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I can be clumsy sometimes, and just to be safe in my future outings, I've been thinking about investing in one - or few - of those. Do you use one for yourself, and if you do what would you recommend? Do they even work as supposed to?  

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They definitely work, the charitable organization I volunteer for uses them on their rods.  Honestly most of my baitcasting setups float.  For me, whatever is not on the deck of my kayak is tied down in some manner.

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Kayaker here, I don't use rod floats or tether my gear.  I've tried it and really don't enjoy the line on my spinning rods slapping the foam, nor the added weight messing with balance I've become accustomed to.

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nope.  I'll take my chances.  If i am paddling through an area that i may lose the rod or flip the kayak then i will fasten things down but for the most part I am not worried.  Not a fan of leashes at all either as they are just one more thing to get tangled up in should you flip.

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Another kayaker here.. don't use floats, but do use a leash on setups not in my hand.

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Canoe here and given the number of rigs I have (10) they're leashed when in the racks. I'm on a tight budget, so losing almost $1000 in rigs if I flip would be devastating to me. The only time a rig isn't leashed is when it's the one in hand...don't use floats either.

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I used to not worry about floats or tethers, but the loss of a Daiwa px type R/Phenix rod combo changed all that. If I’m in a kayak or canoe,  tethers or floats are used. 

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I leash the rods I am not using if I am in a deep lake, deeper than I can dive safely to retrieve them if I flip over.

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5 hours ago, Manifestgtr said:

Roland Martin uses them.

 

Hay, if they’re good enough for him...

I believe your talking about those cushy things on the end of his rods:)

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2 of us have been going out in a 12' flat bottom boat on some waters with unlimited HP boats in water 60'+ so I fashioned some pool floats on my rods not in hand because it gets a little hairy out there at times.  My tackle is tied to a flotation cushion.

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3 hours ago, Beeno said:

I believe your talking about those cushy things on the end of his rods:)

Oh d**n, those aren’t floats? For whatever reason, I’ve always thought that’s what those things were 

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1 hour ago, Manifestgtr said:

Oh d**n, those aren’t floats? For whatever reason, I’ve always thought that’s what those things were 

Yeah I heard they float.

main purpose of them though is so you don’t brake your ribs on a hooks set apparently that is a thing I guess.

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29 minutes ago, Beeno said:

Yeah I heard they float.

main purpose of them though is so you don’t brake your ribs on a hooks set apparently that is a thing I guess.


I should get some of those for my frog or toad rods. There are days when those bites are good that I walk back limping after swinging away (and missing every other fish). There’s something about those hook sets. Between the adrenaline and knowing you have to hit em hard, they’re just so impactful 

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11 hours ago, Manifestgtr said:

Roland Martin uses them.

 

Hay, if they’re good enough for him...

 

Those are Butt Caps for pumping in the 'Big One'   :cool-045:

One would think that Roland's built-in abdominal cushion would suffice.

 

Roger

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4 hours ago, Beeno said:

Yeah I heard they float.

main purpose of them though is so you don’t brake your ribs on a hooks set apparently that is a thing I guess.

After you break them the first time , they heal back stronger , so you really don't need the cushion. If you haven't broken ribs setting the hook you haven't completely devoted yourself. It's like a callus only with bones.?

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