Pole fishing is arguably unbeatable for close range fishing on stillwaters, canals and rivers. Pole\whip fishing offers the best accuracy and presentation available. The finest end-tackle can be used, providing that the correct balance of mainline and more importantly elastic are used. This section shows details of  how to set-up a rig, the most popular end rigs and tips on using the pole\whip and getting the most out of it.

Using a propriety brand carp float for strength and high visibility, set up the rig with the bulk weight close to the bottom, a string of small shot or an olivette as shown. Use a strong specimen hook of a size appropriate to the bait being fished - size 14 is about right for a 1/4 inch cube of meat. Keep the loose feed going in.

The dibber float takes very little shot to achieve the correct level but has a very buoyant tip to allow big baits to be fished off the bottom. This rig is best used in shallow water or fishing the upper layers of stillwaters.It is ideally suited to far bank canal fishing, margin and up in the water carp fishing.

A simple rig to make up - place 3 no. 8 shot on the main line and attach your hooklength. Use line and hook sizes appropriate to the size of bait and fish you intend to catch, for example size 22 or 20 hook for maggot and caster, and size 16 or 14 hook for sweetcorn and meat.