Wakou
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INCOMING!
Telescopic Landing net handle from China
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Wakou
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And also:
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A full report will follow, when grieving relatives have been informed of the results of the procedure.
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How many bloody relatives have you got ?
You haven't posted anything since Sunday.
It should have been drilled out ,net fitted and used by now.?
mikench
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There must be a wake.
rayner
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Give the fellow a chance, Mark things need planning.
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I think the planning for the "D Day" landing was done quicker than this.
Unless he has taken a slow boat to China to return landing net handle .
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Sorry folks! My muse deserted me!
.... bear with.....
.... bear with.....
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So! The fateful day dawned. Like a middle-aged plastic surgeon, preparing to update his trophy-wife, I prepared the implements of my trade, rolled up my sleeves and got ready to set about the task with enthusiasm and gusto, but with meticulous care, knowing I would be using the results of my efforts for some years to come, or at least until the next one arrived, fresh from the Far-East.
As you can see, I had decided to take the advice of one of the members here, and do without the actual holder/wrench-thing, and make do with one or two pairs of Mole-Wrenches. But, it just so happened that I saw my neighbour opposite, who I know is a metal-worker (blacksmith) and in passing, I asked if he might possibly have, lying about, a tap-wrench/holder. At first he assumed I was after a plumbing tool but after my elaborate mime, he went to his shed and returned, bless him, with this.
Woo-hoo!
So onwards! I had found an old chamois-leather, and I cut a strip to protect and grip the ferrule. I had also done a bit of research on model-making and engineering forums, and the consensus seemed to be that brass is better cut without lube.
The hole was drilled, quick and easy!
At first the tap was grindy and grippy, but when the tap got started it was a breeze, like the proverbial knife through butter. And soon, the thread was cut. Job done! Approx 15 mins, (inc two cups of tea and a couple of snouts).
I was so thrilled and proud, that I immediately started taking photos of my masterpiece.
Only then did I notice....
D’oh!
You see, the tapered tap had cut effortlessly through the brass. But as I needed the thread to be parallel, I continued. The tap then happily also continued to cut a thread in to the carbon-fibre, making it very weak at the precise spot where it needed to be at its strongest.
Then, to make matters worse, when I attached the head, which has a parallel thread, it pushed against the carbon-fibre pole, breaking the bond with the ferrule, and, in the process cracking the pole end itself.
O Noes!
A few minutes beard-stroking, and more tea and snouts.
(and a can of Carlsberg), to aid the thought-process.
A bit of measuring with the callipers, I saw that the pole was not itself aggressively tapered, and that I could lop off the damaged end, and still get it back in to the ferrule.
Out with the junior hacksaw. And a fine file. And some fine emery paper.
As you can see, I had decided to take the advice of one of the members here, and do without the actual holder/wrench-thing, and make do with one or two pairs of Mole-Wrenches. But, it just so happened that I saw my neighbour opposite, who I know is a metal-worker (blacksmith) and in passing, I asked if he might possibly have, lying about, a tap-wrench/holder. At first he assumed I was after a plumbing tool but after my elaborate mime, he went to his shed and returned, bless him, with this.
Woo-hoo!
So onwards! I had found an old chamois-leather, and I cut a strip to protect and grip the ferrule. I had also done a bit of research on model-making and engineering forums, and the consensus seemed to be that brass is better cut without lube.
The hole was drilled, quick and easy!
At first the tap was grindy and grippy, but when the tap got started it was a breeze, like the proverbial knife through butter. And soon, the thread was cut. Job done! Approx 15 mins, (inc two cups of tea and a couple of snouts).
I was so thrilled and proud, that I immediately started taking photos of my masterpiece.
Only then did I notice....
D’oh!
You see, the tapered tap had cut effortlessly through the brass. But as I needed the thread to be parallel, I continued. The tap then happily also continued to cut a thread in to the carbon-fibre, making it very weak at the precise spot where it needed to be at its strongest.
Then, to make matters worse, when I attached the head, which has a parallel thread, it pushed against the carbon-fibre pole, breaking the bond with the ferrule, and, in the process cracking the pole end itself.
O Noes!
A few minutes beard-stroking, and more tea and snouts.
(and a can of Carlsberg), to aid the thought-process.
A bit of measuring with the callipers, I saw that the pole was not itself aggressively tapered, and that I could lop off the damaged end, and still get it back in to the ferrule.
Out with the junior hacksaw. And a fine file. And some fine emery paper.
Some ‘Araldite’, 24 hours of “DO NOT TOUCH” by a radiator.... And.....
Result!!!!!
Thanks again to you all for your patience and advice!Result!!!!!
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When I saw the pic of handle up against the wall, I thought it was a set of drain rods at first with what looked like the fittings on it. Then I noticed the net.
You will have to let us all know how it handles ,( pardon the pun) with a decent fish in the net.
You will have to let us all know how it handles ,( pardon the pun) with a decent fish in the net.
mikench
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Well done Wacou. Once again mans ingenuity and perserverence triumphs over adversity. No offence but I'm relieved and so no doubt is your wife that plastic surgery wasn't involved.
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And a very cheap one at that ?
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Well, yes! But I like to write, and I hope that some like to read my witless blather!
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Witless being the operative word ?
If you couldnt have fixed it I was going to see if you wanted to buy my 4 metre Drennan Acolyte handle or a 4 metre Daiwa Tournament handle, both take apart and can be fished at various lengths.
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OK...... A FOLLOW ON FROM THIS...
WHAT'S THE BEST LANDING NET HANDLE YOU HAVE USED. ?
Mine is a 3 metre take apart Team Daiwa
And a 4 metre take apart Drennan Acolyte.
The Daiwa is light and strong.
The Acolyte is lighter still, very strong and is twin threaded.
I would also say a decent net head will contribute to lightness and in some ways balance.
WHAT'S THE BEST LANDING NET HANDLE YOU HAVE USED. ?
Mine is a 3 metre take apart Team Daiwa
And a 4 metre take apart Drennan Acolyte.
The Daiwa is light and strong.
The Acolyte is lighter still, very strong and is twin threaded.
I would also say a decent net head will contribute to lightness and in some ways balance.
seth49
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Mine is my Drennan twist lock specialist, had it a good few years, it extends to three metres and is very strong as well, not cheap but worth every penny.
As above, the drennan which has taken some abuse (not from catching enormous fish, but rather bashing down bankside nettles and balsam), I take it apart and give the inside a clean regularly. It battles on.
I bought a 4m T/A for the first time last year. It was mainly so I could net roach further out in the river and reduce the chance of pike taking them near the bank. To this end I also purchased a net (Rive) that had a tapered base which was shallower under the block and so moved through the water quicker.
Despite initial reservations I was surprised how easy it was to use at full length, including netting fish caught on longer 15'+ rods, and now I use it at 4m whenever the bank allows as the end section acts as a counter-balance so making the whole process easier.
The brand is Free Spirit, which I hadn't encountered before, but it's light, very stiff, and has a nice finish which is good to grip but also slides through the hands easily.
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