Wading staff... re-visit

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 14:56:57 -0700, "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...

A compass on a wading staff? Two thoughts: 1) cheap, far East, (supposedly)
multipurpose crap - the KPOS of wading staffs, and/or 2) Silly-assed
GI-Joe-for-adults toy.

I tend to agree with Ken about them _in general_, but there are _limited_
situations where they are probably a useful and helpful thing, and for those
situations, Joel's offer of one fashioned from a ski pole is both generous and
useful. If one has a place to get inexpensive used ski gear and even a basic
hardware store in their area, they can have as many 5-10.00 wading staffs as
they want.

HTH,
R

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 14:56:57 -0700, "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...

A compass on a wading staff? Two thoughts: 1) cheap, far East, (supposedly)
multipurpose crap - the KPOS of wading staffs, and/or 2) Silly-assed
GI-Joe-for-adults toy.

I tend to agree with Ken about them _in general_, but there are _limited_
situations where they are probably a useful and helpful thing, and for those
situations, Joel's offer of one fashioned from a ski pole is both generous and
useful. If one has a place to get inexpensive used ski gear and even a basic
hardware store in their area, they can have as many 5-10.00 wading staffs as
they want.

HTH,
R

"rw" wrote in message
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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.

Totally agree with rw on this one. I had a LL Bean ash staff that was
*always* in the way. I finally broke down and spent the coin on the Simms
staff. My ass is worth *way* more than $99 to me; and taking a "full Reid"
in fall water in the 40's isn't appealing. The Folstaff is OK...the Simms is
better, IMO. (And, interestingly, you'll get a LOT of opinions on ROFF G.

Dave M

"rw" wrote in message
m...
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.

Totally agree with rw on this one. I had a LL Bean ash staff that was
*always* in the way. I finally broke down and spent the coin on the Simms
staff. My ass is worth *way* more than $99 to me; and taking a "full Reid"
in fall water in the 40's isn't appealing. The Folstaff is OK...the Simms is
better, IMO. (And, interestingly, you'll get a LOT of opinions on ROFF G.

Dave M

"Jeff Taylor" wrote in message
...
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



Very good; http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/staff.htm

TL
MC

"Jeff Taylor" wrote in message
...
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



Very good; http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/staff.htm

TL
MC

"Scott Seidman" wrote


Unless, of course, you know the trick of rolling the frozen joint across
your knee firmly to loosen it.



I'll try it, but MY knee screams enough as it is without finding a new way
to challenge it g

"Scott Seidman" wrote


Unless, of course, you know the trick of rolling the frozen joint across
your knee firmly to loosen it.



I'll try it, but MY knee screams enough as it is without finding a new way
to challenge it g

"Larry L" wrote in message
...

A one piece staff is a pain, just about as often as it is useful ... but I
simply MUST have it when I need it, my knee is that bad .. so I put up
with
it the rest of the time

As much as I hate to admit it ... and I really really hate it ... I'm
thinking of getting the SIMMS staff ... it's too damn long, but looks like
it can actually be folded up and gotten out of the way, except when
needed,
then looks plenty strong to be up to the task


I don't know why you hate to admit it, I switched from the folstaff to the
Simms model years ago, it's a little bit of a pain getting it back into the
holster but it's easier to use and i've never had it give on me plus it's
much easier to fold back when done.

"Larry L" wrote in message
...

A one piece staff is a pain, just about as often as it is useful ... but I
simply MUST have it when I need it, my knee is that bad .. so I put up
with
it the rest of the time

As much as I hate to admit it ... and I really really hate it ... I'm
thinking of getting the SIMMS staff ... it's too damn long, but looks like
it can actually be folded up and gotten out of the way, except when
needed,
then looks plenty strong to be up to the task


I don't know why you hate to admit it, I switched from the folstaff to the
Simms model years ago, it's a little bit of a pain getting it back into the
holster but it's easier to use and i've never had it give on me plus it's
much easier to fold back when done.