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Thread: "The Bucket Works" makes the Mangrove Hip Shooter stripping basket.

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    Default "The Bucket Works" makes the Mangrove Hip Shooter stripping basket.

    Local Sacramento fly fisher Ray Zechender has taken over the production of the neoprene hip shooter

    which is a stripping basket that goes on your hip.

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    Actually TFO/Mangrove first developed, produced and sold it as the Mangrove Hip-shooter.

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    Then after Mangrove stopped making them Ray Hutcherson of SeaLevel Product started making an improved version.

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    After Ray Hutcherson closed Sea Level Products Ray Zechender started making a slightly improved version.

    https://www.thebucketworks.us/products/bucket-shooter

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    The Bucket Works makes really nice neoprene stripping buckets to sit on the deck of skiff too.

    https://www.thebucketworks.us/collections/all

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    Kiene's Fly Shop in Sacramento, California carries "The Bucket Works" products and can ship them almost anywhere.

    https://kienesflyshop.com/Fly+Fishing
    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

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    Email: billkiene63@gmail.com
    Cell: 530/753-5267
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    Contact me for any reason........
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    Closed cell foam construction, I believe.

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    Quick note...

    Bill I believe that TFO bought the design directly from Stan Pleskunas (lives in the Montery Bay area). Stan's foam design went through extensive field tests. His design process was outstanding.

    Cheers, Ken
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    History of the foam stripping buckets:

    First and original designer/builder was Stan Pleskunas from Monterey, CA.

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    Second company was Mangrove Outfitters distributed by TFO.

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    Third company was Ray Hutcherson, owner of Sea Level Fly Fishing.

    Contact Ray Hutcherson

    510/908-1809

    ray@sealevelflyfish.com

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    Fourth company is Ray Zechender owner of The Bucket Works.

    https://www.thebucketworks.us/

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    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

    567 Barber Street
    Sebastian, Florida 32958

    Fly Fishing Travel Consultant
    Certified FFF Casting Instructor

    Email: billkiene63@gmail.com
    Cell: 530/753-5267
    Web: www.billkiene.com

    Contact me for any reason........
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