Reinventing the fishing pole
The raingear vendor across the aisle from our booth at the Boat Show
showed up with a handful of really weird looking fishing rods today.They are basically short sections of stainless steel, most with a built
in spring, attached to a
traditional rod handle with reel. The rods are about 15-24" in length. I'm not the world's most avid fisherman, (far from it), but these
little gizmos are pretty neat. Using only an empty swivel for weight, I cast a line about 20-25 feet
from a spin-casting reel.
With a small rubber casting plug, the short little "spring" pole cast
about as far as one might expect a six-foot rod to do. During the "slow" period of the afternoon, the raingear vendor hooked a
dollar bill onto the line
and repeatedly tossed it out onto the middle of the carpet. He'd wait
until somebody bent down to pick it up, and then reel the dollar back
in. Right out of that old movie "Used Cars."
It was so corny that even the "victims" laughed. What do the fishermen in the group think of these? Izaak Walton must be spinning in his grave. (Would that make him a
flasher, or a dodger?) http://www.emmrod.com/INDEX.cfm?page=home.cfm |
chuckgould.chu...
Jan 11
2006
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| Slippery shoes. |
Calif
Jan 13
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| Seeing how we all know that part of fishing is spending gobs of money
on equipment that's barely ever used, just to have it, I'd probably buy
one! But, then again, JohnH and I are partners in an investment plan,
so we're going to be just stinking rich any time now. It has something
to do with some Nigerians who are in need of someone to give millions
of dollars to. |
atl_man2
Jan 13
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| >> Might be ok for ice fishing. > What is the normal fishing rod for ice fishing? For some reason I
> thought it was just a line on a stick. It's called a Tip-up. http://www3.sympatico.ca/sconnell/TipupPics.htm |
=?iso-8859-1?b...
Jan 12
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| I could get one to replace my "Pocket Fisherman" :-) Going to the Atlanta show tomarrow, Hope to be able to check these out. Capt Jack R.. |
Jack
Jan 12
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| Looks like the 2005 rendition of the Popeil Pocket Fisherman:
http://www.ronco.com/rco_prodinfo.aspx?pid=PF7201101001&color=&active=desc |
atl_man2
Jan 12
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| I just posted something of similar nature before reading your post,
sorry! |
atl_man2
Jan 12
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| Is there a lure that's really effective for getting the ice to bite?
:-) |
chuckgould.chu...
Jan 12
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| Silly boy......you use ice plugs when ice fishing. ;-) |
Jan 12
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| There is a heavy duty model with a bait-casting reel. That model has
two stainless steel
pieces, each with an eye for the line to pass through. The vendor
claims he caught a 60-pound sturgeon using the heavy duty model. One of the fishermen who wandered by thought the concept would be good
for fishing in brushy areas. |
chuckgould.chu...
Jan 12
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| Bourbon usually works. |
Harry
Jan 12
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| Saw those at the Fred Hall San Fran show. Sort of neat, but would hate to
hook a decent fish on one. Not much shock absorbing in a 12" rod. And
besieds, you might look goofy at the stream side with the modernized Popiel
Pocket Fisherman. ;) |
Calif
Jan 12
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| Just the Popeil Pocket Fisherman(tm) re-invented.
JR
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JR
Jan 11
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| Might be ok for ice fishing. |
Harry
Jan 12
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| considering that you can cast a swivel 20 feet with one, i would
venture a guess that its probably pretty much worthless as a fishing
pole for anything more than a pound or so. Ron Popiel's Pocket Fisherman redeaux... |
Shortwave
Jan 12
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| What is the normal fishing rod for ice fishing? For some reason I
thought it was just a line on a stick.
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Reggie
Jan 12
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