In reply to Post #14
I didnt mean glue the pipes together buddy. I meant a male coupler to the top of 1 length and a female to the bottom of another. Then you can screw together as required. I have a 2 metre length, 1 metre length and 2x0.5 metre lengths. Once screwed together they are nice and tight. If they should become slightly loose, the thread is a decent length and is fairly a fairly tight thread if you know what I mean.
I didnt mean glue the pipes together buddy. I meant a male coupler to the top of 1 length and a female to the bottom of another. Then you can screw together as required. I have a 2 metre length, 1 metre length and 2x0.5 metre lengths. Once screwed together they are nice and tight. If they should become slightly loose, the thread is a decent length and is fairly a fairly tight thread if you know what I mean.
In reply to Post #15
They are hollow tube so as they slowly fill with water, without foam they slowly sink. I put just a quick squirt of foam in so they will stay afloat if dropped.
They are hollow tube so as they slowly fill with water, without foam they slowly sink. I put just a quick squirt of foam in so they will stay afloat if dropped.
In reply to Post #13
Can't see as any could be called heavy myself, they are designed to be used by hand after all....
Can't see as any could be called heavy myself, they are designed to be used by hand after all....
I have the nash one.
Good points - it does the job
Bad points - it's 4 separate sections 4 feet long each and about an inch wide.
They do not sit inside each other so you need more than one rod tube
They are quite clumbersome when in the boat on your own trying to add -remove sections
They are heavy when full of water and you struggle to move them across the bottom -easier to lift them up and reposition each time
I had two sections stuck together and took two of us pulling with all our strength to get apart- thought they would break we used that much force
They are like a roach pole and not really solid. If you accidentally stood on one it would break
Saying all of that they are better than the cygnet one or plumbers drain kit
I have not seen the carp force one but it looks good
Good points - it does the job
Bad points - it's 4 separate sections 4 feet long each and about an inch wide.
They do not sit inside each other so you need more than one rod tube
They are quite clumbersome when in the boat on your own trying to add -remove sections
They are heavy when full of water and you struggle to move them across the bottom -easier to lift them up and reposition each time
I had two sections stuck together and took two of us pulling with all our strength to get apart- thought they would break we used that much force
They are like a roach pole and not really solid. If you accidentally stood on one it would break
Saying all of that they are better than the cygnet one or plumbers drain kit
I have not seen the carp force one but it looks good
In reply to Post #16
Going screwfix today, 2 x 2 metre lenghts 20mm conduit, 2 x male and 2 x female adaptors, less than £3.50
1 will be 2 metres then the others 125 cms and 75 cms.
Have you put any weight in the section that will be the bottom one?
I also thought about screwing them together then drilling a hole through and putting a stainless or plastic bolt through to hold them together or would that not be necessary.
Watch his space
Going screwfix today, 2 x 2 metre lenghts 20mm conduit, 2 x male and 2 x female adaptors, less than £3.50
1 will be 2 metres then the others 125 cms and 75 cms.
Have you put any weight in the section that will be the bottom one?
I also thought about screwing them together then drilling a hole through and putting a stainless or plastic bolt through to hold them together or would that not be necessary.
Watch his space
In reply to Post #12
Top man, looks like that could make a decent baiting pole. You think it would be up to the job?
If I filled each with a little expanding foam would also aid buoyancy I suppose.
Might have to opt for more 2m lengths rather than lesser 3m lengths for carrying them up and down the canal as 3m may be a bit cumbersome.
Top man, looks like that could make a decent baiting pole. You think it would be up to the job?
If I filled each with a little expanding foam would also aid buoyancy I suppose.
Might have to opt for more 2m lengths rather than lesser 3m lengths for carrying them up and down the canal as 3m may be a bit cumbersome.
In reply to Post #16
Sorted
Done the 3 lengths with adapters glued on, Just need some pipe insulation that I can slide up and down in case I drop it.
All for about £3.40
Sorted
Done the 3 lengths with adapters glued on, Just need some pipe insulation that I can slide up and down in case I drop it.
All for about £3.40
In reply to Post #23
If you wanna get real fancy glue a 2p to the bottom of the stick to increase surface area and get better feedback up the pole. Also stops the hollow tube penetrating stodgy silt too deeply 😊
If you wanna get real fancy glue a 2p to the bottom of the stick to increase surface area and get better feedback up the pole. Also stops the hollow tube penetrating stodgy silt too deeply 😊
In reply to Post #24
Wouldnt blocking the end stop it filling with water and make it harder to use?
Thinking about drilling a few holes in the 2 metre length to allow the water to run out when the end is blocked, this will be the bottom piece most of the time when I use it.
Wouldnt blocking the end stop it filling with water and make it harder to use?
Thinking about drilling a few holes in the 2 metre length to allow the water to run out when the end is blocked, this will be the bottom piece most of the time when I use it.
In reply to Post #25
If you want to put metal on the bottom you could just glue a metal washer & the water can still go up the conduit
If you want to put metal on the bottom you could just glue a metal washer & the water can still go up the conduit
In reply to Post #25
Broke my nash one so wondered how you found the conduit in practice. Does it work OK? did you need to drill holes?
Broke my nash one so wondered how you found the conduit in practice. Does it work OK? did you need to drill holes?
In reply to Post #25
I had the Nash one.
Drill holes in the bottom section - this will allow it to fill with water and make it easier to use
If you don't have holes it will just keep trying to float
The Nash one was ok but it was hard work. You couldn't edge it along the bottom you had to keep lifting and lowering- in 15 feet of water it was hard work and slow
Found it much easier to convert a butt section and use a heavy lead - see Kevin Ellis at rainbow -
It was easier to use and gave better results -
I had the Nash one.
Drill holes in the bottom section - this will allow it to fill with water and make it easier to use
If you don't have holes it will just keep trying to float
The Nash one was ok but it was hard work. You couldn't edge it along the bottom you had to keep lifting and lowering- in 15 feet of water it was hard work and slow
Found it much easier to convert a butt section and use a heavy lead - see Kevin Ellis at rainbow -
It was easier to use and gave better results -
In reply to Post #28
Tackle box sell a donking rod set up as per Kevin Ellis vids
Tackle box sell a donking rod set up as per Kevin Ellis vids
In reply to Post #28
I use a donking set up, but nothing fancy, just a old rod I blew up spombing, the butt section survived so I just use and old reel and a few meters of braid job done, If you want to get really fancy put an 8Oz sea lead on with prongs to pick up weed and measure the length for setting he heli bead
I use a donking set up, but nothing fancy, just a old rod I blew up spombing, the butt section survived so I just use and old reel and a few meters of braid job done, If you want to get really fancy put an 8Oz sea lead on with prongs to pick up weed and measure the length for setting he heli bead