A Thing of Beauty! Minelab Excalibur Rod By Plugger!

[Twinkletoes]

Well the Plugger 3 piece CF Straight Shaft for my Excalibur arrived. I got it all put together (in about 2 hours) and I really like the balance. Now I'm ready for my next beach hunt...although I have to wait until I get time to go...but at least I'm ready. Thanks for looking. Tt

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Yep, looks like mine, swing for hours and no elbow or whatever else pain. Love it compared to elbow breaking stock configuration!

 

[RustyGold]

Very nice! I have the same shaft and it's so easy to sweep the coil. It almost floats over the sand.

 

[nor kal kid]

Well the Plugger 3 piece CF Straight Shaft for my Excalibur arrived. I got it all put together (in about 2 hours) and I really like the balance. Now I'm ready for my next beach hunt...although I have to wait until I get time to go...but at least I'm ready. Thanks for looking. Tt

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Do they have them for other brands of metal detectors.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Do they have them for other brands of metal detectors.

Yes
Here is the website: Rods by Plugger

 

[jadocs]

Super nice buddy. I just got an Anderson carbon fiber lower rod and put it on my 3 piece Plugger (replaced the Minelab lower rod) and I swear it is noticeably lighter than my other setup on my blue 1000 (which doesn't have one).

 

[OBN]

Some fine looking machines! And the time is here!!

 

[Twinkletoes]

Twins! You probably spend way too much time deciding which one gets to go hunting. Tt

 

[Mudflap]

Do they have them for other brands of metal detectors.

Yep. I have one on my Dual Field. Balances out the heavy coil well!


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[TwistedElvis]

that 3 piece is on my list of things to get next!

 

[FLORIDA KEYS PIRATE]

Nice set up !


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[Tenderfoot]

What length Anderson lower shaft did you need to replace the stock rod?

 

[jadocs]

What length Anderson lower shaft did you need to replace the stock rod?

Tenderfoot, I got the 24" lower rod from Kellyco which is the same size as the stock rod. There is a 12" option, but I imagine that is for dive setups.

 

[Tenderfoot]

Thanks Jadocs

 

[slider66]

What setup would you get for travel? Plugger or Anderson?


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[jadocs]

I don't know if Anderson offers a 3 piece travel shaft but Plugger does. All the machines above are using the carbon fiber 3 piece shafts. The other thing to consider is how the shafts are connected. I'm not sure if Anderson is using cam locks, but Plugger has a proprietary mechanism that will not lock up on you. 3 piece shaft broken down below:

 

[Fitzwilk]

I've been using one of his one piece straight aluminum shafts for close to 2 years now. Riding it hard in the surf and it's held up well. I actually snapped my carbon fiber Anderson straight shaft clean in half while surf hunting. I tend to lean on the shaft for balance while digging for targets in the surf which can put a lot of stress on the shaft.