Hi Everyone,

I'm in the process of designing a cobia rod for my brother in law. It's an 8 foot, two piece, Batson blank. I have an EVA rear grip that I got from a vendor (can't remember where) that is almost exactly what I'm looking for, but it's too short and the ID is a little bit large. I want the rear grip to be about 15" long, black EVA, inside ID of approximately 1/2", outside ID a little larger than an inch and then it has a tapered section about an inch long on the butt end that allows you to slide a rubber butt cap on and it fits completely flush with the EVA. I've been looking everywhere for something similar and can't find it. Any ideas ?

I could make my own by shaving the butt end down but it would be so much easier just to buy exactly what I need.

Thanks, Jeff Shields

Jeff; Most all the vendors on the left sell what you are looking for and in the size you need. You will want the ID of the EVA a little smaller than the smallest point on the blank where the rear grip goes. They also sell the but caps in black. You may have to do a little sanding after gluing on the butt cap in order to get a perfect OD match. You can always change the profile to your liking. I think the last I bought came from Mudhole.

Mudhole has preformed 14 inch eva grips.

Several of the sponsors offer EVA in a variety of lengths and colors, but all have black.. Many have tenons at the rear to accomodate a "standard" rubber or vinyl butt cap in either a zie 20 or the next size up.

Check out their online catalogs and then call them.

Uncle Russ
Calico Creek Rods

Often times, you aren't going to get perfect fits with off the shelf stuff and you will actually have to do a bit of manual labor to build a rod, at least well. Factories assemble parts. Custom builders do a little bit more, or at least should if they try to claim that label.