How many of you guys have a wading staff? I am considering getting one and would like some recommendations.
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Wading staff
Started by Spinninreel, Nov 30 2011 11:24 AM
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Posted 30 November 2011 - 11:39 AM
When I visit a new trib.. I will usually pick up a dead branch and use that as my wading stick...
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Posted 30 November 2011 - 12:16 PM
When I visit a new trib.. I will usually pick up a dead branch and use that as my wading stick...
That's what I am currently doing, but a staff would be a lot better and you don't spend time looking for one when you could be fishing.
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Posted 30 November 2011 - 12:47 PM
Never used one at least not around here. I know they are a bit pricy 60 bucks and higher. Think I saw one at bass pro it was a folding staff was around 60. Ask someone for a pair of ski stick they don't use I seen a bunch of guys use emm save some money lol
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Posted 30 November 2011 - 01:25 PM
^Good idea.. you could pick up a used set of Ski poles from any "used sporting goods" store for almost nothing.... I know I grabbed a pair for my pops, for his nature walks in the winter and they were like $4.. lol
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Posted 30 November 2011 - 03:31 PM
hey guys try XS cargo i was there last week and saw some telescoping walking sticks with a spike on the end. i would use it wading. but yeah i think its roughly 12-15$ nothing extreme 
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Posted 01 December 2011 - 11:11 AM
How many of you guys have a wading staff? I am considering getting one and would like some recommendations.
Best I ever had was a old school cross country ski pole made of bamboo from the garbage ...took off the basket and tied my nylon stringer to it and clipped it on with a biner... lightest stick ever and it floated.lost it 2 weeks ago at around Erindale any one see it
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Posted 01 December 2011 - 01:34 PM
Best I ever had was a old school cross country ski pole made of bamboo from the garbage ...took off the basket and tied my nylon stringer to it and clipped it on with a biner... lightest stick ever and it floated.lost it 2 weeks ago at around Erindale any one see it
did you check near the branches by the dam?
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Posted 01 December 2011 - 01:36 PM
I've never had or used one. Guess it would be handy to find the mud before sinking into it..........lol. Why not support your local Salvation Army Thrift Store, Goodwill or Value Village? They usually carry old used equipment that you can pick up cheap, buy a pair and wrap the other for a buddy, Merry Christmas!!!!!!!! 
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Posted 01 December 2011 - 04:14 PM
The big difference with a wading staff is that it collapses and you put it on your belt when you don't need it. so your hands are free. With a ski pole you have to keep on hanging on to it and that becomes a pain in the you know what. Also with the wading staff, if your standing in the river, you just drop the staff and it's on an elastic cord, so when you start walking again, just pick it up and away you go.
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Posted 01 December 2011 - 07:06 PM
The big difference with a wading staff is that it collapses and you put it on your belt when you don't need it. so your hands are free. With a ski pole you have to keep on hanging on to it and that becomes a pain in the you know what. Also with the wading staff, if your standing in the river, you just drop the staff and it's on an elastic cord, so when you start walking again, just pick it up and away you go.
Collapsable is convienient but they only function in compression, if you use it to pull yourself out or get a buddy to pull you it will detach section by section. The bungiee cords inside are only strong enough to keep the staff closed, 3/16" diameter just like the ones in tent poles. A solid pole may be a pain but with a hook on the end you can push or pull yourself out, or someone can pull you out with it. Can't do that with a collapsable one the cord will just snap.
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Posted 01 December 2011 - 10:29 PM
i used them a few times to get out to the island at old mill when the water was up and flowing fast. old boken hockey stick cut to legth worked great was able to cross confidently with a stable footing good spot early spring
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Posted 03 December 2011 - 08:50 PM
Collapsable is convienient but they only function in compression, if you use it to pull yourself out or get a buddy to pull you it will detach section by section. The bungiee cords inside are only strong enough to keep the staff closed, 3/16" diameter just like the ones in tent poles. A solid pole may be a pain but with a hook on the end you can push or pull yourself out, or someone can pull you out with it. Can't do that with a collapsable one the cord will just snap.
There are staffs which each section is locked in place, so that would solve that issue. I also think that they are useful when you need to determine how deep the water is.
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