field casting as well as fishing and it works