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Post by adric on Aug 17, 2012 7:38:42 GMT
Hi All
Does anyone have an opinion whether you need a weight at the end of a wooden wading staff?
Richard
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Post by custheyder on Aug 17, 2012 8:53:10 GMT
I prefer without. The reason being the stick will come to the surface if I should go in and not catch on the bottom risking dragging me under. I also have a break-away link on the lanyard as an extra security measure. Sometimes it's hard to keep the stick down in a really heavy flow, but then you have to ask, should I really be in the water at that time?
Cust.
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Post by adric on Aug 17, 2012 9:56:55 GMT
thanks for your reply Cust. I think I agree with you.
Richard
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Post by cm_stewart on Aug 17, 2012 11:33:55 GMT
Sometimes it's hard to keep the stick down in a really heavy flow, but then you have to ask, should I really be in the water at that time? Agreed! I don't have a weight on the end of mine, but for a much simpler reason. The shovel, hoe or rake handles I make them out of don't come with weights and they work just fine as is. Trying to weight it would make a 5 minute, $10 dollar staff longer to make and more expensive, not to mention more tiring to use. The staff does double duty as a trekking pole for the hikes in and out. What hiker would add weight to their trekking pole? |
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Post by leckie on Aug 17, 2012 12:28:29 GMT
I use a trekking pole after I lost my snowbee weighted wading staff in the Water of Leith earlier this year...the trekking pole is really good for the rivers I fish...it's light...has a spring mechanism in its design...it's telescopic and it only cost me £5 second hand from ebay  So to answer your question...I don't think you need to bother about weighting it Alex |
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Post by myotis on Aug 17, 2012 12:46:22 GMT
As with Alex, I used an unweighted trekking pole in fast water up to the top of my thigh height waders with no problem.
Graham
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