The angle of the rod should be 90 degrees with the thread at the waist.

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By the way, this time, it is a basic course for dealing with rods, not only for gure, but also for greenery.

Last time, I got a lot of energy when fishing! I got it in.

Click here for the previous blog!

This time, we will start a fishing course following that! The basics of the basics in handling rods.

But it's very important. Let's get started!

"If the fish is far away, stand it up, and if it gets closer, let it lie down."

○ Don't look at the sea, look at the rod

It is said that it is no good to lose to a fish and pull down a rod.

The word "stretch" means to spread it flat or to knock it down, so it probably came from that.

In fact, when the rod is stretched, the thread is usually broken and the fisherman loses.

So why does the thread break when the rod stretches? On the contrary, if the rod is standing, will the thread not break?

This is easy to understand. When stretched, the elasticity of the rod cannot be utilized. Therefore, the threads are pulled together, and the strength of the thin thread is not enough to withstand it, and it breaks.

Let's ask again.

If you know that the elasticity of the rod is so important, do you make full use of it?

Last time I wrote:

He probably intends to put up the rod with all his might, but when he looks sideways, he doesn't make the most of his elasticity.

The angle of the rod is very difficult to understand when viewed from the front. Moreover, when it comes to interacting with fish, I can't afford it. There are quite a few places where the rod is judged whether it is standing or not based only on the feeling that is transmitted to the hand. Therefore, Matsuda teaches his club members not to look at the sea, but to look at the rod. Now, visually check how much the rod is bent, and then decide what to do.

○ 90 degrees is the most elastic

The best use of the elasticity of the rod is at an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the thread. Anyone can understand this.

However, although I knew it in my head, it didn't actually appear in my actions. For example, are you trying to make the road thread and rod 90 degrees immediately after matching?

If you ask that, most people must say they do.

However, there are overwhelmingly more people who wind the reel before that. Since he put up the rod and put it together, he intends to set it to 90 degrees. Actually, I can only stand up to 40-50 degrees.

One reason for this misunderstanding is that I can't see the angle of my rod.

And the other is that only about knows that the rod is bendable.

If you stand the rod with the fish hanging on it, the tip of the tip will be straight unless the fish is very small and the thread dandruff is not very large. Therefore, no angler would try to make this part and the thread 90 degrees.

If so, what part of the rod and the thread are going to be 90 degrees.

Matsuda says clearly. It's the waist. This is the steepest part of the curve drawn by the rod.

However, it moves depending on the pulling strength of the fish. That is why I cannot neglect to check with my own eyes. In particular, immediately after hanging a fish offshore, it is not possible to maintain 90 degrees just by standing a rod vertically above the head.

As a feeling, you can think that you can finally keep 90 degrees by standing at 100 to 120 degrees.

Then, when the fish approaches, let the rod lie down accordingly. Always make sure that the waist part draws 90 degrees with the thread.

○ Offshore fish let the rod lie down

As a general rule, Matsuda does not put out threads. In the case of Gure, it is rarely issued.

However, when fish other than Gure and green fish such as red sea bream and amberjack are hung, it has to be put out.

Then, it runs offshore.

At this time, there are fish running above and fish diving below. You can run as much as you run around. However, it is a problem if you can dive underneath. There may be shimori. It takes time, and when the fish goes underneath, Matsuda lays the rod down and responds.

Fish have a habit of trying to run in the opposite direction of the pulling force. Therefore, if you pull it up, it will try to dive further down. To prevent it, you should try not to pull it from above as much as possible.

It appears in the form of letting the rod lie down.

Of course, even when the rod is laid down, it must be held at 90 degrees. It's easier to see the angle than standing up, but this time it's more likely to touch an obstacle. Of course, the rod should not hit the rock, and the thread should not touch the root.

-Minoru Matsuda's gure fishing bible, fishing is anything! Partially quoted from 1997-