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    Posted: 19 Apr 05 at 1:37pm

Following my experements with plastic tubing on (AquaMarina before I sold her)I am thinking of experimenting with bamboo possibly reinforced with glass strategicaly.

I have been looking for a carp net but all the ones I have seen have been two peice even the one that was advertised as "An awesome battle stick for hunting and catching carp"
If it doesn't break it's too heavy; if it does it wasn't built right
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Phil, a friend of mine used bamboo on his 600 - swore by it! as even the little notches added grip, and could take abuse and would snap too quickly.
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If you're worried about breaking carbon buy a rooster - unsnappable even with 95kg hanging on it over the sharp edge of an rs 300 DECK!
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hmmm, but i could most likely break 7 of my red wolves and still have change in my pocket for the price of one of them!
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Some people who used bamboo carryed a spare inside there boom or wherever on the boat cause then if u snaped it, it was easily replaced and it doesnt exactly add weight!
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Originally posted by Granite

Following my experements with plastic tubing on (AquaMarina before I sold her)I am thinking of experimenting with bamboo possibly reinforced with glass strategicaly.

email Phil at SKiff Asia about that one - that is what they are doing with their 29ers so they can singlehand from the wire...(phil"at"skiffasia.com)...
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I was looking in a local diy shop and they had a bundle of about 20 bamboo canes for £2.50 so I think that may be the way forward. Carrying a spare in the boom is definatly a good idea,

The only problem I see is sleaving the bamboo over the UJ as the internal diam seems a bit small
If it doesn't break it's too heavy; if it does it wasn't built right
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you can get bamboo in all sorts of sizes, admitidly the larger stuff will b harder to come by n might b slightly more expensive. Or does anyone know who makes smaller UJs  (might b another way)
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bamboo is really great i think! i used to sail with it and it was a fine handling. only problem is that bamboo is much too heavy. 
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I always carry a spare - even now! a telescopic fishing rod! :-)

Rooster never snap ehh - pervious owner managed to snap my rooster tiller-x on my 49er!   & on the topic, the £80 holt ones snap when you lean on em jus a little bit, and that was on my unicorn - its a flat boat?!?!?!?!? Oh well, carp handles are the way forward - but sorry lads, dont think ur 29er class rules will alow it. Let alone what packing you have for the daggerboard when doing the worlds

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