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Surf Rod
Posted by:
John DeLuca
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Date: August 30, 2011 11:20AM
I have built quite a few rods over the years boat rods and spinning rods but never did a Surf Rod. What would be a good length for the butt grip and the foregrip on a 10' Surf Rod? Re: Surf Rod
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
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Date: August 30, 2011 12:36PM
That all depends on the user. About the best thing I could recommend to you at the moment, is to take the blank and go outside and just play around with it - grab it and go through some casting and retrieve motions. Now note where your hand/s are on the blank. Locate your reel seat to accommodate what you've just done naturally.
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Posted by:
Chris Garrity
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Date: August 30, 2011 02:12PM
I'll second what Tom wrote, but will add one thing: when you get the reel seat in the right place, you should know it. You'll find a spot where the rod, both when cast and when retrieved, just feels right. That's where the reel seat goes. Re: Surf Rod
Posted by:
bill boettcher
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Date: August 30, 2011 04:15PM
Try a search here and you will get a LOT of info on this -- if you like to read Bill - willierods.com Re: Surf Rod
Posted by:
Glen Hendricks
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Date: August 30, 2011 06:51PM
I build surf rods for my self and some friends.
I usally put the bottom of my real seat about 29 inches from the bottom of the blank. I use about 6 inches of grips on the butt end and at the bottom of the real seat and about 4 1/2 inches on the foregrip. But before I put any thing on my blank, I wrap my but wrap then flex coat then put my grips on, this way I don't have a cut off wrap on both ends this way it looks like a nice wrap coming out from under the grips. If you would like I can upload a few pics of the surf rods I did or email them to you.. Glen I Was Born Without Gills, Therefore I Fish! Love The Wife! Live Long! Fish Till You Die! Re: Surf Rod
Posted by:
John DeLuca
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Date: August 31, 2011 05:25AM
Glen Hendricks Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I build surf rods for my self and some friends. > I usally put the bottom of my real seat about 29 > inches from the bottom of the blank. > I use about 6 inches of grips on the butt end and > at the bottom of the real seat and about 4 1/2 > inches on the foregrip. > But before I put any thing on my blank, I wrap my > but wrap then flex coat then put my grips on, > this way I don't have a cut off wrap on both ends > this way it looks like a nice wrap coming out from > under the grips. > If you would like I can upload a few pics of the > surf rods I did or email them to you.. > > Glen Pictures would be great thanks Glen Re: Surf Rod
Posted by:
Glen Hendricks
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Date: August 31, 2011 06:02PM
Hey there John,
I just uploaded some of the pics. goto photos and type my name and it will bring the pics up. check them out, have any questions give me a yell Hope this helps.. Glen I Was Born Without Gills, Therefore I Fish! Love The Wife! Live Long! Fish Till You Die! Re: Surf Rod
Posted by:
John DeLuca
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Date: September 05, 2011 04:53AM
Glen
That is some nice work and a great help. Thanks Re: Surf Rod
Posted by:
John DeLuca
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Date: September 05, 2011 04:58AM
Glen Hendricks Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Hey there John, > > I just uploaded some of the pics. goto photos and > type my name > and it will bring the pics up. check them out, > have any questions give me a yell > Hope this helps.. > > Glen That is some nice work and a great help. Thanks Re: Surf Rod
Posted by:
Glen Hendricks
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Date: September 05, 2011 10:11PM
Thanks guys,
I really hadn't been wrapping long. I started about 5 years ago still a pup at it. Still trying to learn some of the other wraps like the fish and thunderbird or what ever its called.. Glen I Was Born Without Gills, Therefore I Fish! Love The Wife! Live Long! Fish Till You Die! Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/06/2011 06:53PM by Glen Hendricks. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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