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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 |
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wrote in message oups.com... 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 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. |
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JR North wrote: Just the Popeil Pocket Fisherman(tm) re-invented. JR I just posted something of similar nature before reading your post, sorry! |
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wrote: 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 Looks like the 2005 rendition of the Popeil Pocket Fisherman: http://www.ronco.com/rco_prodinfo.as...&active=d esc |
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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 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.. |
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Jack Redington wrote: wrote: 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 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.. 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. |
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