New to ledger fishing

[AndrewR]

Originally Posted by big pike dreamer

Good luck Andy mate! nothin like quiver!! I love it! you could also get one of them strikeback things?? never used em myself but have seen them being used, i think you attatch them somewhere near your reel and it acts like a quiver just not at the end of your rod ;-)

Matt

Hmm might look into it mate cheers for your help

[AndrewR]

I forgot to ask, do I tighten up the line to the rig? or do i leave slack? For the running ledger rig by the way.

[peakoverload]

Always tighten to the rig otherwise you'll never know you've had a bite or the fish will be very deep hooked which is dangerous. Going back to your earlier question, personally I wouldn't ever leave the bail arm open as it's just an accident waiting to happen and in the panic of a bite you have to remember to close the bail arm before you strike. Instead I'd just turn the anti reverse off. That way if a fish runs the reel will just backwind and when you pick the rod up to strike your other hand will automatically go to the reel handle anyway which will stop the backwind and allow you to strike. This is what most of us used to do before baitrunners were invented.

[covlad1987]

Originally Posted by peakoverload

Always tighten to the rig otherwise you'll never know you've had a bite or the fish will be very deep hooked which is dangerous. Going back to your earlier question, personally I wouldn't ever leave the bail arm open as it's just an accident waiting to happen and in the panic of a bite you have to remember to close the bail arm before you strike. Instead I'd just turn the anti reverse off. That way if a fish runs the reel will just backwind and when you pick the rod up to strike your other hand will automatically go to the reel handle anyway which will stop the backwind and allow you to strike. This is what most of us used to do before baitrunners were invented.

i still use that way backward wind you eather like ledger or your hate it i like it and using the float fishing only problem i have is fishing both ways getting a take on the ledger and float at the same time lol

[AndrewR]

Went fishing monday, caught a couple of nice fish on the running ledger rig while no one else was catching! Im pretty confident with ledgering now and its very useful if your tired and cant be bothered at looking at an orange dot all day .