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Improve your skills with coarsefish
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Elasticate
a pole
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If you have
just bought your first pole and have been left baffled as to how
to set it up with elastic, you are in the right place. Get
yourself a craft knife, hack saw, and sand paper
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What other bits
and pieces will you need? I'm glad you asked. Get a packet of
'slip connectors' as seen here.
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Also, a packet
of PTFE bushes. You get a few in a pack.
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Next it's
the elastic which comes in different diameters. Ask the staff
in the tackle shop who will tell you which one to get
depending on what type of fishing you do.
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Finally,
you will need a bung, it comes with a 'tail' which isn't seen
here.
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Now, if
you're not put off yet, we put it all together. This bit is
critical. You need to cut the tip off the pole so the 'bush'
will fit on the end snugly. Take your time and get it right!
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If you're not in tears after the cutting,
lightly sand the edge to get a smooth finish.
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Fit
the bush on the newly trimmed and smoothed end. It should
be a snug fit. You should be feeling quite pleased with
yourself at this point. |
You can elasticate
up to 3 sections of your pole but we are doing just one
here. Slip the bung into the back end of the
section.
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You
need to cut the bung down so it fits snugly into the
end of the section, so mark it all the way round where
you will need to make the cut. |
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Measure
the length of elastic that you need to go through
the section. Allow enough for tying. Thread the
elastic through the 'eye' of the bung tail. |
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Tie a single knot and tighten.
Remember that the finished elastic length should
be under a little tension through the pole
section.
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Now feed the tail through the
narrow end of the bung until it clicks home.
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Drop the
other end of the elastic into the back of the
section and shake it through. For finer
elastic you might need to use a wire feed.
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Once
the elastic is through the top of the pole,
thread it through the sleeve of your 'slip
connector'
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Now
add the other part of the connector as shown
here. Then click the two pieces together.
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Tie
a single knot behind the connector and
tighten. Nearly there now, stay with it!
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It
should now look like this at the business
end. On the connector there's a little
'collar' Pull this down and hook the loop of
your pole rig over the groove, push the
collar back up, and you're away!
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