I MUST join this group!!! I will get the information on my telescopic long rod later.

Cool idea!!!!!

NOW THIS IS WHERE I BELONG!!!!!!!

ssshhh........The Easter Bunny is bring 3 new 10' longpoles for the kids next Sunday. How do I know this? The Easter Bunny just got home from the Sport Shop.........

Longpole you have 3 lucky kids

Theres a guy down the street who has a big patch of bamboo in his yard.You guys got me thinking I should go down there ,introduce myself and ask if it would be too presumptuous to ask him if I could pick myself out a cane pole.

Heres an Idea about all that bamboo! If the stalks are big enough. You can make a stake bed out of it. 30 to 40 pcs about 10 ft works great. Just stake em all off with in a foot or two in a circle square half moon or what ever other design may tickle your fancy. You will end up with an awsume set of structure and all it costededed you was a lil time and maybe gettin a new fishin buddy.

Sounds like a lot of time ... although well spent.What the bamboo wont work as a pole?

Heck yea it will work for a pole. You can buy you a $10 fiberglass telescopic pole, go the easy rout and just cut some bamboo. or make you a beautiful stick out of it. Theres alot of work into makin a quality stick from the bamboo. You can get them for 3 to 8 bucks in 2 pc sections or do the work yourself and fish with the pride of I DID THAT! The big ole stocks with the time put in to make a cane brake reef put off great. Its up to how much he wants you to have and how much work you wanna put in.

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How did the kids like their new poles.

Heres my biggest catch on a long pole so far. You wanna talk about fun! WOOOOHOOOO What a fight. I had to throw the pole in the water to keep him from breaking it. Chased him back down with the trollin motor and faught him some more. They call him a BOWFIN!

That's a big bowfin! It will break a pole easily! Wise to let pole go and follow it!

My ole lady thought I was crazy when I trowed the pole in the water but much to her suprise a cool lesson learned. ITS FLOATING ITS FLOATING she replied. Thats a lil trick an old timer taught me for landin those big cats and bass that occasionally bite!

I got my first long pole catch today. Six sunnies.

That's cool! Good idea to take picture of anything first!

LONNNNGGGGGGG POLEs

Bought a new long pole today Its a gator 15 footer caught 1 bluegill and seeds to try it out Nice picture Jeremy

Jeremy after studying your pic I see I am not the only one with issues buying toys. What the heck you can.t take it with you

Well howard My main gripe is reriggin. My boat being as small as it is its a pain to have other people bringing there gear. I target certian areas certian ways and im set up to have double back ups. We have 4 cricket cages 2 minow boxes, 2 tackle boxes, 2 liveswells, and 2 backups of anything that have you. These are half the poles that i keep in the boat. When I take a guest its almost like deep see charter. All I ask is they buy the bait and plenty of it and be ready to have a good time. As a go alonger they cant beat it for $9 bucks worth of crickets and yea I get me a can of Jalopena Viennas in the tab. OHHHHHH and better believe if they wanna buy some beer Yep Better double that order to! lol

Jeremy what kind of beer did you say. By the way I bought another telescoping long pole today I could not help it with abobber that looked like this. Its raining hard here tonight so I could not try this one out

Now thats a pretty funky lookin bobber you got there Mr. Webster! I do need some of them thangs its tied on though. I do all my pre-rigs on a pc of carbord I tear off of a 18pack. Im all about organzaition and that looks much cleaner and neater than havin a bunch of carbordwith sting tied on in your box!

Oh and you asked what kinda beer? Well to be honest with you my fav has got to be hands down....... ICE COLD, cold runs a second choice and luke warm works after 12

My wife has been going with me fishing the last few trips Today she went and bought her license her first fish was a good sized bull pout Then she caught 3 good sized pumpkin seeds. One of which was on my telescoping longpole

About one more trip out with the longpole and it will start paying me. works real well to reach up in trees and retreive stuff

Use crankbait on long pole....? Might be good for trolling! And tip should not be too soft and not good for crankbait! I remember years ago somewhere in article about long pole and use rubber jig dipping down holes of thick weeds for big bass! Cut off 1 feet tip for shorter pole that would be stiff to set the hook big bass!
I perfer to use live bait on long pole for big panfish!

CRICKETS CRICKETS CRICKETS! DID SOMEBODY SAY LIVE BAIT!!!!!

Alright some people are going to get defensive about this but ive said to heck with the 4lb ts long time ago and went to an 8. I recently moved from 8lb to a 14lbts. As a longpoler we dont have the advantage of eyed rods and reels to help get snags undone. You gotta be able to pull that hook out when you get on a snag bend it back to shape rebait and get back in a hole as delicatly as possible. I recently discovered that Fireline makes a 14lb bright green line that is awsume for being able to see when you get wrapped in a tree. I have weighed both and have decided to go with 14lb ts in the neon green now and am thinking of pumping up to a 20lb. Im only 28 but I still have trouble seeing the line and the bright green is doin wonders for speed. The 20lb is gonna help with the snags. Im sure the line is discourageing some fish but at the same time I see stikes now when fish hit my lure before it can properly sink the hook. Ive weighed it all out and for my kinda fishing I like the heavy bright line. If yall fish thick tree tops try it on one of your poles sometime and compare. I guess its just what you have confidence in.

Jeremy
I have to get back to work but will add more latter. I'm am using braided tipup line with 12 pound leader of mono.
Joseph
I was not using the crank bait with the long pole I used the long pole to retrive the crank bait from a tree. I also found a source for bamboo long poles but they have to be bought in volum (bad spelling again)

Hey everyone check out your local dollar store 8 foot cane poles for a buck will post a pic latter

Check out your local rite aid! 24 pack of cool snacks $15.95

Cane pole fans- while fishing 2" off the bottom - I was shocked and surprised to find this bending my 14 foot telescopic pole and giving me the battle of the Spring!
See the mystery fish that is NOT a bottom-feeder. I don't have its weight yet, but will later this Spring. All my big fish were eaten in my pond by a Heron in the Fall so this is now the sole big fish in my pond...

Where can I get a good telescoping pole that isn't so flimsy at the end?  I have a three-piece cane pole I got at Bass Pro Shops that is nice and stiff, but it won't last forever.  I tried a "cane pole" from eBay for like $14.00, but it is way too flimsy to even plumb with.  Any suggestions?

That's a great story Jeremy.  Throwing the pole in and chasing it with the boat.  Very cool.  Big fish, too.  Is that bowfish a kind of catfish?

Found these two cool looking Fish Hunter brand telescopics with Camo paint job...10' and 12'