Split grip with Alps reel seat

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Scott Hovanec Registered: August 2005 Location: West Newton, PA Posts: 28	After more than a year and a bunch of rods for my friends & family, I finally get to build some for myself. left to right: 4C70MHF, 4S70MM & 4C69MLXF with Alps reel seat.
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Steve Parks

Registered: April 2005
Location: Daphne, Alabama
Posts: 102

Mon April 24, 2006 7:33am

What kind of blanks are those and does the alps seat make the rod heavy?
Nice work!

Steve

Scott Hovanec

Registered: August 2005
Location: West Newton, PA
Posts: 28

Mon April 24, 2006 7:55am

They are all St Croix SC4 blanks. The Alps seems to add a bit more weight than a skeleton w/insert, but it balances the rod better too. I haven't wrapped & finished it yet, so I can't say for sure how it is going to be.

stan mclean

Registered: September 2005
Location: MA
Posts: 321

Mon April 24, 2006 9:53am

very nice. did you weigh the alps seat, if so how heavy was it? thanks.

Scott Hovanec

Registered: August 2005
Location: West Newton, PA
Posts: 28

Mon April 24, 2006 9:56am

Thank you. I did not weight it, but I have another one with an arbor installed. I will weigh it when I get a chance.

I weightd it on an old digital postal scale. It is 2.3oz. with a full length Flex Coat arbor (unreamed) rod bonded in place.