Two piece net pole, to cut or not to cut ? That was the question.

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Two piece net pole, to cut or not to cut ? That was the question.

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Quite some time ago I had a bit of good fortune in obtaining not one, but two bamboo slim landing net poles with original fittings, both about 6 ft long, and in pretty tatty condition, over this year I stripped them down, cleaned them up gave each a bit of whipping and yacht varnish and they turned out not bad, one has since gone to a forum member, the second I decided to keep for myself. I intended using it with one of my small net heads.The pole must be probably 50 years old , and had a bit of a kink in its length, that would bother some people but I find it sort of quirky and tells of its past history and use, so I was quite happy with it in that state.

Last year, I also had another bit of good fortune in finding a knotless landing net head tangled in a rack of flood debris on one of the rivers I fish, there was no pole , the frame was shot but the net itself was fine, once I had removed all the bits of twigs, grass, mud etc I could see it was in very good condition, it was put in a drawer , then later fitted to one of the small net heads, it was a good combination with the above pole.

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As I have quite a few net poles I decided it would be a nice addition to have a two piece pole, with the help of forum member Eddy Pools, I managed to find a suitable large banded ferrule , unused. I decided that the above pole would be a good donor as a two piece . It had already been rebuilt, and I must admit when I finally made the decision, it was with a bit of trepidation after some careful measuring that I took a saw to it and cut it in half.It seemed to me a bit barbaric cutting a net pole that had been around for so many years in half , but I consoled myself thinking that it would be quite useful in two sections, and along with a three piece rod , and a couple of rod rests quite easy to transport and carry to some of those swims that are more than a short stroll away.

I have recently had problems with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in my hands, my right hand being by far the worst ( I am right handed) so any work I am doing must be done in small “doses” so as to not aggravate the problems, things that used to take me a couple of hours now take a couple of days , anyway, slowly I managed to fit the ferrule, do the whipping , and giving the whippings quite a few coats of Yacht Varnish. The result is below.

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The knotless net was fine on the small net frame, but it occurred to me that it may with a bit of persuasion fit one of my medium net frames, as I have a spare medium size frame I managed to get it to fit with a bit of help from "Thora", who I must admit does put up with rather a lot from me sometimes , it is now what you could probably describe as a large pan net,and the only bit of vintage tackle that I have with a modern mesh,that is not diamond pattern .

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After a few weeks of the occasional swear word, I am now happy with the results.

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Thanks for looking .. :Hat:

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Well David, that is surely a fine looking pole and net combo - I cannot recall off hand how many times I have discussed a two part handle with you - but to actually now see it I am over the moon for you - especially as it could well be in order to now order one from the Craine Towers workshop. Super job indeed!
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Hello Peter,and thank you :Hat:

I am “fresh out “of poles and ferrules , I shall make some enquiries, although it could be some time before I get across to the bamboo suppliers.I will need a pole before I know what size ferrule to seek out !

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Post by Ian.R.McDonald »

I saw your post and thought my feeling was to dissuade you from cutting the pole. Wrong!

What a lovely job, very much in keeping with the era

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A lovely looking pole and net, David! :Thumb:

I note that you have not followed my example by doing alternate whippings in different colours, perhaps burgundy and orange might have looked nice together.
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Very nice!
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That looks great David.

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Thank you for the nice words gentlemen . :Hat:
I will be continuing to make net frames , poles , sticks etc , but on a “slower. “ scale which will probably be no bad thing really .
Looking forward to the next Vintage tackle fair , not sure where or when it will be but there is a light at the end of the tunnell I think.

Hopefully will see you there !

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very nicely done sir... that looks lovely :Hat:
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Fabulous bit of work and looks a very practical length too.

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