Hi , any recommendations please for a throwing stick that's suited to shorter ranges and small baits , thanks .
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I'd make one from a old butt section if you have one. Very easy.
I'd make one from a old butt section if you have one. Very easy.
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Assuming a catapult wont get the baits where you want them, i would just buy a cheap plastic ngt throwing stick. £6 post free on ebay
Assuming a catapult wont get the baits where you want them, i would just buy a cheap plastic ngt throwing stick. £6 post free on ebay
Nash Deliverance Stealth Stick? You have to give it an aggresive flick but its a good little stick.
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I use one on my smaller syndicate water up to 2 1/2 acres, one particular swim the furthest tree line is 70 yards and that is about my limit with it the odd one goes a tad further, I'd say anywhere up to or between 50 to 60 yards are ideal/comfortable with the stealth stick.
I use one on my smaller syndicate water up to 2 1/2 acres, one particular swim the furthest tree line is 70 yards and that is about my limit with it the odd one goes a tad further, I'd say anywhere up to or between 50 to 60 yards are ideal/comfortable with the stealth stick.
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Thanks for the suggestions. Having looked at the Nash deliverance stealth stick I can only see it in 20mm . Would this be suitable for smaller 12-14mm baits , thanks ?
Thanks for the suggestions. Having looked at the Nash deliverance stealth stick I can only see it in 20mm . Would this be suitable for smaller 12-14mm baits , thanks ?
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Smallest I have used was 16mm.
Smallest I have used was 16mm.
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I use it for 15mm and that works really well. Surprising good distance as well.
I use it for 15mm and that works really well. Surprising good distance as well.
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Thanks for that . Do you find it good for shorter ranges , cheers ?
Thanks for that . Do you find it good for shorter ranges , cheers ?
For short range you need a short stick. Nash used to do a dedicated short range jobby, it was only about 40 or 50cm long. It was great for close in stuff. It looks like the Stealth Deliverance is the latest incarnation of that.
Google reckons Prologic did one as well and although it's been discontinued I managed to find some old stock:
https://www.pecheur.com/en/gb/buy-throwing-stick-prologic-cruzade-short-range-sticks-148856.html
None of the longer sticks will give you any real accuracy at short range imo.
Google reckons Prologic did one as well and although it's been discontinued I managed to find some old stock:
https://www.pecheur.com/en/gb/buy-throwing-stick-prologic-cruzade-short-range-sticks-148856.html
None of the longer sticks will give you any real accuracy at short range imo.
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Gardner Scorpion is what I use good for up to 90yds👍
Gardner Scorpion is what I use good for up to 90yds👍
What sort of range are you talking?
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Same korda stick I do have an orginal cobra one put rather use my korda. Just use a slight different flick for shorter distances.
Same korda stick I do have an orginal cobra one put rather use my korda. Just use a slight different flick for shorter distances.
Somewhere in the forums I have instructions how to make one for short distance, basically just get some conduit or buy a cheap carbon whip, you can buy them for less than a "Tenner", cut off 18" from the butt, then make a bung that will fit in the handle and push it up from the bottom and it should be about level with the top of the hand when you hold it. Somewhere along the lines, manufacturers stopped putting bungs in sticks, but they need them and make them far easier to use.
All it needs is a flicking action from the wrist, if the boillie flys out high, just push the bung down a slight bit, if the boillie flies out low, push the bung up a bit. Basically you want the boilie to fly out the top of the stick parallel to the surface of the water. Do not try and change your action to make the stick work, just stick with a 2 o'clock to 10 o'clock action until you have the stick "tuned".
Do not cut a diagonal at the top of the stick, if you do, you then have to fit a handgrip to match the diagonal to hold the stick correctly, otherwise if you hold the stick with the diagonal slightly twisted, it will throw the boilie off line slightly as the boilies leaves the stick on the edge of the diagonal and you lose accuracy. If you want a rubber butt cap etc, just get one off Ebay or get a walking stick rubber end.
If you have a copy of Rod Hutchinson's book "The Carp Strikes Back", their is instructions how to make a stick, but Rod has a diagonal in his design, but they do not need it, they just affect the accuracy.
With a stick made like this and you learn how to use it, you can get pinpoint accuracy up to around 50yds and almost all your baits in on top of each other in a very tight group.
All it needs is a flicking action from the wrist, if the boillie flys out high, just push the bung down a slight bit, if the boillie flies out low, push the bung up a bit. Basically you want the boilie to fly out the top of the stick parallel to the surface of the water. Do not try and change your action to make the stick work, just stick with a 2 o'clock to 10 o'clock action until you have the stick "tuned".
Do not cut a diagonal at the top of the stick, if you do, you then have to fit a handgrip to match the diagonal to hold the stick correctly, otherwise if you hold the stick with the diagonal slightly twisted, it will throw the boilie off line slightly as the boilies leaves the stick on the edge of the diagonal and you lose accuracy. If you want a rubber butt cap etc, just get one off Ebay or get a walking stick rubber end.
If you have a copy of Rod Hutchinson's book "The Carp Strikes Back", their is instructions how to make a stick, but Rod has a diagonal in his design, but they do not need it, they just affect the accuracy.
With a stick made like this and you learn how to use it, you can get pinpoint accuracy up to around 50yds and almost all your baits in on top of each other in a very tight group.
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It's okay for shorter ranges, but I'd rather use a catapult then. I'm much more accurate with that, than trying a real short range flick with the stick. What would you classify as short range?
For me the sweet spot for that Nash stick is between 40-70 yards with a 15mm boilie.
It's okay for shorter ranges, but I'd rather use a catapult then. I'm much more accurate with that, than trying a real short range flick with the stick. What would you classify as short range?
For me the sweet spot for that Nash stick is between 40-70 yards with a 15mm boilie.