Boat Push Pole (Page 2): What kind of river / creek bottoms are you up against? Also what craft are you pushing?

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Tambok wrote:

Would you guys and gals think a pole saw with the saw part cut off work as a push pole. Its telescoping and fiber glass. I could put an end on it so its like a push pole.

What kind of river / creek bottoms are you up against? Also what craft are you pushing?

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Weekend Hooker wrote:

How is fiberglass with lightening? Just a thought.

Fiberglass might not be conductive but being wet it will be.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Forgot to mention fiberglass splinters are much worse than wood.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Grizzly 17 wrote:

Forgot to mention fiberglass splinters are much worse than wood.

Have you ever had fiber optics splinter? Talk about a B to get out.

Weekend Hooker Loc: Clyde, Texas

Thank you. I was unsure.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

plumbob wrote:

Have you ever had fiber optics splinter? Talk about a B to get out.

Never got one of those Plum. Ran a lot of fiber from the controll rooms to the PCR,s and ECR,s. But we were required to where gloves. Have got some fiberglass splinters before.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Gordon wrote:

Never got one of those Plum. Ran a lot of fiber from the controll rooms to the PCR,s and ECR,s. But we were required to where gloves. Have got some fiberglass splinters before.

Good to hear that Gordon. That glass sure is slippery using tweezers especially with blood on it.

Jwid Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO

If it breaks it would have been trash anyway.

Salmoneater22 Loc: I live in S.E. Washington state.

Electric supply store, fiberglass wire height measuring stick. Just a 2cent thing.

hunter4626 Loc: tally, florida

I made one using a 20 ft piece of 1" pvc pipe You can find it that long at plumbing stores. I then forced a 3/4" dowel rod in to stiffen it. Worked pretty good but found cutting it down to 12' was optimal, I put a t coupling on each end and extended the "foot" on one end to 4" and 1" on the "handle" side.This makes an end for mud/soft bottom and one for hard bottom. I'm still using it and will probably make another for my other boat that I'm putting together now.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

hunter4626 wrote:

I made one using a 20 ft piece of 1" pvc pipe... (show quote)

What schedule PVC did you use hunter? I think schedule 40 might be brittle in colder waters. Good idea with the dowel rod was that 20' or 12' as well?

hunter4626 Loc: tally, florida

I had to get 2 dowels couldn't find 'em in 20' lengths-besides-they were a b--tch to get in, it was a tight fit. I did use sched 40 in white, don't have to worry about real cold water in FL. One thing-this does not make a pole like fiber,it is not as stiff-but it works well.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

hunter4626 wrote:

I had to get 2 dowels couldn't find 'em in 20' lengths-besides-they were a b--tch to get in, it was a tight fit. I did use sched 40 in white, don't have to worry about real cold water in FL. One thing-this does not make a pole like fiber,it is not as stiff-but it works well.

Sorry hunter i didn't see where you are fishing. Yes that 40 schedule will work just find. I can imagine the dowel was a Capital " B " getting it in.

Would a 1/2" electrical conduit work? Or would that still be considered a lightning rod even though it would be in cased in plastic?

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

hunter4626 wrote:

I made one using a 20 ft piece of 1" pvc pipe... (show quote)

Hi Hunter. I'm glad to see your post. I thought i was the only one that did that. Keeps the weught down n pvc won't bend enough to hurt it. I have a hook i can attach for get lures outa trees or hang ups. Ask Plum. I have a thing for pvc duct tape shrink tubes n zip ties. My pond boat is 10 ft not enough room for 20'er 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

hunter4626 Loc: tally, florida

plumbob wrote:

Sorry hunter i didn't see where you are fishing. Yes that 40 schedule will work just find. I can imagine the dowel was a Capital " B " getting it in.

Would a 1/2" electrical conduit work? Or would that still be considered a lightning rod even though it would be in cased in plastic?

yes there would be a chance of electrical connectivity, and it also weighs a bit more, along with sinking if you lose your grip, the wood dowel provides a tiny bit of flotation.