Hi all, question for you all , and this is definitely the place to ask, does anyone know of an alternative or basically cheaper version for the bushwacker as personally I can't justify that sort of cash on a whim, but recently have been thinking more and more I like the concept, but there must be something cheaper out there ????
And yes this can include home made ideas .......
And yes this can include home made ideas .......
In reply to Post #1
Electrical conduit
Usually 3m lengths
Either leave them at that length or cut down to suit whatever you prefer.
Couplers to join either threaded or push together
Should be plenty of “tutes” on you tube
Electrical conduit
Usually 3m lengths
Either leave them at that length or cut down to suit whatever you prefer.
Couplers to join either threaded or push together
Should be plenty of “tutes” on you tube
In reply to Post #2
Ah yeah like it , I'll get onto that right now ....legend.....
Ah yeah like it , I'll get onto that right now ....legend.....
In reply to Post #1
I made a 30m pole doing this and it worked pretty well up to about 10m. I've now got 30m bushwhacker and I'll never go back to the old one.
I made a 30m pole doing this and it worked pretty well up to about 10m. I've now got 30m bushwhacker and I'll never go back to the old one.
In reply to Post #3
If you can't be arsed make one, have a look at the second hand market, you should be able to pick one up quite cheap. The only thing I'd say though is do your research - decide how long you want it, telescopic or plug in, etc. Use the search function on here, there's loads of good info about them, either shop bought or DIY jobbies. Before I got my Bushwhacker, I just used a long landing net handle and a threaded baiting spoon which was fine for the close-in work I was doing at the time.
If you can't be arsed make one, have a look at the second hand market, you should be able to pick one up quite cheap. The only thing I'd say though is do your research - decide how long you want it, telescopic or plug in, etc. Use the search function on here, there's loads of good info about them, either shop bought or DIY jobbies. Before I got my Bushwhacker, I just used a long landing net handle and a threaded baiting spoon which was fine for the close-in work I was doing at the time.
In reply to Post #1
If it's short range work I would just look for a 2nd hand bushwhacker. If you are trying to use 20plus sections then unless the lake you fish is extremely sheltered I wouldn't even bother with a pole at all
I had the bushwhacker and in a wind it was a pig to use . I was there trying to maneuver 15 sections of Bend it like Beckham bushwhacker in one hand. My rod in the other and it drove me crazy. Guy in the swim up from me then just tootles along in a baitboat to get his baits under big overhanging trees.
Soon as I got home the thing was sold
If it's short range work I would just look for a 2nd hand bushwhacker. If you are trying to use 20plus sections then unless the lake you fish is extremely sheltered I wouldn't even bother with a pole at all
I had the bushwhacker and in a wind it was a pig to use . I was there trying to maneuver 15 sections of Bend it like Beckham bushwhacker in one hand. My rod in the other and it drove me crazy. Guy in the swim up from me then just tootles along in a baitboat to get his baits under big overhanging trees.
Soon as I got home the thing was sold
In reply to Post #6
I disagree, there is a time & place for poles. There's a lot of venues where bait boats are banned, but I don't know anywhere that poles are banned.
The OP said that he can't justify the cost of a Bushwhacker, if he can't justify that, I'm fairly sure he can't justify the cost of a bait boat.
I disagree, there is a time & place for poles. There's a lot of venues where bait boats are banned, but I don't know anywhere that poles are banned.
The OP said that he can't justify the cost of a Bushwhacker, if he can't justify that, I'm fairly sure he can't justify the cost of a bait boat.
In reply to Post #7
They are banned , where i fish. So many things are banned, I often think the committee don't want us to catch anything.
They are banned , where i fish. So many things are banned, I often think the committee don't want us to catch anything.
If using conduit I'd think about spray foam to make it float if it comes loose, 0r maybe sections of plumbers pipe lagging. The straight couplers can work loose with repeated use so maybe think about drilling a hole through the coupler with the pipe in it and securing the 2 with a clip or something like copper wire that can be reused and bent easily, it won't take long to assemble.
Food for thought, lots of other ways of doing it.
Food for thought, lots of other ways of doing it.
In reply to Post #2
That's exactly what I have, I bought mine around 8 years ago from someone advertising on here.
There ok but a not where near robust or stable as the bushwhacker.
That's exactly what I have, I bought mine around 8 years ago from someone advertising on here.
There ok but a not where near robust or stable as the bushwhacker.
there's a company allthings3d do one,but from what I've heard theyre a nitemare to control and sloppy as hell.......I would look for a used bushwacker and make the saving there...then buy any add on sections as and when you would need them.
In reply to Post #1
I've just sold my homemade baiting pole, I followed a guy on u tube .
I used 2 metre lengths of 25mm conduit and made 14 poles.
Definitely use the clips and not screw together as plastic threads wear quickly.
Rather than fill tubes with expanding foam buy some wine corks and after soaking them overnight then push them down the tubes and fix with gorilla glue as per u tube video.
It's a bit of work but a 30m baiting pole will cost you around £100.
I sold mine to buy a Nash one , so have now used both, my only observation would be is the Nash one is slightly stiffer and therefore slightly easier to use, but my homemade one was fine and did the job.
They are definitely an edge in certain situations and once you get used to them they are easy to use, Julian Cundiff did a 6 part tutorial on his fb page which I'd certainly recommend looking at as he covers the most pertinent points you need to know. But like everything it's practice which makes perfect .
If I was to make one again I'd cut the poles shorter as 2m lengths were a bit long to store and get in the car etc, that was the main reason I decided to buy a Nash one (second hand), I did think about cutting my original poles shorter and making some more but didn't have the time.
This is the guy I followed, make sure you watch his improvements video which shows how to fit the clips, also read comments for further tips from others .
https://youtu.be/BFBmbTFo6jw?si=tJhGhQGtzNaO_DH3
I've just sold my homemade baiting pole, I followed a guy on u tube .
I used 2 metre lengths of 25mm conduit and made 14 poles.
Definitely use the clips and not screw together as plastic threads wear quickly.
Rather than fill tubes with expanding foam buy some wine corks and after soaking them overnight then push them down the tubes and fix with gorilla glue as per u tube video.
It's a bit of work but a 30m baiting pole will cost you around £100.
I sold mine to buy a Nash one , so have now used both, my only observation would be is the Nash one is slightly stiffer and therefore slightly easier to use, but my homemade one was fine and did the job.
They are definitely an edge in certain situations and once you get used to them they are easy to use, Julian Cundiff did a 6 part tutorial on his fb page which I'd certainly recommend looking at as he covers the most pertinent points you need to know. But like everything it's practice which makes perfect .
If I was to make one again I'd cut the poles shorter as 2m lengths were a bit long to store and get in the car etc, that was the main reason I decided to buy a Nash one (second hand), I did think about cutting my original poles shorter and making some more but didn't have the time.
This is the guy I followed, make sure you watch his improvements video which shows how to fit the clips, also read comments for further tips from others .
https://youtu.be/BFBmbTFo6jw?si=tJhGhQGtzNaO_DH3
I wonder how many people make one from conduit to save a bit of money then end up buying the Nash one eventually anyway? I know I did. I enjoy making things, so not too fussed about the waste, but it's a false economy. The conduit ones are fine up to a point, but they are floppy to use and the joints aren't made to be repeatedly disconnected.
My advice would be to cast for a few months and then save up for a second hand Nash one.
My advice would be to cast for a few months and then save up for a second hand Nash one.
In reply to Post #13
I'd say most of the homemade conduit poles came out prior to the bushwhacker being realised.
I'd say most of the homemade conduit poles came out prior to the bushwhacker being realised.
In reply to Post #14
That's hard to quantify but I was using a baiting pole some 10 years before Nash released there Bushwhacker, I was using a coarse anglers pole with a Chinese takeaway pot on the end ,it caught me a lot of extra fish in areas others couldn't fish. Then came the 18 metre poles from Corus and thinking anglers.
I think it was the Nash Bushwhacker that really opened people's eyes to going further than 18 metres, then people started making longer poles out of conduit etc.
That's hard to quantify but I was using a baiting pole some 10 years before Nash released there Bushwhacker, I was using a coarse anglers pole with a Chinese takeaway pot on the end ,it caught me a lot of extra fish in areas others couldn't fish. Then came the 18 metre poles from Corus and thinking anglers.
I think it was the Nash Bushwhacker that really opened people's eyes to going further than 18 metres, then people started making longer poles out of conduit etc.
In reply to Post #14
True, I made mine when the 12m poles that stacked inside each other were the max you could get. Even at 15m the conduit poles were a bit bendy.
True, I made mine when the 12m poles that stacked inside each other were the max you could get. Even at 15m the conduit poles were a bit bendy.
In reply to Post #16
Have to admit my conduit poles were fine out to 28 metres, however I used spring clip connections like the Bushwhacker has, also an 8 inch piece of smaller conduit on the male ends, 4" glued inside and 4" to push into the female end, maybe this made it more rigid ?
Have to admit my conduit poles were fine out to 28 metres, however I used spring clip connections like the Bushwhacker has, also an 8 inch piece of smaller conduit on the male ends, 4" glued inside and 4" to push into the female end, maybe this made it more rigid ?
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