Problems Locking TiGoat Poles

You may have loosened the locking portion completely from the shaft by turning a revolution or two too far. It normally should only take about a half turn to unlock. If this is, infact, the problem… put the shaft COMPLETELY back in and turn until it locks… then back off between a quarter and half turn and then extend the shaft to where you want it, lock as usual.

How do I know this? I'll bet that most owners have done it at least once.

You're not the only one who has had issued adjusting the poles when they first arrive. It's easy to twist them too much. Sometimes it's hard to believe that half a turn is all it takes to adjust the poles, especially after coming from Lekis that required much more work.

When I was getting used to the poles and I loosened the poles so that the expander came off, I'd pull the shaft completely out. After it was out, I'd take the cap off the handle, take out the replacement expander, give one intense blowing of air thru the pole, and catch the stuck expander with an awaiting hand at the other end. I could never get Quoddy's trick to work out just right by pushing the pole in all the way and tightening it against the other end. I've found that sometimes the washers come off as well and wind up in the pole a bit slanted. This makes it tricky to get a pole tightened inside the outer shaft.

Great poles though, obviously.

One more tip:

Take the lower shaft completely out. Remove the top cap. Insert the lower shaft into the uppper shaft from the top. Be very careful doing this! And push the expander(s) down to where they can be retrieved using the methods in the above posts.

I could never blow the expanders out. And every once in a while, after loosening the lower shafts too much, the expander would move up into the upper shaft too far for the lower to grab ahold of the threads.

Good luck. You will quickly find a way to service these poles and not loosen them too much! The fact that they CAN be serviced out in the field is a great advantage over other poles!