Telescoping Rods

Ok, Flipping sticks are quite often telescoping. Until friday afternoon I
owned three of them. I laid down on one trying to reach down into some
brush to free up a bass tangled in heavy cover, and broke it. I didn't get
the fish either.

Anyay. I have a short rod locker. A 7' rod will fit in it, but I have to
flex the rod severely in order to get it through the opening. My flippin'
sticks drop right in because while they are 7'6" to 8'0" extended they are
only about 6' when retracted. I also really don't have any issues with the
sensitivity or the action of them given that they are heavy fast action
rods. They are also top quality construction. Why can't I get some other
rods that take advantage of this particular construction. A seven foot
medium/heavy fast action spinning rod that collapses down to under 6 foot
would drop right into my rod locker. I know manufacturers only make what a
lot of people will buy, but still.

The working length of the blank on such a rod is basically unaffected by
this type of construction. I know that a through handle blank is considered
far superior. I even agree, but as with most things it is a comprimise that
I am looking for here.

In a different search for a rod to keep in my truck I tried several
telescoping rods. All of them fell into two categories. Fair sensitivity
and action, but easily broken, or buggy whip and hard to fish.

I think a flippin' stick type telescoping rod would be a good comprimise.

I would pay a decent price for a quality rod configured the way I want it.
I'm not afraid to pay for things I like if they will do the job. I curently
own two St Croix rods, and just had Lannes over at Sportsmen's Hide-A-Way
order in three more for me. I'm not going to destitue myself for fishing
poles, but I would certainly pay for something that fits my niche.
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I have a bass pro spiral graphite I will GIVE YOU if you'll pay for postage
to ship it to you. It is excellent condition, telescopic from 6 to 7 ft. I
just have no use for it. This isn't a joke.Email me at
if you decline, thats fine,no hard feelings.



"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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Ok, Flipping sticks are quite often telescoping. Until friday afternoon I
owned three of them. I laid down on one trying to reach down into some
brush to free up a bass tangled in heavy cover, and broke it. I didn't
get
the fish either.

Anyay. I have a short rod locker. A 7' rod will fit in it, but I have to
flex the rod severely in order to get it through the opening. My flippin'
sticks drop right in because while they are 7'6" to 8'0" extended they are
only about 6' when retracted. I also really don't have any issues with
the
sensitivity or the action of them given that they are heavy fast action
rods. They are also top quality construction. Why can't I get some other
rods that take advantage of this particular construction. A seven foot
medium/heavy fast action spinning rod that collapses down to under 6 foot
would drop right into my rod locker. I know manufacturers only make what
a
lot of people will buy, but still.

The working length of the blank on such a rod is basically unaffected by
this type of construction. I know that a through handle blank is
considered
far superior. I even agree, but as with most things it is a comprimise
that
I am looking for here.

In a different search for a rod to keep in my truck I tried several
telescoping rods. All of them fell into two categories. Fair sensitivity
and action, but easily broken, or buggy whip and hard to fish.

I think a flippin' stick type telescoping rod would be a good comprimise.

I would pay a decent price for a quality rod configured the way I want it.
I'm not afraid to pay for things I like if they will do the job. I
curently
own two St Croix rods, and just had Lannes over at Sportsmen's Hide-A-Way
order in three more for me. I'm not going to destitue myself for fishing
poles, but I would certainly pay for something that fits my niche.
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Cool. I just e-mailed you about it.

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"doS" wrote in message
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I have a bass pro spiral graphite I will GIVE YOU if you'll pay for
postage
to ship it to you. It is excellent condition, telescopic from 6 to 7 ft. I
just have no use for it. This isn't a joke.Email me at
if you decline, thats fine,no hard feelings.



"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
Ok, Flipping sticks are quite often telescoping. Until friday afternoon
I
owned three of them. I laid down on one trying to reach down into some
brush to free up a bass tangled in heavy cover, and broke it. I didn't
get
the fish either.

Anyay. I have a short rod locker. A 7' rod will fit in it, but I have
to
flex the rod severely in order to get it through the opening. My
flippin'
sticks drop right in because while they are 7'6" to 8'0" extended they
are
only about 6' when retracted. I also really don't have any issues with
the
sensitivity or the action of them given that they are heavy fast action
rods. They are also top quality construction. Why can't I get some
other
rods that take advantage of this particular construction. A seven foot
medium/heavy fast action spinning rod that collapses down to under 6
foot
would drop right into my rod locker. I know manufacturers only make
what
a
lot of people will buy, but still.

The working length of the blank on such a rod is basically unaffected by
this type of construction. I know that a through handle blank is
considered
far superior. I even agree, but as with most things it is a comprimise
that
I am looking for here.

In a different search for a rod to keep in my truck I tried several
telescoping rods. All of them fell into two categories. Fair
sensitivity
and action, but easily broken, or buggy whip and hard to fish.

I think a flippin' stick type telescoping rod would be a good
comprimise.

I would pay a decent price for a quality rod configured the way I want
it.
I'm not afraid to pay for things I like if they will do the job. I
curently
own two St Croix rods, and just had Lannes over at Sportsmen's
Hide-A-Way
order in three more for me. I'm not going to destitue myself for
fishing
poles, but I would certainly pay for something that fits my niche.
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Try www.talon-graphite.com in the VI Plus section they have a whole variety
of flipping and other extendible rods. They are a graphite manufacturer that
also make rods blanks for other companies. Well designed rods with avid
followers in Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan ,and now Russia under their
own name of Talon. Have used some of their rods and blanks for over 20 years
now.
Not so well known in the US, as most fisherman don't get past the BPS or
Cabelas catalog.

Looks interesting. They don't list the power and action on a lot of their
rods. Just the reccomended line weight. I'll have to drop them an e-mail
and see what they say about that. Thank you.

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Try www.talon-graphite.com in the VI Plus section they have a whole
variety
of flipping and other extendible rods. They are a graphite manufacturer
that
also make rods blanks for other companies. Well designed rods with avid
followers in Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan ,and now Russia under their
own name of Talon. Have used some of their rods and blanks for over 20
years
now.
Not so well known in the US, as most fisherman don't get past the BPS or
Cabelas catalog.