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tennessee handle
Posted by: jimmy tutor (---.owb.bellsouth.net)
Date: March 16, 2007 11:50AM

I have a customer that wants a tennessee handle put on a G-Loomis SJ 782.
The problem is that I don't know exactly what a tennessee handle looks like. I have a catalog that has one shown as a tennessee handle, but I am still not comfortable. Can you give me an exact description of what one looks like?

Thanks,
Jimmy Tutor
West Kentucky Rod & Reel
250 Fieldmont Drive
Paducah, Ky. 42003

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Re: tennessee handle
Posted by: Raymond Adams (---.hsd1.ca.comcast.net)
Date: March 16, 2007 12:07PM

See the link below about 2/3 down the page is a couple Tennesee style cork handles and
the slide rings. See the LS10A-400 and the MS10A-260 handles

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Basicly, a Tennessee style grip is made with 2 pieces of cork, EVA, or wood, or what ever
material that is glued together after you put in the slide rings.

The last issue of RodMaker Mag. has a great article for making Tennessee style grips.



Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/16/2007 12:31PM by Raymond_Adams.

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Re: tennessee handle
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (65.197.242.---)
Date: March 16, 2007 12:42PM

Jimmy,
You can get St Croix HKS-8 Tennessee grips from St Croix, or go thru one of the sponsors like Mudhole, Bingham Ent. to the right. Custom Tackle, FishSticks4U, Schneider's will have them from other sources, last two mentioned probably from Batson.

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Re: tennessee handle
Posted by: Michael Sledden (---.fsepg.com)
Date: March 16, 2007 02:06PM

You can also get a Tenn handle kit using the carbon fiber tubing. I know Custom Tackle and Mudhole have sometning in them as well as Jann's NetCraft.

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Re: tennessee handle
Posted by: Bill Tune (68.153.106.---)
Date: March 16, 2007 02:13PM

There are several styles of TN handle. One uses a graphite tube with arbors, the other is standard cork rings. Either can be full length or "split grip" style and with or without rings. I prefer a short cork grip without rings. Using a couple of pieces of strapping tape covered with black tape to hold the reel. These have been around for years. And yes I am from Tennessee!

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Re: tennessee handle
Posted by: Ron Jack (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: March 16, 2007 02:32PM

Jimmy, Volume 10, Issue 1, page 22 of the RodMaker magazine has a great article on how to build a Tennessee handle.

Ron

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Re: tennessee handle
Posted by: Lynn Williams (---.natsoe.res.rr.com)
Date: March 16, 2007 04:30PM

Jimmy,

You can do a search for Tennessee handle or Tenn handle in the handles & grips category under photo.
Jimmy I live in Owensboro KY. If I can help in any way please send me an email.

Lynn Williams
Williams Custom Rods

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