Make things Float!

Mike Cork · July 06, 2011, 04:15:50 PM

Stealing this from another tip but in-case that tip didn't draw your attention the idea inside the tip is awesome.

I use a push pole a lot here in Louisiana. For some reason that push pole does not float

guess they figure if your shallow enough to use it you can just reach and get it. Well there are gators in most areas I'm push pole'n

How about your net will it float if is should fall over board? Some will, most won't.

Get a can of spray foam (Great Stuff is the brand name at Home Depot) and fill the ends of things you would like to float. Pay attention to any telescoping parts so you don't bind them up but just a little bit of this stuff can be enough to make one end of a net or push pole stay floating on the surface.

Bassinkorea · July 06, 2011, 05:07:51 PM

Great tip Mike

How much of this stuff does it take to make something like a push pole float? if it doesn't take much then do you think some of this stuff could be put into the butt section of a rod to keep it afloat if it should fall overboard?

fishinfranklin · July 06, 2011, 05:27:07 PM

Great tip Mike!!!! I use that product for lots of things but never thought of using it as a floatation aid.

Mike Cork · July 06, 2011, 05:31:00 PM

It's very buoyant but I don't know that you could get enough into the butt of a rod without drilling into it and then that wouldn't be good for the rod. $:-\$

Bassinkorea · July 06, 2011, 05:38:50 PM

Quote from: Mike Cork on July 06, 2011, 05:31:00 PM
It's very buoyant but I don't know that you could get enough into the butt of a rod without drilling into it and then that wouldn't be good for the rod. $:-\$

Most of my rods have a cap of some kind on the end and if I remove the cap then the butt of the rod is hollow (this is where I add some weight to balance my rods). The foam could be injected there, I'm just thinking out loud about how much of this foam it would take to float a rod with a reel.

Scott F · July 06, 2011, 05:49:19 PM

You don't need to fill a pole or net handle with the foam. All you have to do is seal up the ends so water can't get inside. The air trapped inside will be enough to keep anything, except a rod and reel. from sinking

DBrooke · July 06, 2011, 06:39:35 PM

Steve, 1 can goes a LONG way!!

Mike, As a duck hunter, that is how I fix all my leaking decoys during season

....... Hey that's another tip!

It comes in several variations I use the standard for my decoys. Here is a list of them... oh and it is made up the road from me too

http://greatstuff.dow.com/products/

robrdavis · July 10, 2011, 04:48:54 AM

Just be careful not to use too much. Some of this stuff expands a lot. It's commonly used to seal up the gaps left when installing new doors and windows, and has been known to break the door/window frame if too much is used.

Mike Cork · July 10, 2011, 08:58:59 AM

Great points everyone thanks for jumping in

I don't have a lot of experience with it, used it to seal some cracks in my shed and had some left over and was playing around. It does expand! And float! Bout all I know for sure...