Has anyone ever played with the idea of using heavy E or S glass rod blanks as a "Stick It" type shallow water anchor? I don't know how well, if at all, they would work but the price difference between those blanks and the anchors out there would make it almost worth it.
What are your thoughts on this?

Yes, I know some guys who are using solid glass boat rod blanks as "stake out poles" in their kayaks.

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I use an old offshore rod cut down to 5' as a stake out pole for my Kayak while inshore fishing. I have used PVC, aluminum tubing, and broken tops of sailboarding masts, the old fishing rod is the best for my aplication.

It is silent while stalking tails and can penetrate even the most stubborn shell bottom.

Yes you can! Glass works better than carbon because it gives a little easier and absorbs the movement of the boat in the swells. I found some solid glass 20lb boat rod blanks at the Expo in North Carolina a few years back for less than 7 bucks apiece. Made some stake out poles and one \"StickIt\" anchor. All have worked great and at a fraction of the cost of the store bought items.

I ground the end of them to a lightly rounded point and coated that with epoxy. I guess you could cap the end with a metal cap or something if you did not think the naked glass would hold up but mine are doing fine so far.

You might want to consider one of the Mud Hole gaff building blanks. Affix a cap with leash and make a simple stainless spike for the tip ... glue and wrap the spike just like you would a hook.

3/8" solid stainless rod 5ft. half inches long-------- drill a hole in the top end and put a shackle to tie the rope to---Spear it to the bottom like trowing a spear---------------coonass la marsh way of doin it.-----Works like a charm----------can work in up to 8 ft of water as long as your a strong indian-----------HA

Jim Gamble Wrote:
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> You might want to consider one of the Mud Hole
> gaff building blanks. Affix a cap with leash and
> make a simple stainless spike for the tip ... glue
> and wrap the spike just like you would a hook.


I talked to Todd at Mudhole yesterday and that was his suggestion as well. I'll have to pick one up on the next order and try it.

I was thinking of a cheap way to make one of these stakeout anchors as well for my boat. I was walking thru a construction equipment place on Saturday, and I found somthing called a slate bar. It's basically about a five foot long crowbar, with a point on one side, and a flattened bend at about a 45 degree angle on the other side. I figured that this would work great for a stakeout anchor.

Pros: heavy enough to penetrate almost any bottom
-solid
-should keep even a good-size boat still in a moderate to heavy current
-cheap

Cons: heavy
-made of a lesser grade steel, so I would think that rust would be an issue
-could potentially cause damage to a boat if I'm not careful with it.

I checked Home Depot, and they had the same tool in the garden / sledge hammer section for about $10 more.

I am going to see if an old glass blank that I have would work instead. The price is right, the guides are already removed, and I like the fact that it won't rust. If that doesn't work, I really like the idea of the MH gaff.

A glass boat or trolling rod blank is quite heavy, won't rust and can be had cheap at a yard sale in the form of older pier and boat rods.

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