I don’t see anyone using an actual cane pole these days. But we might as well be when we’re dipping crappie during the spawn or catching sunfish in the creek for catfish bait.
I wish you were in the neighborhood Mart, I have a pond where endless amounts of perch can be caught on a gold hook with a pinch of worm or an ice fishing jig. You could go and catch until she was tired of catching.
When I was about eight years old, my father took me to such a pond owned by a local farmer and we used a long cane pole.
It was GREAT fun, and probably contributed to me becoming a lifelong fisherman (more than five decades later now).
TheKid - thanks for bringing these memories back!
/John
