Simms Wading Staff

$149.99

Simms Wading Staffs are the gold standard when it comes to safely wading any river. The aluminum shaft is rock solid and lightweight so you can mount it on your wading belt and forget about it until you need it. It deploys easily and quickly while featuring a retractor so you can let it trail in the current when you want to make a cast. The printed depth gauge on the shaft is a welcome addition for assessing how deep you’re wading.

Description

From Simms: Specs

Strength and simplicity win the CFS battle with this modern take on the classic wading tool.

Lightweight yet highly durable 7075 aluminum tubing with coated stainless steel cable and ribbed closed-cell foam handle
Simple yet firm deployment opens and closes in seconds
Extended closed-cell foam handle for multiple grab heights
Built-in wrist strap, retractor and compression molded sheath
Printed inches for depth gauge, plus replaceable/interchangeable aluminum tip
Deployed length: 54.75 in (140 cm) | Collapsed length: 14 in (35.5 cm)
To deploy: Grip the orange aluminum ring to pull down on the slider shaft until the spring-loaded pin pops out locking the shaft sections together
To collapse: Press the spring-loaded pin allowing the slider shaft to slide up, releasing the tension which holds the shaft sections together. Pull the sections apart and bring each section together to fold and re-sheath.

WEIGHT: With sheath & retractor – 16.85 oz (477.7 g) | Wading staff only – 9.2 oz (260.8 g)

Brad Elfers has been a fly fishing & river guide in Alaska since 1993.He opened Alaska Fly Fishing Goods in 1998.
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