2017年10月29日 · I feel a wading staff may help stabilize me until I get used to walking in water. I fish primarily in Norgheast Tennessee and Western North Carolina. Should I get a wading staff, or will this prove a hinderance to my progression in the water. If a staff is okay, what are some recommendations?

2017年3月2日 · I did something similar a while back for wading the New England Shoreline. The carbide tip of the ski pole comes in handy for traversing slippery rocks. The staff is also a constant companion for feeling my way along while wading at night were a wrong step over a channel edge or into a shellfish dig could get ugly quick. Beyond removing the basket, the only other thing I …

2022年9月15日 · I know there have been several wading staff threads, but I just wanted to share my new favorite. Simms and Folstaff have been two of the favorites here and I have both of them. I lost a Simms to the river a couple years ago when the tether clip failed. My current Simms has a broken toggle...

2015年8月12日 · I have realized as I enter the second half-century of my life that I am not as stable in the water as I used to be. I am wanting to get a folding wading staff and have narrowed it down to the Folstaf 3/4", 50" or the new Simms Aluminum Staff. I have found both on line for about the same price...

2013年12月10日 · So i've taken to carrying a staff - a make shift effort, a telescopic hiking pole with a longish, but not long enough strap on it I used it this past weekend for the first time, and while it was adequately attached to my wading belt with a …

2013年2月18日 · A good wading stick is a lot cheaper than taking a tumble and hurting yourself. I like the Fishpond wading staff. It's very light. Good advice about getting a ski pole. A lot of ski shops have single poles they're trying to get rid of. The important thing: The wading staff should be as high as your arm pit. Randy

2014年8月9日 · The wading staff has a double bungee cord and 3/4" diameter tubes. Eventually the bungee cord inside the staff will weaken and you will find that the staff joints will loosen as you move the staff against the flow in very fast water.

2020年1月13日 · I've have the Simms wading staff for a few years and recently picked up their retractor that is made for the staff. I have mine mounted with a net magnet release and the magnet release connected to a spring loaded clip that I can put on a belt loop, wading belt or vest. I have yet to have the magnets break apart while the staff is in use.

2021年1月10日 · Common complaints with most folding wading staffs are that they get stuck, vibrate in the current, or wear out…Not this one…Customers often say that my Riverstick has proven to be the worlds’ strongest and most practical folding wading staff on the market. The heart of the staff is the extremely...

2017年2月10日 · I have started using a wading staff. I need to find a holster to carry it when not in use. I definitely do not want anything made of leather. Any suggestions? I would also be receptive to other ideas for carrying the stick. Do any of you carry a …