solid pole spear

[mfdfyrecaptain]

Hello everyone,

I have available both 5/8 and 1/2 O.D. solid 6061T tempered in 12' joints for under 20 bucks total. I have never used a pole spear before and was unsure if a solid shaft was too heavy or would require too strong a band to get it moving.

Looking for thoughts here.

shane

 

[mfdfyrecaptain]

Well I got the joint and had it cut @ 6 foot which gave me 2 5/8ths OD poles. I did a quick search and found that the poles I have are the same as Manny Puig's polespear. i will drill out the 6mm hole in the pole for the tip on Monday

Also ordered a spring steel tips 2' long with a single flopper from the LDS.

Not real sure on the proper size band but I got 3/8ths OD at Lowes.

All that is left is to decide on the handle and to add a finish. Has anyone ever stimpled a pole for the handle? It would be more streamlined than wrapping a piece of cable and tape on the spear.

I could stimple it and if it did not work out just cover it.

 

[kanakafari]

On all of my polespears, I opt to use 3/4" shrink tubing with a length of mono spiraled around the shaft. Tape one end of the mono with masking or duct tape then twist the pole as you will soon see the mono starting to conform to the shape of the pole. Once you ge the right length and position, tape down the remaining end and slide the shrink tubing right over the mono. Typical tubing comes in black but check your electrician's shop and you will find that they make the stuff in virtually every color imaginable. Mine are always red, gold, and green but colors are more a thing of preference not function.....with the exception of red of course. Fish cannot see the color red and if deep enough, the red color actually turns grey. Anyways, I use my gas kitchen stove and simply roll the pole with mono and shrink until things are nice and snug. Note: Be sure to leave extra length extending past the tubing so you can tape it. Use a sharp razor blade or Xacto and cut just inside the end of the tubing so that the mono becomes a hair shorter than the length of the tubing. Give the freshly cut ends a twirl on the stove to close things up and VOILA.......you're done! Yu are now the proud owner of an enclosed grip system. Good luck!

 

[mfdfyrecaptain]

The mono sounds like it may be the ticket. I will be at the station for 48hrs so I will report back monday on my progress.

 

[kanakafari]

Oh yeah...if you can't score any 200-400# mono, you can always go to the Home Depot or Lowes and pick up a spool of weed-whacker cord for a couple bucks. The stuff works great for grips as well as fish stringers. Good luck!

 

[hteas]

The weight of a solid pole is great enough that a little extra drag won't make a difference. I use self vulcanizing tape (Lowes or Home depot) on mine. It's so much easier to hold on to that I feel it's worth any loss of performance.