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Ritz Grip
Posted by: John Bumstead (---.s440.apx1.lnh.md.dialup.rcn.com)
Date: August 09, 2005 08:25AM

Last month, Tom Kirkman mentioned the use of a Ritz Grip as being quite comfortable for a fly rod. What is a Ritz Grip? What do they look like? Are they preformed? Thanks, John

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Re: Ritz Grip
Posted by: Anonymous User (Moderator)
Date: August 09, 2005 08:53AM

The Ritz/Gordon type grip is a essentially a straight taper grip, smaller at the rear and larger towards the front. It allows you to shift your hand fore or aft to change the hand/finger muscles used during a long day's casting. A template and sizing were included in the Volume 8 #2 issue of RodMaker.

It is rare to see the Ritz offered in pre-shaped grips these days. You'd most likely have to turn your own.


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Re: Ritz Grip
Posted by: Robert crabtree (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: August 09, 2005 10:02AM

i do these for my steelhead fisherman here tom they love it i taper it right down to a 16mm reel seat same set up as a fly rod drift style...

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Re: Ritz Grip
Posted by: Don Davis (199.173.224.---)
Date: August 09, 2005 10:20AM

The Ritz reminds me of the Fenwick style and these are still made.

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Re: Ritz Grip
Posted by: Anonymous User (Moderator)
Date: August 09, 2005 11:22AM

The "Fenwick" is not a Ritz, but more of a true half wells, in the forward position.

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Re: Ritz Grip
Posted by: John Bumstead (---.s875.apx1.lnh.md.dialup.rcn.com)
Date: August 09, 2005 12:14PM

Thanks to all who repiled to my question. Tom, I will look up the template in my old issues and try my hand at turning one. John

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