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Booms - the long ones

#1 Post by pete »

These were rigid plastic ones (red in colour if i remember) and around 7 or 8 inches. Does anybody know where i might pick some of these up? Ta for any info.

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#2 Post by Ronald »

Are they tubey booms or the stand of ones ?
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pete wrote:These were rigid plastic ones (red in colour if i remember) and around 7 or 8 inches. Does anybody know where i might pick some of these up? Ta for any info.

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i thought i seen these in cork angling pete , not sure though tbh i was dizzy wen i was in there :shock: :lol:
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#4 Post by m.b3 »

are they whisker booms?? need to be placed on rig with a knot?
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#5 Post by Marco »

Pete, I've got some, bought them in Holland. I'll take a pic and post it so you can see if they are the right ones. If they are I'll have my parents bring some over in two weeks.
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#6 Post by pete »

Yeah Mark thats them...the whisker booms
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#7 Post by m.b3 »

need to get some myself. no prob on the continent- may go abroad over the summer.... to get some booms of course!! here if u find a place that stocks em let me know?!!! pretty please!
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#8 Post by donal domeney »

Did a google on whisher booms found http://www.anglingcentre.net plenty of pics of booms.
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#9 Post by fenitbob »

I think they have really long booms in Landers in Tralee they would be about the length you are talking about. but I think these are black.
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#10 Post by m.b3 »

donal domeney wrote:Did a google on whisher booms found http://www.anglingcentre.net plenty of pics of booms.



they're for the boat. the shore ones are just lenghts of plastist that are melted at one end to form a blob. the blob keeps the boom from slipping through the knot. Julian Shambrook (in Sea-angler)showed a way to make em b4 out of the bristles from the head of a broom. don't know how long they are though!?


wudn't mind some for 1 of my flattie rigs. wire booms pin the baits...
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#11 Post by Marco »

Pete, are you up in Donegal this Sat. if so I'll bring those booms with me and you can have a look at them yourself. They come in two different sizes, small ones for shore and the longer ones for boat. I was talking to the lads in the shop in Holland and they have loads in stock.
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