I realize it wood affect overall weight, but what design considerations do I need to look at if building a spinning rod with a heavier reel?
I'm confused as I would think a spinning reel is at the fulcrum by holding at the stem. So would a heavier reel make it more or less tip heavy? I'm wanting a spinning flipping stick, and already have a nice ( but hvy) saltwater reel to use. Which way should the reel be moved to make less tip heavy?

Thanks,

Craig

Towards the tip. But I think your primary concerns might be effective rod length and possibly, overall weight. Maybe.

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Might balance well actually. Most of the newer rods seem to be tip heavy. Not sure if it is because of the thinner wall blank construction puts most of the material at the tip. Some of the spinning reels are so darn light I always end up adding weight at the butt to balance. What reel and what blank are you considering?

Thanks guys,

The reel is a penn weighing about 9.6 ounces. I was thinking a Loomis IMX flipping blank, aero reel seat, texalinium grips, micro guides, perhaps with a microwave stripper. I want to flip 5 to 7" senkos unweighted, as well as jigs topping at 1/2 ounces (without trailer(. Open to suggestions on a blank with a good tip for flipping lighter weights, yet with backbone for hydrilla.

Craig

The answer is really dependent on how the user holds the reel.

If the user holds the reel - as he/she is fishing - at the exact balance point of the reel, there is going to be minimal effect on the balancing effects for the rod.

But each rod is different. Each user of a rod may hold the rod in a different point.
So the final answer is that it depends;

It may help to balance the tip, it may help to balance the butt, or it may make no change at all.

Try the reel under question on the rod you are proposing to build and then hold the reel as the final user will hold it; and make your own decision.

Roger

To be honest, the only time I use those penns is for livebaiting. However, the new penn battles are very lightweight--I would highly recommend them. I've tried using the spinfishers and ssg's for tossing artificials, but the weight on them would cramp my hand after awhile and off-balance the rod.

Well the idea I had was that for flipping heavy cover you would need more drag to haul the whole mess out sometimes...

Craig