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Cork Fly Rod Grips
Posted by: Ron Zambor (---.triad.res.rr.com)
Date: March 03, 2014 07:27PM

Please explain the various cork grips for fly rods eg full wells, half wells etc.

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Re: Cork Fly Rod Grips
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: March 03, 2014 07:34PM

Here's a good place to start: [www.rodbuilding.org]

They're all in there.

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Re: Cork Fly Rod Grips
Posted by: john timberlake (---.triad.res.rr.com)
Date: March 03, 2014 07:37PM

There are all the "standard" shapes or you can make anything you want. Whatever is comfortable to you is what will work best.

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Re: Cork Fly Rod Grips
Posted by: Phil Erickson (---.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net)
Date: March 03, 2014 07:37PM

Ron, your email is hidden, otherwise I could send you diagrams of the most common fly rod grips. Mostly the selection is a personal choice.

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Re: Cork Fly Rod Grips
Posted by: Terry Turner (---.hsd1.or.comcast.net)
Date: March 03, 2014 11:38PM

Flex Coat has a nice summary picture with suggested dimensions of the most common single handed grips.
[www.flexcoat.com]

John and Phil are right. Feel free to experiment what feels best to you.

Terry

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Re: Cork Fly Rod Grips
Posted by: John E Powell (168.169.226.---)
Date: March 04, 2014 01:23PM

Terry,

Thank you for posting the link to that. Does anyone know of a similar diagram for the Fenwick style grip?

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Re: Cork Fly Rod Grips
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: March 04, 2014 02:44PM

The Fenwick is basically a standard half wells, which is often referred to as a "Western" grip.

So take a reverse half wells, and don't reverse it, and you have what pretty much amounts to a Fenwick grip. The fore end is sloped back just a bit.

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Re: Cork Fly Rod Grips
Posted by: John E Powell (168.169.226.---)
Date: March 04, 2014 03:16PM

Tom,

Thanks for the explanation, but I'm still hoping for a similar dimensioned drawing mainly for the artistic value.

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Re: Cork Fly Rod Grips
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: March 04, 2014 04:18PM

We did a series of grip templates in RodMaker a few years back. I think we covered about all of them, including the Ritz, and gave general dimensions along each inch of length.

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Re: Cork Fly Rod Grips
Posted by: Phil Erickson (---.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net)
Date: March 04, 2014 04:46PM

John, I have sent you the diagrams attached to an email a few minutes ago.

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Re: Cork Fly Rod Grips
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: March 04, 2014 05:22PM

A lot also depends on WHAT fells good to the user ?? Most Stock handles are Small in size so making your own to the person that will use the rod is a lot better

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Cork Fly Rod Grips
Posted by: ray balmforth (---.lns11.cht.bigpond.net.au)
Date: March 04, 2014 10:09PM

G'day John

I believe the issue you are looking for with the Fenwick grip measurements is Vol 8 #6

cheers

Ray Balmforth
Figtree
NSW
Australia

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