Wading staff... re-visit

Late September I found myself in a predicament standing in the N.F. of the
Clearwater, with that uneasy feeling of a Full Reid if I took a step in any
direction. I made it out without a dunking, however told myself it was time
to look for a wading staff.

I looked through the archives, although the information is a bit dated. Are
there any on the market that you would suggest and or stay away from?

I took a look out on e-bay and found the following:
http://tinyurl.com/47v53

Thoughts, ideas, suggestions appreciated...

TIA,
JT

Jeff Taylor wrote:
snip
Thoughts, ideas, suggestions appreciated...

Wading staffs are just an excuse to go wading where you shouldn't
be wading. Besides that, they're a bother and a nuisance.

Follow the Fortenberry Rule of Wading, to whit:

Thou shalt not wetteth thy balls.

--
Ken Fortenberry

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:01:55 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Jeff Taylor wrote:
snip
Thoughts, ideas, suggestions appreciated...

Wading staffs are just an excuse to go wading where you shouldn't
be wading. Besides that, they're a bother and a nuisance.

Follow the Fortenberry Rule of Wading, to whit:

Thou shalt not wetteth thy balls.

And unfortunately for your wife, that isn't the Fortenberry Rule of Urination...

TC,
R
"...at Yale, we were taught not to **** on our hands..."

wrote in message R
"...at Yale, we were taught not to **** on our hands..."

...as well as teaching their female students not to wet their hair
in the morning by peeing thru a straw? Ah,....a world we outsiders
can only aspire to.

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:01:55 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Jeff Taylor wrote:
snip
Thoughts, ideas, suggestions appreciated...

Wading staffs are just an excuse to go wading where you shouldn't
be wading. Besides that, they're a bother and a nuisance.

Follow the Fortenberry Rule of Wading, to whit:

Thou shalt not wetteth thy balls.

And unfortunately for your wife, that isn't the Fortenberry Rule of Urination...

TC,
R
"...at Yale, we were taught not to **** on our hands..."

"Jeff Taylor" writes....


Late September I found myself in a predicament standing in the N.F. of the
Clearwater, with that uneasy feeling of a Full Reid if I took a step in any
direction. I made it out without a dunking, however told myself it was time
to look for a wading staff.

I looked through the archives, although the information is a bit dated. Are
there any on the market that you would suggest and or stay away from?

I took a look out on e-bay and found the following:
http://tinyurl.com/47v53

Thoughts, ideas, suggestions appreciated...

TIA,
JT


I'll give you one (no charge). I made it from an old ski pole. It's quite
good. I used it a lot. You can use it until you find something better.
I now use a Falstaff, a gift from a friend. Send me your addy and I'll get it
to you.

Joel Axelrad
**DFD**

Joel Axelrad Oct 21, 3:22 pm show options

I'll give you one (no charge). I made it from an old ski pole. It's
quite
good. I used it a lot. You can use it until you find something
better.
I now use a Falstaff, a gift from a friend. Send me your addy and
I'll get it
to you.

Joel,

That is a very nice offer, thank you! Unfortuntaley I am using Google
to read news, my ISP's NNTP server is f'ed up and I can't read news
with my news reader. Given that, I'm unable to see what your e-mail
address, to forward my addy. If you could e-mail me, I will send
whatever you need as well as postage costs, etc...

I'm thinking about the cheap-o staff on e-bay, however as R Dean said,
it could be a waist of money. After searching the net, looking through
my catolog's, etc... last night, it appears there are only a handful of
differnet staffs on the market and most are like the cheap-o on e-bay
with differnet handle configurations, (i.e. foam, cork, etc... handles)
they are just branded with Orvis or some other name. The Falstaff (sp?)
and Simms do look superior, just not sure I want to put out 100 bucks
for something I might use a couple times a year, then again I might
find it very handy and use it often?
Thank you,
JT

Joel Axelrad Oct 21, 3:22 pm show options

I'll give you one (no charge). I made it from an old ski pole. It's
quite
good. I used it a lot. You can use it until you find something
better.
I now use a Falstaff, a gift from a friend. Send me your addy and
I'll get it
to you.

Joel,

That is a very nice offer, thank you! Unfortuntaley I am using Google
to read news, my ISP's NNTP server is f'ed up and I can't read news
with my news reader. Given that, I'm unable to see what your e-mail
address, to forward my addy. If you could e-mail me, I will send
whatever you need as well as postage costs, etc...

I'm thinking about the cheap-o staff on e-bay, however as R Dean said,
it could be a waist of money. After searching the net, looking through
my catolog's, etc... last night, it appears there are only a handful of
differnet staffs on the market and most are like the cheap-o on e-bay
with differnet handle configurations, (i.e. foam, cork, etc... handles)
they are just branded with Orvis or some other name. The Falstaff (sp?)
and Simms do look superior, just not sure I want to put out 100 bucks
for something I might use a couple times a year, then again I might
find it very handy and use it often?
Thank you,
JT

Jeff Taylor wrote:
Late September I found myself in a predicament standing in the N.F. of the
Clearwater, with that uneasy feeling of a Full Reid if I took a step in any
direction. I made it out without a dunking, however told myself it was time
to look for a wading staff.

I looked through the archives, although the information is a bit dated. Are
there any on the market that you would suggest and or stay away from?

I took a look out on e-bay and found the following:
http://tinyurl.com/47v53

Thoughts, ideas, suggestions appreciated...

I recently bought my first collapsible wading staff -- made by Simms. Go
ahead laugh, if you like. It cost $99, if I recall correctly. Ha, Ha. It
saved by ass from a dunking on "Milly Creek" a few days ago, as Willi
photographically documented. Compared to other collapsible staffs I've
seen, it's well made and rugged, with a double-pin positive locking
mechanism. In the past I've relied on an old ski pole, which is a royal
PITA. I don't mind paying top dollar for a product that delivers, and
that is backed by a reputable company. After all, this is FISHING. It's
IMPORTANT, and a wading staff can get you to more places, relatively
safely and relatively dry.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

From: Ken Fortenberry
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:01:55 GMT
Local: Thurs, Oct 21 2004 3:01 pm
Subject: Wading staff... re-visit




Wading staffs are just an excuse to go wading where you shouldn't
be wading. Besides that, they're a bother and a nuisance.

Follow the Fortenberry Rule of Wading, to whit:


Thou shalt not wetteth thy balls.
Ken Fortenberry

Well, I can't say I disagree with your rule...

I don't see the staff as something I would use all the time, more as a
fall back if I found myself in trouble. In the particular situation I
mentioned in my first post, I made it about 3/4 of the way across the river
( I could have easily made it to the far side of the river) when I decided
it was time to head back. Not sure if I was tired or what, however I was
having a hell of a time trying to get back. I ended up walking to the far
side and up river about 200 yds. to a safe crossing.

Thanks,

JT