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Piscator
01-04-2013, 10:34 AM
Have a handfull of old broken rods. Most have broken tips but aren’t good enough quality to try to repair. Anyone have any good uses for a broken rod? I hate throwing fishing stuff out. Interested to hear what creative uses you guys have done with old broken rods.

One of them is pretty beefy and I was thinking of adding a new tip for a kite rod (not that I kite fish or anything :)).
Also, I got a Go Pro from Santa. Was thinking I could somehow make a mount for the camera from one of the rods?????

Anyone have any ideas?

PRBuzz
01-04-2013, 10:40 AM
Also, I got a Go Pro from Santa. Was thinking I could somehow make a mount for the camera from one of the rods?????

Anyone have any ideas?

Definitely a GoPro underwater reach pole! See the GoPro Hints thread in DIY.

iamskippy
01-04-2013, 10:43 AM
Buzzy's new out riggers?
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tautog
01-04-2013, 10:45 AM
My wife has actually used an old fishing rod as a curtain rod and it looks great in the right room

Piscator
01-04-2013, 10:48 AM
My wife has actually used an old fishing rod as a curtain rod and it looks great in the right room

My wife and your wife would NOT get along. :)
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PRBuzz
01-04-2013, 10:56 AM
Buzzy's new out riggers?
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shhh that's my secret!:biglaugh:

At least until someone takes a picture and post here.

slow eddie
01-04-2013, 11:12 AM
tomato stakes. make a trelles for cukes or morning glories

WESTPORTMAFIA
01-04-2013, 12:08 PM
gaff

Swimmer
01-04-2013, 01:44 PM
Many guys look for broken rods to make gaffs out of like WPM suggested. I myself have made several to look like just like fishing rods. Cork grip, wrapping it with appropriate colors and so on.

NEXT2NUN
01-04-2013, 04:25 PM
I have one in the backyard with a red flag on it to hit golf balls at.

thefishingfreak
01-04-2013, 05:08 PM
I have a 18w led lamp on one i use as underwater light just kind of jam it in the trim tab and spreader light up in the rocket launcher. I hook it to the 12v out from the generator
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