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Help with handle assemblies for 14 foot fly rod
Posted by: Art Parramoure (---.252.151.169.Dial1.Chicago1.Level3.net)
Date: June 15, 2005 04:06AM

I need some advise on the handle assembly for a two fisted fly rod.... 14 foot rod.. want to cast it a mile with a heavy fly... any suggestions as to length of grips placement of reel seats and grips would be very helpfull..Using a split grip concept ????? Long rear grips ????? I am lost here . . .

Thanks in advance,

Art
mrparramoure@yahoo.com

AKA: Fred Halfheimers, Norman Nesico, George Orwell

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Re: Help with handle assemblies for 14 foot fly rod
Posted by: Dan L Craft (---.eugn.qwest.net)
Date: June 15, 2005 04:13AM

Art,

I would be inclined to go with a spey type grip. If you plan to cast in the traditional form. You may just want to lengthen the handle a few inches rather than the full length spey grip. Take a look at some of the switch rod handles on Bob Meiser's website (R.B. Meiser Rods to the left). You can get some ideas there.

Dan Craft
Dan Craft Enterprises

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Re: Help with handle assemblies for 14 foot fly rod
Posted by: Robert Box (---.adt.com)
Date: June 15, 2005 09:55AM

I am working on a 13' spey, and I used the preformed spey handles made by Pac Bay. They balance the rod nicely (Pflueger Trion7/8 & Windcutter Spey Line). I inverted A8 seat, so now it downlocks. This helped with balancing to this reel.

If you needed a longer foregrip, you could glue rubberized or burl cork rings to either end and turn(sand) them down. It would add ~1.5".
RB

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