Got a customer who wants a stand-up 30-50 class trolling rod that's 5 and a half feet long. Even the short Unibutts are 17 inches long-I can't make the math work. Any suggestions are welcome.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/05/2007 10:37PM by David Spence.

Don't use a uni-butt. Build it straight-thru on the blank. You will want to most likely employ a slick or tough butt to facilitate getting the rod out of the rod holder when a fish hits.

Uni-butts are great but unless he needs to break the rod down there is little reason to use one. And, at just 5-1/2 feet in length, most such stand-up rods are already short enough to easily transport.

Occasionally folks will use uni-butts so that they can remove the butt with reel attached and lock that portion up. Talk to your customer. If he doesn't need this aspect of the butt and can carry and transport a 5-1/2 foot rod, I'd skip using a uni-butt.

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Tom-Thanks-I assume the blank goes all the way through the Tuff Butt therefore not adding additional length to a 5'6" blank-is that correct?

Get the Rod MAker on building stand-ups, it opened my eyes on these rods.

if your Customer insists on the Uni-butt there are short blanks available 45" I have built several on the Pac-Bay PBX series



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/06/2007 05:55AM by Barry D. Thomas Sr..

David, If he wants a uni-butt you just trim the blank (off the butt end) to get the 5 and a half foot length. If you use a slick butt or tuff butt you install the blank thru the handle to get the 5 and a half foot length.

Right, the tuff butt simply goes over the blank just as if you were installing EVA or hypalon there. The blank extends tip to butt.

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This is a good set up I have used with roller tip and stripper with Black and blue Zirconium Guides. Rollers are not really a must on the 30-50 though.

Rod Blank Model # Forecast FSU56H
Butt cap: AG27-BL with LBC30B Cap
Front Cap:
Rear Grip: Slick10
Handle Arbor:
Reel Seat: ETAHD22-B/BL
Reel Seat Shim
Foregrip: BF14A1012
Winding Check: BH11
Hookeeper:
Tip Top BRST11.0
1st guide from tip top BSUUG10
2nd guide from tip top BSUUG10
3rd guide from tip top BSUUG12
4th guide from tip top BSUUG16
5th guide from tip top: BRSG03
6th guide from tip top:
7th guide from tip top:
8th guide from tip top:
9th guide from tip top:
10th guide from tip top:
11th guide from tip top:
12th guide from tip top:
13th guide from tip top:
14th guide from tip top:
15th guide from tip top:
16th guide from tip top:
Guide spacing Specs(inches from tip, center ring over mark) 4 3/4-9 3/4-15 3/8-21 1/2- 28 3/8

Barry is correct, if he insists on a unibutt we do offer 43" blanks designed to be put in a Unibutt.

Chase Foster
American Tackle
www.americantackle.us