When it comes to extending a rod in length how much is to much in lengthening a rod.

Glenn McMurrian

I would think it depends on the original length, power and action of the rod. If a blank is short and parabolic you probably can't go too far without it bending down into the spliced area. It seems like you could get away with more if the starting place is more like a Hvy/F bass blank. What is it you have in mind?

HGlenn,
I extended a 5'6'' baitcaster blank out to 7'6'' without an issue. It uses aluminium tube for the extension and the overlap goes to the top of a 14 inch foregrip. It's now a very quick blank but works quite well for what I wanted. Read the article in the library on rod extension and that will help a lot. The type of blank has a lot to do with how long the extension is. If you start with a fast blank then you can go more than a moderate or slow blank. If the blank doesn't bend in the area of extension then you should be ok.
If it's possible then see if you can find a blank that is suitable for your needs. These days there is a huge number of various types and styles available.

ESFNEM Col
Port Kembla, NSW
Australia

Mike Lawson Wrote:
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> I would think it depends on the original length,
> power and action of the rod. If a blank is short
> and parabolic you probably can't go too far
> without it bending down into the spliced area. It
> seems like you could get away with more if the
> starting place is more like a Hvy/F bass blank.
> What is it you have in mind?


Wanting to extending a 6.8 Med/Hvy bass blank to 9.6 to use as a salmon rod if possible

Glenn McMurrian

That's an extreme amount of extending. You should be able to find a suitable blank closer to your desired length. I'd go that route - it will almost surely give you better results.

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Why not just get the appropriate rod blank???

No limit.

There are folks in england that take 5 foot very very wimpy poles that they use for catching very tiny fish in their contests.
Then, they put these on the end of 40 foot extensions to be able to effectively fish from banks and get to the active fish.

Now, if you want to hold it in your hand or use it for a trolling rod; a more reasonable limit would be 1-2 feet. A common extension is 2-6 inches.

When you are extending a rod from the butt; there is really very little change in the real fish catching action so necessary on the tip.

The general thing that I say to customers who ask about extending that I like to keep the total extension to be less than the total length of the butt grip, reel seat and fore grip. That way, one can hide 100% of the extension in these rod parts.

So, do what you need to do.

Be safe



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/09/2013 12:08AM by roger wilson.

Lamiglas makes quite a few Mag Taper (MT) rod blanks for salmon and steelhead, than there are all the hotshot fast taper blanks in varied powers in 8 1/2 ft. lengths you could extend. The Lamiglas blanks go out the 10 ft. in length in the Certified Pro line.

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Bill - willierods.com