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stan mclean Registered: September 2005 Location: MA Posts: 321	St. Croix 4C711HMF cut down to 7'6", hacked up fuji soft touch reel seat, Batson grips with added chrome trim rings. Should be the nuts for a one peice c-rig rod.
	· Date: Wed August 8, 2007 · Views: 3,514 · Filesize: 29.0kb, 412.8kb · Dimensions: 2500 x 868 ·
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	Keywords: split grip, carbon fiber, rf-lite reel seat

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BIlly Vivona

Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910

Wed August 8, 2007 2:00pm

What made you cut the rod down? Did it change the action much on that blank?

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Jorge Pozzobon

Registered: May 2007
Location: Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil
Posts: 1,147

Wed August 8, 2007 2:18pm

Great work.

stan mclean

Registered: September 2005
Location: MA
Posts: 321

Wed August 8, 2007 2:38pm

Thank you. No the grips came from Batson.

I cut the rod down so it would be easier to get in and out of my rod locker. I took it off the butt end and this slowed the action a touch and it reduced the power (very little).

Mike Sledden

Registered: June 2005
Posts: 54

Wed August 8, 2007 3:02pm

Who carries the carbon fiber split rear grips?

BIlly Vivona

Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910

Wed August 8, 2007 3:27pm

I Ask because I use a GUSA 711H which I cut down to 7'6, adn was wondering if he SC rected teh same way post-amputation. Would be great to be able to compare blanks based on how they are cut before cutting.

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Mark Fisher

Registered: March 2005
Location: Broken Hill, N.S.W, Australia
Posts: 1,715

Wed August 8, 2007 6:44pm

Great job Stan. Th whole handle setup looks very comfortable.

Raymond_Adams

Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244

Wed August 8, 2007 10:43pm

Nicely done Stan.
I got to see those carbon fiber pieces at the gathering at Lamiglas in Woodland last April. That reminds me, still need to get some!

stan mclean

Registered: September 2005
Location: MA
Posts: 321

Thu August 9, 2007 12:26am

Thank you for the nice words. I have a Calais to put on it and am going to give it a workout tomorrow on some NH smallies.

Anyplace that sells Baston/Forecast products should be able to get these, I got them from Anglers workshop.

Billy if you cut from the butt the rod will lose power and there is a way to measure this and the action of the blank without cutting, if you are interested in the way I do it please feel free to email me.