{"id":2702,"date":"2014-02-06T13:47:17","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T13:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/podcasts\/?p=2702"},"modified":"2014-02-06T13:51:57","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T13:51:57","slug":"mangrove-push-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/podcasts\/2014\/02\/06\/mangrove-push-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"Mangrove Push Pole"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Push poles are surprisingly expensive when you consider that they are, after all, nothing more than really long sticks. In fact, for the first few months I owned a Gheenoe, I simply used a long piece of bamboo to pole my boat. I’ve seen working guides in the Yucatan use long pieces of wood harvested from the forest for their push poles.<\/p>\n

Carbon fiber offers a lot of advantages though. Being consistent in circumference, carbon push poles can be fitted into push pole brackets, such as the ones I made for my boat (heat PVC in the oven for 5 minutes at 350 degrees then shape using clamps). <\/p>\n

Being lightweight, the pole will actually stay in those clamps even at high speeds on the highway. And finally the carbon fiber system has the advantage of two tips; one for mud and one for hard bottoms, as well as a texturing to help your hands keep their grip (the same ridges left over on unsanded fly rod blanks from the removal of the heat-shielding wraps during the curing process, which keeps the resin from running off onto the floor<\/a>).<\/p>\n

While high end push poles like Stiffy are de rigeur if you have a proper flats boat, a new Stiffy push pole can cost more than the Gheenoe itself! That’s why the Mangrove push pole is perfect. It comes in an easily-assembled kit (use JB Weld and follow the instructions that come with the pole). You can size it to fit your boat (my 15’9″ Gheenoe uses a 3.5 section pole–approximately 17.5 feet). And if it ever breaks you can fix it simply by buying a new section and a couple of the sleeves. But I doubt you’ll break this pole short of having a car wreck. It’s pretty burly, especially for a light craft like a Gheenoe. <\/p>\n

Great product; I have been highly satisfied with mine. Price is variable, but should be under $300 for a Gheenoe-length pole. <\/p>\n

Rating:<\/strong> Five stars out of five.<\/p>\n

Purchase:<\/strong> Order from any TFO Fly Rods dealer, such as Little River Outfitters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note: Opening photo blatantly stolen from Cameron Mortensen’s excellent Fiberglass Manifesto<\/a> site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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