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Posted by:
john timberlake
(---.triad.res.rr.com)
Date: February 02, 2011 10:09PM
I have been scouring through sites and catalogs and maybe i am just tired, but does anyone make a tip top with a 7.5 tube and size 6 ring? batson shows to make a 7.5 tube with a 7 ring(bplt). any help would be appreciated Re: tip top
Posted by:
J.B. Hunt
(---.ppoe.dsl.logantele.com)
Date: February 03, 2011 01:12AM
John; You were lucky to find a 7 ring. All I have been able to find is an 8 ring after a size 7 tube. J.B.Hunt Bowling Green, KY Re: tip top
Posted by:
John M. Hernandez
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Date: February 03, 2011 02:59AM
John,
Call Bill or one of the great people at Batson and ask. They have access to things that are not always in print. Bill and his staff have come thru with special request several times over the years. If they don't have it or can't find it, it does not exsist. Tight lines, John Hernandez Re: tip top
Posted by:
Chris Garrity
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Date: February 03, 2011 09:44AM
Ah, you're learning of one of the miseries that plagues builders of surf plugging rods.
I use size 6 running guides for a lot of my surf builds. I do this because when nothing is going through the guides but the fishing line, you can go really, really small with the guides, and reap a pretty significant weight savings (it's the old micro guide argument). And this kind of setup works great, with one exception: there are no commercially available tip tops with a size 6 ring and a tube large enough to fit over a surf blank. If this is the case for you, you have two options: 1) Use a guide, either single or double-foot, as a top 2) Use the top with the smalles ring size you can find, in the tube size you need. Because with surf rods, an extra couple of grams, even at the tip, isn't such a big deal, I usually just get the closest match I can find, and don't worry about it (I do this also because I'm lazy). But if this is a lighter rod, I would look closely at using a guide - it's not that hard to do, and you'll save some weight at the tip (as opposed to a guide ring that's bigger than what you need). It's worth doing some research if you can't find exactly what you want in a commercially-made top. Re: tip top
Posted by:
Alex Dziengielewski
(---.scana.com)
Date: February 03, 2011 12:24PM
JP - Lance should have some by the time the Expo comes around. ----------------- AD Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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