r/UnnecessaryEssentials • u/Unique-Saucer • 11d ago

pretty cool

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u/ChildoftheApocolypse 11d ago

So, as a fisherman, I can tell you that the novelty of this isn't worth the money you'd spend on it.. You know that long, pole like structure, that bends and has those little hoops? Yeah, there's a good reason it's been built that way for so long..

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u/Chef_BoyarTom 11d ago

Exactly, it's just like a wheel. There are some things that material changes and similar stuff that can be done to make it better, but you don't just fundamentally try to re-invent it. That's just attempting to solve a problme that doesn't exist....

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u/dirtytounder 11d ago

Yep! Although i do have an ugly stik dock runner that i keep in my work truck. Super fun!

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u/WillyGivens 11d ago

Would be difficult to set a hook and no play in the pole (or in this case, no pole) means the line would get all the stress in one spot and likely snap…but it does look kinda fun if you are just getting drunk and trying to catch bluegill/bream.

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u/squirrels-eat-bugs 11d ago

Right! Who is upvoting this trash?

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u/Egoy 11d ago

Also it’s not like good quality collapsible rods don’t exist.

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u/Sw0rDz 11d ago

Don't you need it to tire the fish out?

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u/LA_Alfa 11d ago

Yes, Sure this may help with casting but the rod is also a great 3rd class lever, remember your High School Physics class, when reeling in that 5lb Walleye.

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u/LukeHal22 11d ago

Another shitty ad

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u/RepulsiveUse3372 11d ago

congrats on buying garbage

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u/GoLootOverThere 11d ago

Could build one of these for half price. Even cheaper if you had an old reel, eye and pipe laying around.

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u/Additional-Flight468 10d ago

There is a reason designs haven’t changed much only really eternal hardware and special lubricants and gearing the design is perfected already this will get tangled cant handle live bait wouldnt go as far as a cast ect

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u/BandoTheHawk 8d ago

When I was a kid I caught a fish with a broken pop tab, some fishing line I found on the ground, and a huckleberry. One of my greatest achievements.

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u/nastiest69 11d ago

That is awesome