Using a wading stick to cross streams and creeks
If you are going to use a wading stick to cross a fast-moving stream or crick, here are some tips that will help keep you from ending up in the drink.
1. The wading stick provides a third point of contact... the other two being your feet. Make sure that you always have two points of contact that are secure. That means only move one foot at a time, and only move the wading stick when both feet are secure.
2. Hold the wading stick in your upstream hand. This way if you drop it, you'll have a chance to grab it as it moves towards you. Also, if you slip, the current will tend to push you upright again as opposed to pushing you down... and in.
1. The wading stick provides a third point of contact... the other two being your feet. Make sure that you always have two points of contact that are secure. That means only move one foot at a time, and only move the wading stick when both feet are secure.
2. Hold the wading stick in your upstream hand. This way if you drop it, you'll have a chance to grab it as it moves towards you. Also, if you slip, the current will tend to push you upright again as opposed to pushing you down... and in.
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| Categories: | fly fishing sports |
| Added: | on May 10, 2007 at 3:39 pm |
| Added By: | caster |
