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handle material stats
Posted by:
James Newsome
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Date: December 12, 2013 01:36PM
More and more my customers are telling me they want cork and only cork for their grips. EVA was all the rage over the years but am I wrong in seeing a trend back to mostly cork? Was wondering what your percentage of cork, vs, EVA, vs Carbon vs anything else for grips might be these days. Re: handle material stats
Posted by:
Don Morse
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Date: December 12, 2013 01:42PM
about 90% cork, 8% EVA and 2% carbon for me. Now Keith Corwin will tell you 90% carbon, Billy V. will say 90% EVA..... I think it all depends on what the builder is most comfortable with and "specializes" in. ______________________________________ Super Tight Lines......Don Re: handle material stats
Posted by:
Chuck Mills
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Date: December 12, 2013 01:43PM
Mostly cork, and a whole lot of split TN grips with taped on reels. Bass and walleye clients. Only a handful of carbon fiber grips. No one wanted EVA. _________________________________________ "Angling is extremely time consuming. That's sort of the whole point." - Thomas McGuane Re: handle material stats
Posted by:
Phil Erickson
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Date: December 12, 2013 02:02PM
I only do fly rods, so no EVA, cork about 20%, exotic woods about 50%, the balance carbon fiber. Re: handle material stats
Posted by:
Chad Huderle
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Date: December 12, 2013 02:26PM
Must agree with Don. It depends what a builder specializes in. I build around 12 rods a year or so.
According to my records I've built: 61 wood, mostly eastern red cedar 6 poured and turned acrylic 4 flocked 4 EVA/cork composite 2 EVA 1 cork Guess I know what I specialize in. :) Thanks, Chad Huderle Huderle Custom Rods Prior Lake, MN Re: handle material stats
Posted by:
John E Powell
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Date: December 12, 2013 02:36PM
I guess I'm old school, Hypalon for my trolling rods that sit fully loaded in rod holders all day, EVA is not durable enough. I do a variety of front grips though. Re: handle material stats
Posted by:
Ken Finch
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Date: December 12, 2013 03:11PM
50% cork
20% Carbon skinned 20% hard plastic tuff butts 10% EVA or Hypalon Re: handle material stats
Posted by:
John Cates
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Date: December 12, 2013 05:35PM
Cork is to fishing rods as leather is to cowboy boots. Flex Coat Company Professional Rod Building Supplies www.flexcoat.com Re: handle material stats
Posted by:
Don Morse
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Date: December 12, 2013 06:02PM
Hey John.... what about alligator and snake skin boots?....LOL ______________________________________ Super Tight Lines......Don Re: handle material stats
Posted by:
Randolph Ruwe
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Date: December 12, 2013 06:50PM
Over the years, I would say 90% cork. Some with EVA or Hypalon trim rings and a number with wood trim. Most of the EVA has been on hand held rods like steelhead or salmon mooching rods and a few spinning rods. To me, cork is the best material that you can use for most rod applications other that heavy offshore trolling rods. Cork has a feel to it that no other material comes close to. Re: handle material stats
Posted by:
Jay Lancaster
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Date: December 12, 2013 11:14PM
This survey is based on conjecture...at best. It is a great conversation, but not much else.
Every builder and every application can be so different. So many specialize in a particular aspect of the industry that the numbers from each will usually be scewed in a particular direction. Still...it's fun to know what others use most of. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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