Would this be cheating

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- 11/06/2011 at 3:20 pm #47201
  Average-Al
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  I have never done this or actually seen it done but I wondered if it would be legal under NFA rules to leave your pole in its rests pointing out over the river / lake with NO RIG ON while you fish the feeder or wag and so enabling you to feed the pole line accurately with the catty~think ~think ~think
- 11/06/2011 at 4:12 pm #143432
  TF_Anthonywaters
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  Not cheating but not worthwhile either in my opinion !!!
- 11/06/2011 at 4:14 pm #143433
  TF_dave smiff
  If you was using a catty to fed then you obviously wouldn’t be that bothered about getting your feed tight so why bother??? Pointless really.
- 11/06/2011 at 5:20 pm #143440
  TF_Amer
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  I have seen this done before but on the fen drains some time ago. Anglers putting a pole out to stop floating weed and then give them a clear area to fish in! If you go by NFA rules then no…Here is rule 10
  10. A competitor shall have in use one rod or pole, one line and one single hook at one time, but may have other rods and poles assembled behind him/her.
- 11/06/2011 at 5:53 pm #143441
  TF_Nigel.
  Yes it is, you can only use one rod (or pole) at a time.
  Rig on or not, you are still ‘using’ it!
- 11/06/2011 at 8:23 pm #143446
  TF_One Out of the Frame
  @Amer wrote:
  
  I have seen this done before but on the fen drains some time ago. Anglers putting a pole out to stop floating weed and then give them a clear area to fish in! If you go by NFA rules then no…Here is rule 10
  10. A competitor shall have in use one rod or pole, one line and one single hook at one time, but may have other rods and poles assembled behind him/her.
  
  Probably a good twenty years ago I used to regularly see people using click together plumbing pipes wedged across canals for the same type of thing….. Being a nurse (at the time) I was very jealous of the plumbers with a VAN and access to this type of equipment at no expense!
- 11/06/2011 at 8:48 pm #143448
  TF_DAT
  Got a mate who always hangs a rod over the margins so that when he goes on to that line late in the match the fish are used to a pole over the top of them.Not sure if it makes a difference but he’s convinced.
- 11/06/2011 at 8:56 pm #143449
  TF_One Out of the Frame
  Just put the kids to bed and was thinking… I’m sure it was the Autumn when this was normally done and attempting to minimise the effect of the leaves falling.
- 11/06/2011 at 9:28 pm #143453
  TF_Amer
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  I had a two year break from match fishing recently, and one of the venues I fish, Cross Drove in Suffolk has less rules then the average fishery. Anglers started cupping in bait and a straight lead together with their bail arm off! It was cleaning up in matches. Its since been banned!
  The lengths some anglers go to for an advantage? Even though if you are not accurate at pole distance then I would want to be sat next to that angler! LOL
- 14/06/2011 at 1:11 pm #143771
  TF_NathanWatson
  Just pull the catapult back the same distance each time!
- 14/06/2011 at 1:43 pm #143774
  Anonymous
  should be illegal imo, just learn how to use a catty simple
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