Cheap Steak Out Pole

mudfish · Post by **mudfish** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:12 am

Will a 30˚ angle work as well or better than 45˚?

Kayaker Guy · Post by **Kayaker Guy** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:42 am

SRQGator wrote:Probably a dumb question but wouldn't a floating stake-out pole make it more difficult to keep underwater in the mud? Besides, if you keep it tethered why even bother?

Not a dumb question. A little bit of buoyancy wouldn't keep the pole from staying stuck in the bottom. However, a little bit of buoyancy would make the pool a lot easier to find when it drops overboard as you're paddling back to the launch site! I suppose if one were really careful with tethering the pole when stowed or deployed there would be no problem.

Keep in mind I have not actually USED my stake out pole yet, so take my thought with a grain or two (or more

) of salt! 8)

JoseC · Post by **JoseC** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:50 am

i usually leave my stake out pole in one of the back scuppers held there with a bungee so that when i need to stop i just loosen the bungee and push it in. When i do this i notice that there is a lot of strain on the scupper, and i was wondering if eventually i could have some problems with my kayak getting a leak in it from a cracked scupper hole. Has anyone had any problems from your stake out pole cracking your scupper?

SRQGator · Post by **SRQGator** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:35 am

If you had a floating stake out pole and kept it tethered properly to your yak, would it create enough drag to double as a drift anchor too?

Chief1600 · Post by **Chief1600** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:06 pm

p911gt2 wrote:i usually leave my stake out pole in one of the back scuppers held there with a bungee so that when i need to stop i just loosen the bungee and push it in. When i do this i notice that there is a lot of strain on the scupper, and i was wondering if eventually i could have some problems with my kayak getting a leak in it from a cracked scupper hole. Has anyone had any problems from your stake out pole cracking your scupper?

I've not had the problem but I'm usually real careful about getting pretty much stopped before sticking the pole down. Have heard of cracked scuppers.

Kayaker Guy · Post by **Kayaker Guy** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:23 pm

SRQGator wrote:If you had a floating stake out pole and kept it tethered properly to your long-haired bovine, would it create enough drag to double as a drift anchor too?

Hey, what an idea! 8)

mudfish · Post by **mudfish** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:39 pm

Kayaker Guy wrote:
SRQGator wrote:If you had a floating stake out pole and kept it tethered properly to your long-haired bovine, would it create enough drag to double as a drift anchor too?
Hey, what an idea! 8)

You can rig a leader to it and troll for shark too.

Kayaker Guy · Post by **Kayaker Guy** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:04 pm

You can rig a leader to it and troll for shark too.

Hello - great idea there also!

nikonjedi · Post by **nikonjedi** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:44 pm

I am leaning towards the 30 degree angle... and of course how could it be an adventure unless you stick your stakeout pole down and realize a few minutes later that you have drifted off form your spot because you didn't attach your stake out pole to tke 0yak0 (haha) and have to retrive it... Of course I was playing with the idea of a stake out cooler... larger diameter top that will hold a cold beverage of choice...

nikonjedi · Post by **nikonjedi** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:08 am

I took my modified stake out yesterday and it worked great... the one I had was only about 5 feet long and the tip got cracked tryig to get pluff mud out of it so I used a smaller peice of PVC and shoved it into the end, dropped a couple of scres in to it to keep the crack form getting bigger and used soem rubber tale around it. To keep the mud out of the tip I stuffed an old cork into it, yes my Mom will finally be happy I shoved a cork in it!

and it workerd awesome! It's now 7 1/2 feet and worked like a charm... so far the total cost has been $0... I found everything in my garage

Kayaker Guy · Post by **Kayaker Guy** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:51 pm

nikonjedi wrote:I took my modified stake out yesterday and it worked great... the one I had was only about 5 feet long and the tip got cracked tryig to get pluff mud out of it so I used a smaller peice of PVC and shoved it into the end, dropped a couple of scres in to it to keep the crack form getting bigger and used soem rubber tale around it. To keep the mud out of the tip I stuffed an old cork into it, yes my Mom will finally be happy I shoved a cork in it! and it workerd awesome! It's now 7 1/2 feet and worked like a charm... so far the total cost has been $0... I found everything in my garage

Your garage sounds like my garage......there's enough junk in there to build 3 or 4 villages in a third world country!

nikonjedi · Post by **nikonjedi** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:32 pm

Pretty close... For some reason I have an abundance of cardboard that will make it's way to the recycle center this week and there is a bunch of chairs I didn't know we owned stacked up in the corner... looks like it's time for spring cleaning

fishinguy · Post by **fishinguy** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:36 pm

I made mine based off the ideas that were in this thread however instead of cutting a tip I slid an "Aligning Punch" in the end. This makes the end weighted so it floats upright and also helps when using on a hard bottom. The punch is about 3/4 in diameter, about 10 inches long and in the last 3 inches it tapers to a 5/16 inch tip. Its available at home depot for $10.

JoseC · Post by **JoseC** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:41 pm

fishinguy wrote:I made mine based off the ideas that were in this thread however instead of cutting a tip I slid an "Aligning Punch" in the end. This makes the end weighted so it floats upright and also helps when using on a hard bottom. The punch is about 3/4 in diameter, about 10 inches long and in the last 3 inches it tapers to a 5/16 inch tip. Its available at home depot for $10.

do you have any pics?

fishinguy · Post by **fishinguy** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:31 pm

The punch is in the pvc up to about the "E" in the logo as it is sitting on my kayak. I tested it out today and was pleased so sometime in the near future I will throw some paint on it.
This is my first time posting pics so hopefully I get it right.

mikemo · Post by **mikemo** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:53 pm

[quote="fishinguy"]The punch is in the pvc up to about the "E" in the logo as it is sitting on my kayak. I tested it out today and was pleased so sometime in the near future I will throw some paint on it.
This is my first time posting pics so hopefully I get it right.
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Very cool idea, but that punch looks pretty heavy. Have you had any issues with weight at all?