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New: Stake-Out Pole for Fishing Kayaks

Wavewalk now offers a new stake-out pole system for fishing kayaks:

Material: Anodized aluminum.

Dimensions: 60″ long, 3/4″ diameter.

Features:

  1. Sealed, pointed end.
  2. Comfortable, large size, Y-shaped handle.
  3. Sliding aluminum collar with fixed stop, line clip and foam float (bright orange).
  4. 8′ long, 1/4″ thick, braided, buoyant polypropylene line (yellow).

Price: $65.



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15 Responses to “New: Stake-Out Pole for Fishing Kayaks”

  1. Jeff McGovern Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at

    Very very nice. This new W system is one of the best looking stakeout poles I’ve seen. It should be a great item for fishermen as well as photographers and just paddlers looking for a better way to hold their W in place.

  2. Fish Wiz Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at

    That’s a nice looking stakeout pole, and not very expensive. I just wonder why you call it a “system” :D
    FW

  3. admin Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at

    FW,
    You can say it’s a system because it has a number of components, including a moving part. Also, some vendors sell the rope separately from the pole, while we offer a complete solution (I hope the you’re OK with the word ‘solution’)… :)
    Yoav

  4. Pete Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at

    Could such a long and pointy metal object be useful for self defense?
    Would an alligator feel anything if poked with it?
    :D
    Pete

  5. admin Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at

    Next time I see an alligator I’ll ask him.
    Yoav

  6. Jeff McGovern Says:
    January 16th, 2009 at

    Regarding that gator question. Nope not at all. In fact being close enough to poke the gator is not a very good place to be. The darn things are pretty well armor plated anyway. In any case bothering a gator is breaking the law here in Florida. The best self defense in a gator situation is to leave the area right away or just not mess with them in the first place.

  7. Alan3085 Says:
    January 18th, 2009 at

    Can you carry this stakeout pole inside the wavewalk kayak, or does it require a special attachment?
    thank you,
    Alan

  8. admin Says:
    January 18th, 2009 at

    There is plenty of storage room for it inside the boat, and for all your other gear.

    Yoav

  9. Jeff McGovern Says:
    January 21st, 2009 at

    For stake out pole carry the side opposite the paddle works very well. If you simple slide it point first throught the rear handle it will lay nicely along the side of the boat. It will stick out the back just like the pole on a flats boat. On my W I’ve added a cord loop just in front of the cowling curve to drop one of the handles through. It allows quick deployment using one hand and you can can put it back with one as well.

  10. Stephen Y. Says:
    February 18th, 2009 at

    What about having one of the “Y” handle curve back down, so as to be able to use it as a hook to retrieve floating objects (not that I ever drop anything overboard…)? Bye the way, am I correct to presume it floats, or at least it imitates an up periscope, if dropped in the water?

    Very nice and ingeniously though out,

    Stephen

  11. admin Says:
    February 18th, 2009 at

    Stephen,

    Thanks for the hook idea :) It’s already possible to use it for that purpose, but a hook would be more useful.
    The upper end of the stake out pole floats due to the plastic foam float.
    Also, the line itself floats.

    Yoav

  12. Rob Says:
    April 22nd, 2009 at

    Reminds me of a push pole. Can it be used as one or is it too small? And, why not a push pole instead?

    Thanks

  13. admin Says:
    April 22nd, 2009 at

    Rob,

    Push poles need to be longer and sturdier to work well.
    Most our clients use their 9n ft long Wavewalk PSP paddles for poling in shallow water, and for pushing during a difficult launching or beaching.

    As for using a push pole instead of a stake out pole, I believe that could work only if the bottom of the pond, river or lake you fish in is very soft. This is because a push pole’s tip usually isn’t tapered like a stake out pole’s tip.

    Yoav

  14. Rick Says:
    August 18th, 2010 at

    What prevents it from pulling out of where you stake it?

  15. admin Says:
    August 19th, 2010 at

    Rick,

    Nothing much, really :)
    Being able to stick it in the muddy, or sandy bottom already means it’s not meant to stay there forever, and you’re likely to find that you may need to stick it again after some time.
    Still, it’s much better than drifting with the wind and/or the current to where you don’t necessarily want to go…

    Yoav

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