Folstaf Wading Staff
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The industry standard since 1970, Folstaf wading staff provides extreme ‘third leg’ support for anglers in rivers and streams.
TWO GRIP MODELS. Grips are factory installed and are not interchangeable.
Choose
Classic Cork Grip
Or Choose
Camera Mount Grip
Rubber Tip SOLD SEPARATELY
OUR THOUGHTS ON RUBBER TIPS...
We know you worry fish will be scared by the clinking of Folstaf’s carbide tip against rocks. But we notice that fish are swimming around our ankles as soon as we stand still! Thus, we urge you to consider carefully before you cover up—and thereby compromise-- the important rock-biting safety feature of Folstaf’s carbide tip.
FOLSTAF IN ACTION VIDEO
CHOOSE THE RIGHT SIZE WADING STAFF FOR YOU
| IF YOUR HEIGHT IS... | IF YOU PLAN TO USE IT... | CHOOSE AMONG MODELS: |
|---|---|---|
| 4' TO 5' | for wading in all types of rivers & streams |
41” Folstaf Wading Staff classic cork grip OR camera mount grip |
| 5' TO 5'10" | for wading in all types of rivers & streams |
50” Folstaf Wading Staff classic cork grip OR camera mount grip |
| 5'10" TO 6'+ | for wading in all types of rivers & streams |
59” Folstaf Wading Staff classic cork grip OR camera mount grip |
ATTACH FOLSTAF TO YOU
There are many ways to tie your Folstaf wading staff to you. Here are some…
In a pinch—on-stream you realize you forgot to tie your Folstaf to you-- just tuck the keeper bead into your wading belt. (Then tie on more securely as soon as you can!)
OR you can tie your lanyard around the holster belt loop.
OR you can tie your lanyard around the holster crotch.
OR...
1.) Make a loop in your lanyard
2.) Push your lanyard loop through the hole on your holster.
3.) Pull the bead through your lanyard loop.
4.) Pull the lanyard tight to secure the bead.
LUBRICATE JOINTS
UN-JAM JOINTS
Folstaf’s closely-mating swage-and-flare joints (which make Folstaf so dependably strong) can sometimes--due to expansion and contraction, coupled with hard bearing-down—become deeply embedded and hard to get apart. NO TOOLS ARE NEEDED! The trick is to get a vibration into the joint. Here are three ways do this, each of which we know from experience work! (After you get your stuck joint apart, remember to lubricate the male side with paraffin wax.)
Give a sharp ‘karate chop’ just above or below the stuck joint. Then twist-and-pull sections apart. Then lube the male side of the joints with paraffin wax.
If more vibration is needed than a ‘karate chop’ provides, firmly whack the tip of your staff on the ground. (The vibration will rise up the shaft.) Then twist-and-pull sections apart. Then lube the male side of the joints with paraffin wax
If all else is insufficient, the big gun is WD-40. Turn your staff upside down and spray WD-40 into the stuck joint. Wait a few minutes, then do the firm tip-whack on the ground, as above. Then twist-and-pull sections apart. WIPE OFF ALL WD-40 RESIDUE (to avoid damage to shock cord, DO NOT LET WD-40 TOUCH SHOCK CORD), then lube the male side of the joints with paraffin wax.
