Hi guys!



I am building a 6.6" ft spinning rod from batson XP 841 '( ML FAST 4-10 LB line rating and 1/8-3/8 oz rated)
reel is a Shimano rarenium 2500 (only 200 grams) and spool's diameter of 46 mm
I will jigging 3/16-1/4 oz lures looking for yellow perch with 2 lb braid and 4 lb fluorocarb on as final (toni pena knot)

I have decided to use TATSG guides. (20-12-8) and 4 of TLSG
I am thinking to use a 20 as stripper after a 12 then a 8 finally 4 to TT.
I would use 7 + 1 instead of 8 + 1


What do you think?

from reel to stripper 50 cm
from 20 to 12 28 cm
from 12 to 8 22 cm
from 8 to 4 19 cm
after a number 4 guide every 10 cm until TT

Handle will be 34 cm

4 guides are to small for knot between braid and FC???


What do you think? could it works ?

Thanks for your time.

Michele

You can certainly do it, but cutting 6 inches off the Batson blank wouldn't be my first choice with so many fantastic 6 1/2 ft blanks out there already. You'll end up with a slower and less powerful blank than what you started with.
If your truly just jigging you can go with much smaller guides, especially with the braid your using. Haven't used a Pena knot before, but the double uni knot I use would easily pass through that guide set and even smaller guides.

Spencer Phipps Wrote:
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> You can certainly do it, but cutting 6 inches off
> the Batson blank wouldn't be my first choice with
> so many fantastic 6 1/2 ft blanks ......


yes i am thinking about it......it's a risk.... beh... it will be not so a big problem to maintain 7 ft.....i really like this blank in my opinion batson xp blanks are the best for light jigging for panfish

in this case i will use 8 guides plus TT. (16-12-8-4 to the TT)
What about guides's size and guides's placement? what do u think?

Michele,
It would work just fine.
But if you do, be sure to do all of the blank chopping from the butt end and don't touch the tip.
It will work out great, just as you have set it up.

Roger

roger wilson Wrote:
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> But if you do, be sure to do all of the blank
> chopping from the butt end and don't touch the
> tip.
>
> Roger


(thanks)......from the butt end, sure , or i will have in my hands a musky rod, not really a panfish one!

i really woul use fuji sk2 skeleton reel seat, anyone know it? is it confortable?

I have not used the new fuji sk2 spinning seat but mocked up a minima spin seat which is very similar and i hated it. I prefer either the amtak aero seat or lately ive been making the SBSS seat for all my spinning rods.

The SK2 is more confortable than the Minima for me.
No weight saving (it wheight more than an IPS16 for exemple).

I haven't used the fuji sk2, I have used several pacbay minima seats and like them. I have also cut the center section out of a cheap reel seat (I guess I was just curious), built a rod with it and it is really nice.

Rufus
Port Saint Lucie, FL