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Fly blank with Spinnig setup
Posted by: Steve Hartzell (---.dsl.emhril.sbcglobal.net)
Date: July 06, 2012 11:34AM

I've got an eight foot G. Loomis 4wt Mahogany two piece fly rod. I want to build it as a light weigt spinning rig to b used for crappie fishing. I plan on using recoil guides and it will have a fairly long handle, maybe 11 inches. Has anyone done this with a flyrod blak? Doesit make sense to use it for a spinning rig. I don' see why it would be a problem.

Steve Hartzell
Lake Conroe - Willis, Texas

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Re: Fly blank with Spinnig setup
Posted by: Mick McComesky (130.76.96.---)
Date: July 06, 2012 11:49AM

I have and it works wonderfully. I rebuilt a 8'6" 4pc 5 wt into my crappie rig and love it.

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Re: Fly blank with Spinnig setup
Posted by: Terry Turner (---.hsd1.or.comcast.net)
Date: July 06, 2012 12:27PM

no problem doing this, many of us have used fly blanks for spinning (and downrigger) applications.

You'll end up with a much more limber/slow action blank compared to similar length spinning rod blank, which is perfect for a lot of spinning applications. If you search the site, you can find the formula for conversion of fly line weight to lure weight approximations.

Terry

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Re: Fly blank with Spinnig setup
Posted by: Jean Scurtu (---.hsd1.tx.comcast.net)
Date: July 06, 2012 03:55PM

I have building many spinning rods on fly blank w4,w5,w10 using SIC MATCH guides,model "M" and i am happy with these rods.

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