Anyone had some experience making one? I read that heating them up until they turn a brownish color makes them extremely strong. Seems like a great inexpensive push pole.
Those 8 foot green garden stakes sold at Home Depot seem to be a cheap solution for about $7. Have a metal core inside. Thats what most people recommended to me.
Those wooden broom sticks, like used on long push brooms would make good anchor pins. Sharpen a point in one end, and drill a hole in the other. Make a short paracord leash with a carabiner and fasten to pole.
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Originally posted by elgeebeeThose wooden broom sticks, like used on long push brooms would make good anchor pins. Sharpen a point in one end, and drill a hole in the other. Make a short paracord leash with a carabiner and fasten to pole.
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I totally second the call on broomsticks and paracord or bungee. I was getting splinters from mine, so I recycled some throw-away bike inner tubes from Mikes Bikes in Mt P and worked them over the end of mine to get a better grip on it. To make a point, I just cut at @45deg angle with my circular saw. Lasts a few months, floats, and makes a great fire pit poker when it’s beat up from oysters.
Kayak fish, usually Wando or creeks off the ICW north of Chas Harbor. Sometimes surf fish (mainly SI).
“Look for patterns, and then ask why those patterns exist.”
–Debra Kaye
Adustable painter pole, I think I paid $9 for it at Lowes. Goes from 6’ to 10’.
The painter’s pole are galvanized steel - they rust inside quickly. For about $16 you can get a golfball retreiver at a sporting goods store (aluminum) telescope to 12 feet. Just cut the basket off and it is pointed.
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I tried out a bamboo pole @ 7ft long last week and it worked great. Just bungee’d it off the side and the hold was super solid. 5 days later and it looks none the worse and I plan to use it again tomorrow. I still like my broomstick, but this is a close second in terms of cheap.
Kayak fish, usually Wando or creeks off the ICW north of Chas Harbor. Sometimes surf fish (mainly SI).
“Look for patterns, and then ask why those patterns exist.”
–Debra Kaye