fishing rod

[smudger]

Anyone no if a carbon fibre fishing rod is struck by lighting or touches a live wire would you get a shock or dead??

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

I'd imagine it to have a cork handle?

-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

[manatbandq]

About as much use as a chocolate teapot in a lightning strike.

MBQ

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

But in the law of average its a million to one chance of lightning striking anyone holding a fishing rod. :-)

-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

[Rob Morley]

At very high voltages I don't think it would make much difference whether it were carbon fibre, GRP or split cane - you'd still get zapped. Whether it kills you or not is down to the particular circumstances and individual physiology.

[gentlegreen]

Most of mine have warning decals on to that effect .

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[Aidan]

Yes, people are occasionally electrocuted by hitting power lines with CF roach poles.

[Dave Fawthrop]

| smudger wrote: | > Anyone no if a carbon fibre fishing rod is struck by lighting or | > touches a live wire would you get a shock or dead??

But they forbid fishing under electricity wires, so it should not happen. Were I a fisherman that is a rule I would *obey* religiously, Any rod may well be wet, which could conduct enough to kill you if you were unlucky.

[gentlegreen]

I was amazed, upon returning to fishing, to read of 15 metre poles - I assumed it was a misprint !

(though quite how one would behave if assembled and waved about vertically is anyone's guess ! )

.

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

You can blame the french for that. :-)

-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

[smudger]

you can blame the French for lot's of thing's!!

[Rob Morley]

But not for your horrible abuse of the apostrophe.

[Sean Mc]

Dear me, is this site for DIY or for smart arsedness

Sea

-- Sean Mc

[mike ring]

"Aidan" wrote in news:1129822116.775630.144750 @g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Once would have been enough for me

mike

[Ian Stirling]

Why must there be a distinction made?

[Baz]

A young lad was killed a few years back here when his CF Pole hit the overhead power cables. Baz

[Rob Morley]

It's not a site, it's a Usenet group. And yes.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Yes.

Its conductive enough at those sorts of high voltages.