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Straight Shaft Questions

BootyHunter

BootyHunter

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First of all I am thinking of getting a straight shaft for my excal II. I am looking at 2 different shafts, both are Anderson Shafts, 1. the regular Anderson straight shaft 2. The Over/Under straightshaft. You can view them on their site. Are any of you using either of these? Also what would be the advantage of one over the other? I like the over/under because it will be more compact for travel and use and seems the controls would be easier to access. I "reverse" hunt in pin-point mode and often switch modes to check targets. I hunt in the water as much as I can, but due to climate and distance to the ocean I spend a little more time on the wet sand than in the water. I just want to find out if either or both of these are suited to my style of hunting and make sure they won't impede what I am doing now. The original (1.) looks like would put the controls behind my arm and out of reach, but the balance of that configuration may be the strong point of having a straightshaft. Please give me your input as I need to make a decision and get one ordered for a trip to the beach next month. Thanks alotgetting a straight shaft for my excalibur II. I have had it a little over a year and I love it, but I think a straight shaft may be a needed accessory for extended periods of use as the stock shaft gets tiresome.
 
The over/under model is easier to make control adjustments. But, the model with the unit behind your elbow is much better balanced and can be swung all day without tiring. Only problem is the difficulty in making adjustments. I currently am not using a anderson shaft anymore and made my own with the unit mount directly under my forearm with no addition tubing underneath. But again it gets more tiring in this configuration but i need the flexiblility of constant adjusting. Hope that helps.

Ken
 
i use the Anderson shaft ,but i hip mount my Excalibur 2 and use a military style 3" belt,works great for me,your going to have to develop something that works best for you...
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john
 
Look at the straight rods by plugger. You can locate them on the infamous auction web site that starts with an E. Demarco detector sales and KellyCo and Reilly's Treasure Gold all have a straight shaft.
I purchased a 2 piece plugger shaft for the reason of compact and you can mount the knobs facing in or out depending on which arm you swing with for easier adjustments.

BCOOP
 
I have the one piece straight rod by Plugger and love it. The unit mounts behind the elbow and is well balanced. The handle is adjustable (nice feature). The workmanship and quality is top notch. I will be buying either the 2 piece or 3 piece rod for traveling.
 
Can't go wrong with the plugger shaft. I have one for my Excal and just got one for the GT. Excellent workmanship and durability.
Thanks,
Cal
 
If you have a shaft that the control pod is behind the elbow (like in the photo) rather than under it , mount the pod in reverse, ie headphone wire forward(i also put battery on the inside too). This does 2 things, you get the headphone cable coming almost straight up and hence no pulling, also it gives you the pinpoint/disc switch closest to hand rather than furthest away. I find this much more comfortable for switching modes, the other knobs are seldom used.
Another advantage of the behind elbow shaft apart from better balance is you get less drag in the water up till you get to about waist deep as the control and battery pods are out of the water.
You also don't need a guard as the knobs are away from the body and its very hard to move them accidentally
 
Kered,

That some good advise. Never thought of mounting it reversed like that. Maybe i need to brake mine out again and retest. The only thing i didn't like was the hard time i was having making adjustments. This might help abit. thanks for the tip!!!!!!


Ken
 
A AM/PP Hunter's, reverse pod, travel shaft made from 2 canes from the thrift store 10 dollars, will fit into a backpack, now if I could just make a titanium long handle travel scoop that will fit into the same Backpack.........joe
 
John(TX),

Google bicycle handle end bars and you should see a host of them.

ken
 
Got these at Dick's sporting goods.....2 pack about 12 dollars. Mine I had to heat the base of the bar with a propane torch and twist it just alittle so it lines up with the hole. When it cools it is fine and aligned..Some you don't.........Joe
 
muggsc said:
Can't go wrong with the plugger shaft. I have one for my Excal and just got one for the GT. Excellent workmanship and durability.
Thanks,
Cal
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I have three of them from plugger for my:minelab: Excals. I am a very satified cusomer:clapping: and gave my Anderson shaft away after using the plugger.:thumbup:
 
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