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lee_dewing

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diy fihing poles
« on: August 05, 2008, 09:56:28 am »
i've heard about making wfp from roach/carp fishing poles can anyone help on this.

was going to buy excel hybrid pole 24 footer(i do domestic only)

If if could buy something at car boot might give it a whirl

Any advice please I know nothing about fishing or fishing poles.

not on internet unfortunately to use ebay.
thaks lee

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.     - Aristotle

Alex Gardiner

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Re: diy fihing poles
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2008, 10:01:37 am »
Jeff Brimble (The Electric Window Cleaner) is your man - he started the whole idea!

Mrs A

ftp

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Re: diy fihing poles
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2008, 10:03:17 am »
Has to be a carp pole really - the stiffest strongest one you can find. You could also buy a Thompson Zensorflex for less than £20 new or why not use a Harris decorators pole for fifteen pounds?

Jeff Brimble

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Re: diy fihing poles
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2008, 10:19:30 am »
Difficult with you having limited access to the web, you need to find Matts "diy waterfedpole "site-( do a google search) my email addy is jeff.brimble@onetel.com if you get really stuck.

karygate

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Re: diy fihing poles
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2008, 12:25:39 pm »
made my owm from a 16m carp pole to do around 40ft job. is brilliant but is a thing you only use occasionally as would not take a great deal of knocking about. brodex are selling their 25ft poles for 78 plus vat including brush at moment . but if you want a pole for most jobs make a harris pole . had mine 3 months now and it is the best 15 quid ever spent. will only use my other poles now if i have to which is very rare on domestic propertys. hope this helps.
gary

matt

Re: diy fihing poles
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2008, 12:58:17 pm »
h ttp://wfpole.110mb.com/

OR

h ttp://wfpole2.110mb.com

lee_dewing

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Re: diy fihing poles
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2008, 02:37:35 pm »
thanks all, it sounds like harris decorators poles are worth a go.

are they telescopic or screw together sections?
do you just let tubing run down outside?
are they heavy as said looking for 24 foot pole.
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.     - Aristotle

ftp

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Re: diy fihing poles
« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2008, 02:44:54 pm »
Do a search on here - there was a massive thread and vids on utube about a month ago.

lee_dewing

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Re: diy fihing poles
« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2008, 03:29:54 pm »
just looked thanks ftp
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.     - Aristotle

trevor perry

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Re: diy fihing poles
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2008, 04:27:58 pm »
has anyone tried filling the sections of a fishing pole with expandable foam surely this would make the sections a lot stronger and it wouldnt add much weight , i have thought about this a few times but didnt want to ruin a pole trying,.
better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove any doubt

Re: diy fihing poles
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2008, 04:38:28 pm »
thanks all, it sounds like harris decorators poles are worth a go.

are they telescopic or screw together sections?
do you just let tubing run down outside?
are they heavy as said looking for 24 foot pole.
here is the vid on the harris pole:

uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q8HhgHcz0M

Central Window Cleaners

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Re: diy fihing poles
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2008, 04:41:48 pm »
As a fisherman, if you fill the sections with foam you will not be able to store the pole sections inside each other. Maybe i am wrong

Re: diy fihing poles
« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2008, 04:43:36 pm »
As a fisherman, if you fill the sections with foam you will not be able to store the pole sections inside each other. Maybe i am wrong
your 100% right, you would need a bag for them

Jeff Brimble

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Re: diy fihing poles
« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2008, 06:01:57 pm »
has anyone tried filling the sections of a fishing pole with expandable foam surely this would make the sections a lot stronger and it wouldnt add much weight , i have thought about this a few times but didnt want to ruin a pole trying,.

It only partially works and is very messy and hit and miss  to do. Its a chapter/topic  by itself  ::)

darragh windows

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Re: diy fihing poles
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2008, 07:15:05 pm »
thanks all, it sounds like harris decorators poles are worth a go.

are they telescopic or screw together sections?
do you just let tubing run down outside?
are they heavy as said looking for 24 foot pole.




harris poles are only 17ft
jamie