| #1  09-21-2011, 09:52 AM | ||||
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| Making a throwing stick out of an old rod handle section While clearing out my tackle a few years ago I found an old handle section of an old fibreglass match rod; the tip section had long since been broken making it useless. Instead of throwing it away I decided to make a throwing stick out of it so that I could cast out loosefed maggots/caster/corn etc. one handed while still holding the rod or Pole in the other hand. It turned out to be fairly useful and kept the loosefeed tightly bunched; so I thought I would show how I made the throwing stick on the ‘Fishing Tips & Rigs’ section of this Forum incase someone else also had a broken rod that they were otherwise going to throw out. see below: __________________ My Web Site (The Average Coarse Angler) Happiness is Fish Shaped (It used to be woman shaped but the wifes getting on a bit now)     |
| #2 09-21-2011, 10:27 AM | ||||
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| Re: Making a throwing stick out of an old rod handle section Thats a cracking use for an old rod , just trying to think if i could use it somehow for mulleting .... __________________ Mike.. Take nothing but pictures, Leave nothing but footprints, Kill nothing but time Mike`s Fishing Photo Gallery |
| #4 09-21-2011, 08:58 PM | ||||
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| Re: Making a throwing stick out of an old rod handle section I made one of them Keith - chucked it out to sea for the dog but he never brought it back  __________________ Shore Species 2012: Dab-Flounder-Herring-L.S.Dogfish-Pouting-Shore Rockling-5 Bearded Rockling-Small Eyed Ray-Turbot-Whiting |
| #5 09-22-2011, 06:54 AM | ||||
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| Re: Making a throwing stick out of an old rod handle section Quote:
I have an old match fishing book at home with a picture of the author (Ken Giles I think it is) using a straight one just like it for throwing his loosefeed out in a match, which is why I tried making one. It is a bit better than the Maggie-Pult that Bob Nudd sold a few years ago (for firing out maggots one-handed while holding his Pole in his other arm) which threw the bait the same distance (10 to 15 mtrs) but made an almighty bang each time you used it. __________________ My Web Site (The Average Coarse Angler) Happiness is Fish Shaped (It used to be woman shaped but the wifes getting on a bit now) |
| #6 09-22-2011, 07:55 AM | |||
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| Re: Making a throwing stick out of an old rod handle section ahhhhhh i see just seemed strange as i got 2 curved ones, wouldnt of thought straight would work as bend gives power and accuracy. |
| #7 09-22-2011, 10:01 AM | ||||
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| Re: Making a throwing stick out of an old rod handle section made mine from some cistern overflow pipe 20" long, then a piece of polystyrene, push pipe into poly, (cuts the poly as you push it through) then just push poly to depth you want, simples. __________________ good luck and tight lines chris lifes to short for animosity. |
