Whats everyone thought on stake out poles? Make 1, buy a good 1,make a better 1? I have 1 I made out of sch 40, 8ft long put wood dowels in it ,but it is still on the flimsy side, just looking for some input.....I use it on a pelican bass raider 10e...thanks

I bought the yakgear 6' mudstick on Amazon for about $50 I think. Saw the DYI stuff and just didn't like anything that I saw enough to make me try to save money on it. Honestly don't use it much but I'm a shallow river guy and I've just found ways to "beach" my yak on rocks and other things or to just use the current itself to hold me in place. 

People swear by the DIY ones but every one i have seen either doesn't float, or it does float with some bulky float added to it or it is way too flexible.  I fish out of a kayak and use the YakAttack 8'park-n-pole.  It is probably the best accessory I have purchased for my kayak

 

 

Buy one worth it made me won alot of local kayak tournys.  Got the 8ft one

I made some cheap ones out of garden stakes from a home improvement store.  They worked, but put fiberglass splinters in my hands and weren't the handiest to store.  So I made 2 8' ones using the Max Gain System with threaded ferrules, one with 2 4' sections and the other with a 6' and 2' section, and so I could theoretically piece thesetogether and have a stakeout pole anywhere from 2' to 14' feet.  I haven't used them yet, but they are definitely more finished than the previous versions I owned. https://mgs4u.com/shallow-water-anchor-parts-kits/?v=7516fd43adaa

I have the yak attack park n pole on order. I was using garden stakes but they were too flimsy in the wind. 

I just ordered the 10ft modular diy shallow water anchor from mgs.

I bought a 3/4" x 8' Fiberstake fiberglass tree stake on Amazon for $10 a few years ago but they no longer carry them.  It's worked well for me.

 

This is the company that sold it on Amazon.  Looks like they have different lengths available and the prices are great.  https://www.amleo.com/fiberstake-25-year-fiberglass-tree-stakes/p/VP-FSXX/

I made one out of a telescoping boat hook. I added a pad eye, grinded the end down so it's completely pointed. Also added some epoxy so the end doesn't come off.