ROD TIPS for SURF RODS:
Lou Caruso - What range of RING SIZES (__MM) do you want ?
What range of TUBE SIZES (__/64ths) are you trying to cover ?
The FUJI BPLT-(Hardloy) or PST-(SIC) or RST(SIC) or UST(SIC) series should have selections which give you what you are looking for. CONTACT Linda at SMRW (RBO Sponsor). They have ring and tube sizes especially for the surf rod builder. See pgs. 24-26 of their SMRW Catalog. Get one if you don't have one - you'll be very glad you did.
Linda Senft *** }<<<(('> ***
Summer Moon Rod Works
P.O. Box 236
Mt. Tremper, NY 12457
Phone: 845-688-2016
Fax: 888-244-8202
summermoon@hvi.net
www.summermoonrodworks.com
As far as using braided fishing line, any of the current ceramics guide rings are hard enough to handle the higher abrasion of these lines. I'd go more by ring / donut shape and frame strength and the ceramic's resistance to mechanical shock than anything else (after ring & tube size, of course). If the weight does not over(pre-)-load the rod tip, then the sturdier the better, IMO. -LOL, -Cliff Hall, Gainesville, FL-USA+++
SILICON CARBIDE (FUJI's):
BPST-20mm-12/64ths ($12)
PST-16mm-14/64ths ($11)
UST-12mm-18/64ths ($10)
BPST-12mm-15/64ths ($6)--PAC-BAY
HARDLOY (FUJI’s):
BPLT-16mm-14/64ths ($4)
BPLT-20mm-18/64ths ($5)
HIALOY (PAC-BAY’s):
BPHT-16mm-14/64ths ($3)
HOLOGRAPHIC Rings (American Tackle):
Titanium Nitride Coating over Zirconia Ring,
with Titanium-Chrome frames (TiCh).
HZTT-12mm-13/64ths ($5)
[Tube sizes given above are the largest manufactured;
availability depends on vendor. Prices are approximate,
based mostly on Summer Moon Rod Works, sponsor.] - Cliff Hall .
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/13/2005 09:35AM by Cliff Hall.
