Wading staff... re-visit

Peter Charles wrote:

This is what I use:

http://www.traditionalangler.com/Spr...ding_staff.asp

Very easy to take down. Only problem occurs when you stick it in
gooey mud -- you're relying on the bungee cord to pull it out as the
sections don't stay stuck like a Folstaff.

It also wouldn't work when reaching out to help to Frank Reid while he
was clinging to a rock above a class IV rapid.

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Jeff Taylor wrote:
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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

"Jeff Taylor" wrote


Thoughts, ideas, suggestions appreciated...



I have two .... one bungi cord pop together one similar to the one on e-bay

another one piece walking stick I found abandoned in the mud along the HFork
and put a new handle on


Folding the Folstaff (sp) is NOT nearly as simple as it looks ... the
sections jam together .. in effect it becomes a one piece that can only be
folded with difficulty and tools, back at the trailer

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

"Jeff Taylor" wrote in message
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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" 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**

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 just have a cheapo-bungie jointed model that stays attached to my wading belt.
These days it's used more to get up and down the river banks than to wade, but
when I get back to Penns. . .

Otherwise, I try to follow the Fortenberry rule of wading.
--
TL,
Tim
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

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.

"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

I have a similar product imported by an Oregon company. I was pleased with
it as the deployment can be very quick with no need to lock the pieces
together. However, if ever in a position to give aid to another by
extending that staff, don't count on the power to pull someone.

The cork on the handle also came apart. I plan on just wrapping the handle
with rope and using some Plastic Grip dip, but just have not done that. I
have a high dollar aluminum staff on which I've lost the rubber tip and
cracked the wooden handle. I'm getting convinced that the low tech staff is
the winner.

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...

TIA,
JT



This is what I use:

http://www.traditionalangler.com/Spr...ding_staff.asp

Very easy to take down. Only problem occurs when you stick it in
gooey mud -- you're relying on the bungee cord to pull it out as the
sections don't stay stuck like a Folstaff.



Peter

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"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.

//snip//

I think the biggest problem with wading staffs is that they could give you
the confidence to get in over your head. OTOH, there are times, such as I
experienced last week, when you find that you have accidentally waded into a
position from which you can't easily escape. That's when some kind of
folding staff would be very useful, even if you have to use tools to refold
it.

In my case, I got down on my knees and grasped my way from rock to rock. Not
a pretty picture.

Bob