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Re: Why split grip
Posted by:
roger wilson
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Date: April 05, 2012 08:16PM
Lance,
It depends on the type rod holder you are using. If you are using a tube type rod holder, there is no issue. But I use only Driftmaster rod holders that have one support around the reel seat and one support around the rod about 2 inches behind the reel seat - right where there is no grip in a split grip rod design. Roger Re: Why split grip
Posted by:
Ted Morgan
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Date: April 06, 2012 07:44AM
If your rod's split grip is a long one then the lip of the rod holder can contact the blank directly. Bouncing around it the holder can impact that spot. Also, if a big fish slams a drifted/ trolled bait/lure, or the rig snags while moving, then the pressure on that small area can snap the blank.
There's pictures floating around somewhere of the results, and I have pictures of a Pflueger Patriarch I repaired after a big unknown (possibly a big giant trevally) took a drifted bait in the shipping channel here. Not pretty. Re: Why split grip
Posted by:
Dave Wylie
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Date: April 06, 2012 01:52PM
I have arthritis and for me I need the full grip for comfort during a full day of fishing. My cork grips are not contoured and I finish them with Tru Oil. I have never had a problem with wet grips being slick. I fish a lot from a float tube and do a lot of 2 handed casting with a spinning rod. Re: Why split grip
Posted by:
Herb Knowlton
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Date: April 06, 2012 04:12PM
How about the ease of reaming two shorter cork sections Re: Why split grip
Posted by:
Steve Gardner
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Date: April 06, 2012 09:11PM
Harry
This thread will answer much of your question [rodbuilding.org] Along with this one. (although I was answering the wrong question to start with, til Alex got me back on track) both worth reading [rodbuilding.org] Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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