Shipping fishing rods in the mail

"Charles Summers" wrote in message
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Say someone was going to sell off some unused equipment that's just
sitting around taking up some space right now. How would he ship them to
the buyer to ensure that they arrived as pretty as the day they were
shipped?

I'm thinking about putting some of my over-abundance of fishing rods/reels
on ebay...

Charles,

I have been shipping rods in carpet tubes for years now. They're cheap
(usually free), easy to come by (most carpet dealers have piles of them) and
best of all, they work. These things are almost 1/4" thick and withstand
all but the most simian-like mail handler.

I cut the tubes about 4-6 inches longer than the longest rod. I then wrap
bubble wrap around the rods at both ends and one in the middle. I insert
the rod into the carpet tube and plug the ends with more bubble wrap to
protect the ends. Then I simply cut 12-16 inch duct tape strips and close
off the ends by taping over the opening. I secure those pieces of tape with
a couple wraps around the tube.

I've sent hundreds of rods all over the country and only once did the U.S.
Postal Service break the rods. On a side note, my brother in law is a
driver for UPS. According to him, and verified by one of my sources at St.
Croix, UPS "buys" more St. Croix rods than any single other source,
including BassPro Shops or Cabela's! I ship rods via USPS and they get
there just fine, and it costs less too.

Insurance and proof of delivery is a must when shipping something like this.
My normal shipping bill for a rod is normally around $25.00.

What I want to know is "What in the heck is going on Charles?" First you
sell your boat, now you're selling off an "over-abundance" of rods???? Let
me tell you son, there ain't no such thing as an over-abundance of rods.....
Unless you're dead or turning into some kind of rugby song material!
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message
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What I want to know is "What in the heck is going on Charles?" First you
sell your boat, now you're selling off an "over-abundance" of rods????
Let me tell you son, there ain't no such thing as an over-abundance of
rods..... Unless you're dead or turning into some kind of rugby song
material!
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers

Thanks for the tip there Steve...

What's going on? Well, I wasn't exactly going to get rid of "all" my rods,
just a few that I usually never used much in the first place. Also, every
damn time I plan on a fishing trip... this little thing called work gets in
my way. I don't know what's changed here at work, but man... we've been
slammed to no end! To top it all off, we failed a major inspection last year
that was caused by a "bad" judgement call! Now, the frequency of the
inspections has changed from a once in three year inspections, to a once a
year inspection until we get our score back up. Usually, we scored superior
in all phases of the building!

I have one weekend out of three to do anything for myself, as it currently
stands. If I didn't have sixteen years invested here... lol.

Anyway... still looking for a jon boat. I know one of these days I'll get to
pitch a worm again.

Oops... was suppose to be e-mailed, not send here.

"Charles Summers" wrote in message
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Anyway... still looking for a jon boat. I know one of these days I'll get
to
pitch a worm again.

I'm selling the Cobra (I bought from Steve). Not a jon boat but fast. The
gas here on the lake is over $4.00/Gal. so I'm down sizing. I'll get
another boat after the Cobra sells only smaller. In the mean time I'm doing
all my fishing with the ODF (new motor now). Doc

The Cobra would store nicely in my driveway... if you're looking for
storage.


" Bill & Sue" wrote in message
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"Charles Summers" wrote in message
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Anyway... still looking for a jon boat. I know one of these days I'll get
to
pitch a worm again.

I'm selling the Cobra (I bought from Steve). Not a jon boat but fast.
The gas here on the lake is over $4.00/Gal. so I'm down sizing. I'll get
another boat after the Cobra sells only smaller. In the mean time I'm
doing all my fishing with the ODF (new motor now). Doc

On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:55:25 -0500, "Charles Summers"
wrote:

The Cobra would store nicely in my driveway... if you're looking for
storage.

Doc

And I'm sure Charles would make the engine staying in running order,
and the batteries got exercised too....no extra charge....

Jim



" Bill & Sue" wrote in message
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"Charles Summers" wrote in message
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Anyway... still looking for a jon boat. I know one of these days I'll get
to
pitch a worm again.

I'm selling the Cobra (I bought from Steve). Not a jon boat but fast.
The gas here on the lake is over $4.00/Gal. so I'm down sizing. I'll get
another boat after the Cobra sells only smaller. In the mean time I'm
doing all my fishing with the ODF (new motor now). Doc

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:53:36 -0600, "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers"
wrote:


"Charles Summers" wrote in message
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Say someone was going to sell off some unused equipment that's just
sitting around taking up some space right now. How would he ship them to
the buyer to ensure that they arrived as pretty as the day they were
shipped?

I'm thinking about putting some of my over-abundance of fishing rods/reels
on ebay...

Charles,

I have been shipping rods in carpet tubes for years now. They're cheap
(usually free), easy to come by (most carpet dealers have piles of them) and
best of all, they work. These things are almost 1/4" thick and withstand
all but the most simian-like mail handler.

I cut the tubes about 4-6 inches longer than the longest rod. I then wrap
bubble wrap around the rods at both ends and one in the middle. I insert
the rod into the carpet tube and plug the ends with more bubble wrap to
protect the ends. Then I simply cut 12-16 inch duct tape strips and close
off the ends by taping over the opening. I secure those pieces of tape with
a couple wraps around the tube.

I've sent hundreds of rods all over the country and only once did the U.S.
Postal Service break the rods. On a side note, my brother in law is a
driver for UPS. According to him, and verified by one of my sources at St.
Croix, UPS "buys" more St. Croix rods than any single other source,
including BassPro Shops or Cabela's! I ship rods via USPS and they get
there just fine, and it costs less too.

Insurance and proof of delivery is a must when shipping something like this.
My normal shipping bill for a rod is normally around $25.00.

What I want to know is "What in the heck is going on Charles?" First you
sell your boat, now you're selling off an "over-abundance" of rods???? Let
me tell you son, there ain't no such thing as an over-abundance of rods.....
Unless you're dead or turning into some kind of rugby song material!
By Golly........have you shipped any worms about the size of your
weiner in old chap stick tubes, Stevie Spammer? By golly you sure are
a good ol' spammer. Some of them worms are enormous!! Big enough to
choke a huge brookie.

"The Great Gazooka" wrote in message
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Some of them worms are enormous!! Big enough to
choke a huge brookie.

Yup... and he uses your mouth as a mold for making his weiners. It's funny
how many you can fit in there without leaving stretch marks.

Now you did it Charles, you went and replied to the Idiot Savant and he'll
eat it up.

Funny though. I am glad he replied or I'd never seen that idiots post, since
I plonked his worthless butt a while back. Good one Charles.

"Jerry Barton" wrote in message
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Now you did it Charles, you went and replied to the Idiot Savant and he'll
eat it up.