Quiver tips.

[Mark Anderson]

Hi men ,


I see a rod for sale the other day 2lb tc with a long white quiver tip , does anybody actually use their quiver tips any more for barbel ?.


Hatter

 

[Bob Gill]

All the time - follower of the Barbel God Dick Dowing.

Quiverin' Bluejeans

Use it for most other river species.

Got a whole load of blanks.

Cheers
Bob

 

[Howard Cooke]

I do! In fact Bob made me a lovely 1.5lb Torrix with two top sections, standard and a quiver. It's brilliant. Sometimes I reckon fish spook when they feel resistance and I have found a lighter tip section can produce more positive bites. Dependant on conditions etc. Obviously there is no need to bother with such sensitive set ups when the fish are "avin it".

 

[John Cook]

What Happened to Dick?

 

[Bobby Baker]

I use quivers for maggot fishing in winter but any other time it's rod pointed at bait in touch mode with finger on the trigger. Perfic......for finicky fishing that is. I do like sitting on my derrière though and waiting for the reel to start screaming.

 

[Roger Carswell]

All serious fishermen should have a range of rods to cater for all eventualities. There’s little point in trying to cast heavy swimfeeders using a rod fitted with a light quiver-tip as the rod will bend right over, bounce all over the place and render accurate distance casting out of the question. Also, there’s not much point in using a quiver-tip that bends completely around due to strong currents or flood conditions since the whole object of achieving delicate bite detection will be negated.

When fishing for shy biting fish on rivers with moderate or slow flow a quiver-tip can be invaluable and will provide accurate visual indication of a developing bite. Alternatively, as Bobby suggests, touch ledgering is a very effective way of fishing delicately but without a quiver-tip.

In my armoury of barbel rods I’ve got a couple of the original (green) Fox floodwater rods. With the 7oz tips fitted I can cast 6oz feeders to the horizon and still retain the ability to see delicate bites. On the other hand, when my local river Severn is in raging flood it’s the 2¼lb TC rods that will probably be my first choice. For anglers on a budget though, I think most experienced anglers would recommend a 1¾lb TC rod and forget the quiver-tip.

At the end of the day, the tackle you use should be selected to suit the conditions for which it is best suited. I remember back in the early seventies, there was no such thing as a specialist barbel rod – we had to make our own. Nowadays the market seems to be saturated with barbel rods, so there’s no excuse for not having the right kit.

 

[Terry Simner]

I use a quivertip at times for many species including chub..but not for barbel. I find I can spot a 3 foot twitch on a 2.25lb tc just as easy as I can on a 2oz quiver

I may, just may, miss a few 'shy biters'..but I very very rarely bump off a fish.

ATBA
Terry

 

[Jason Bean]

All serious fishermen should have a range of rods to cater for all eventualities. There’s little point in trying to cast heavy swimfeeders using a rod fitted with a light quiver-tip as the rod will bend right over, bounce all over the place and render accurate distance casting out of the question. Also, there’s not much point in using a quiver-tip that bends completely around due to strong currents or flood conditions since the whole object of achieving delicate bite detection will be negated

Hello Roger....sort of agree disagree with you on this, I'm a big fan of quiver tip and swing tips. If your talking just barbel/rivers yes with the above.....but I know many "top barbel anglers" slated the old greys xflites which I still use as a pair from bream,tench,carp and barbel on flooded rivers to quiver tipping for bream.

There seems to be a gap in the market created by some of what you have mentioned in your post. For me who's not a tackle tart those greys rods were one of the best investments I've made with tackle.

I can go to a shallow pit with standard bream set up and cast 80 yards with the 2lb xflites and quiver tip section....with a 3oz tip and use good indication with a powerful butt.

Thing is lots variables and recently I have become a bit of a rod addict.

But these old greys I can't break them

Cheers
Jason

 

[Dave Taylor]

Can't say that I use quivers much for barbel Mark. Probably a mistake, as I remember fishing North End on the Avon and happily catching gudgeon on a small maggot feeder and quivertip. Even though I was after barbel it made a nice change to watch that tip tremble when one of those lovely little mini barbel decided to have a nibble.
So it was a bit of a wake up call when I gave a gentle strike to one of those trembles and found myself playing a 7 1/2 pound barbel, then another,.. same bite indication,... ten minutes later.

 

[Alex Gowney]

I always use a quiver when caster or maggot fishing, not really sure why, the bites are positive enough usually. For some years now most barbel rods come with two tips, one quiver and one standard. My main rod is a now 16 year old Century Pulse that has quivers supplied or the top ring can be inserted if no quiver is required. It is a rod I would never change, as a barbel rod, unbeatable. I also use a Fox 1.5lb tc which has quiver and non quiver top sections, again an excellent rod.

 

[Mark Swaby]

Needs must with quiver tips,most of the time its a backlead and the rod top but. A while back fishing a heavily pressured Thatcham section of the Kennet we had swims full of barbel (ha ha nowadays) but not one of them would rap the rod round. I sat that evening getting donked, with over 20 pickups so frustrating,but really interesting.The next time out i used a banded pellet, a single swan shot on a link of line and 8lb line straight through to the hook,i held the rod with barely a bend in the quivertip and hit every donk,they were very fast and solid, single taps,16 barbel in the first morning my mate could not get set up quick enough.For a few seasons we would each catch 10 plus barbel every morning we fished there,in the afternoon fishing a different harder section. Most of the other anglers on the section caught very little during the day,most thought the taps they were getting were minnows.I do not have the need to do this now but at that time it made a big difference.Also when fishing lobworm with swanshot i like to use a quivertip to, 1, give barbel a bit of low resistance when taking and 2,to pick up bonus perch and chub which reject upon feeling resistance.

 

[Albert Watkinson]

I have barbel rods with quivers but now use the touch ledger method.it is unbeatable for shy barbel bites.i can watch the mink at play and still hit the shy bites.ihave not fished for 2 years but still live the dream
Albert

 

[Dave Taylor]

I have barbel rods with quivers but now use the touch ledger method.it is unbeatable for shy barbel bites.i can watch the mink at play and still hit the shy bites.ihave not fished for 2 years but still live the dream
Albert

That's the spirit Albert,.. may all your dreams come true!