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Memory in fiberglass blank
Posted by: Bill Peifer (---.gci.net)
Date: September 22, 2007 12:53AM

Before I started building rods it never occured to me to check my rod for straightness after fishing.
Do all glass blanks have memory?
One of the first blanks I purchased seemed horribly bent when I mounted the reel seat to the straightest axis, belly down, tip up.
Eventually I did a static placement test and set up the guides. Wondering if I really wanted to build crooked rod I eyeballed the blank again and saw that it was now belly up! Then I bent it over backwards, now it is pretty straight. Whats up with this blank?

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Re: Memory in fiberglass blank
Posted by: Bill Peifer (---.gci.net)
Date: September 22, 2007 10:55AM

AT 60% off this discontinued blank still cost me $40 plus shipping. It was 8 foot untill I cut six inches of the butt. Moderate fast action 15-30 lb line rating. the tip will be off center half to one and a half inches after putting a good bend in the rod. Is that normal for glass?

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Re: Memory in fiberglass blank
Posted by: Anonymous User (Moderator)
Date: September 22, 2007 03:43PM

Not really normal. Glass can soften with use and time, but something is amiss here if you can put a "set" in the rod with a single flex.

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Re: Memory in fiberglass blank
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (65.197.242.---)
Date: September 22, 2007 07:29PM

I think there is a 60 day warranty on those blanks.

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Re: Memory in fiberglass blank
Posted by: Bill Peifer (---.gci.net)
Date: September 22, 2007 10:14PM

Thanks guys, I figured that was a bum blank. The warranty is expired but I can salvage the grip assembly and use the rest for scrap.

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