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I have tried to make one with poor results so I am keen to just buy one that I know will work.

The only place I have found one is on eBay but is is an auction so it could go for any amount.

I have seen another with extending rods but its quite expensive.

 

Do any suppliers out there manufacture and sell them? I cant say I have ever looked at my local tackle shops for them.

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I have tried to make one with poor results so I am keen to just buy one that I know will work.

The only place I have found one is on eBay but is is an auction so it could go for any amount.

I have seen another with extending rods but its quite expensive.

 

Do any suppliers out there manufacture and sell them? I cant say I have ever looked at my local tackle shops for them.

 

It's not something I have ever seen for sale, I would assume there would be so little demand for them that tackle companies would not make them.

 

When ever I have seen them in use, they have all looked home made. Maybe some one could give you some tips on constructing one.

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
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Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
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Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
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Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
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Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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Your best making one Fruit.If you do a quick search on here there have been a couple of threads on the subject over the years. Some have instructions on how to make your own.

 

An alternative is to get a cheap folding anchor and use that. It clears weed ok but doesnt stir up un weeded bottoms so well.

And thats my "non indicative opinion"!

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I have tried to make one with poor results so I am keen to just buy one that I know will work.

The only place I have found one is on eBay but is is an auction so it could go for any amount.

I have seen another with extending rods but its quite expensive.

 

Do any suppliers out there manufacture and sell them? I cant say I have ever looked at my local tackle shops for them.

 

All I've done and I've had it for years is wire two rake heads back to back and tie a piece of boat rope to it trying to get it all centered up so that when you pull it back the rake comes back fairly straight. Funny you wrote about this, although not used often I will be using the rake in a swim on a lake that is bottom covered in weed.

Mark

Stockholm, Sweden.

 

(Ex North Met Pit, Cheshunt local lad)

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Can I ask you regular "Rakers" if this would be a good rake head to use if I try to make another one?

 

Wolf Garden Soil Rake

 

It looks like it two of these could be fixed quite easily and securly to each other with cable ties and a rope attached to the whole at the end of the handle.

 

 

Any rakes"will do" but if your going to go and buy two specificly for making a weed rake then IMO there are far better ones avaiable.Better in both their design and the ease of which you will join them well.

 

I presume youve not done a search so I will post a link.

And thats my "non indicative opinion"!

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I asked about rakes not so long ago and 2 smashing blokes made me rakes and a weed cutter.

 

They're ideal for my purposes and they'll give you an idea of what you're loking for.

 

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Sorry Fruit Ive just tried a search myself and though several raking threads came up I couldnt find the one I wanted.I was sure that quite recently we had one where some people posted pictures of their homemade rakes?

And thats my "non indicative opinion"!

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Sorry Fruit Ive just tried a search myself and though several raking threads came up I couldnt find the one I wanted.I was sure that quite recently we had one where some people posted pictures of their homemade rakes?

 

This one?

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Sorry Fruit Ive just tried a search myself and though several raking threads came up I couldnt find the one I wanted.I was sure that quite recently we had one where some people posted pictures of their homemade rakes?

 

Like the one I posted a minute before you?... ;)

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"It looked a really nice swim betwixt weedbed and bank"

...Vagabond...

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