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Insertion of 2 piece rod
Posted by:
Randy Weakley
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Date: June 21, 2014 12:43PM
I have started to build a new fiberglass crappie rod of 6 feet. When I first recieved the blank, the bottom piece would slip into the top one about 2.5 to 3 inches (based on my recollection). After painting and clearcoating, it will go in about 1.25 inches or so. It feels sturdy, but this is my first experience with a multi-piece rod. Is 1.25 inches a good enough overlap to fish with for panfish and rainbow trout, or do I need to sand the male segment down to allow more insertion. The pond I've fished in recently has turned up a few largemouth bass, but very small. I think the lunkers stay in different parts. So there may be a chance of hooking up with something larger, but at that point I'd be more concerned with the 4 pound line breaking I think. Will be using a [www.mudhole.com] fuji concept spinning guide kit, an Okuma Avenger AV-10b reel with 4 pound mono with 4 pound flouro leader when it's all said and done, if any of that helps.
Oh, and I used Duplicolor Perfect match spray paint and 2k urethane clear with my HVLP gun. Thanks! Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/21/2014 01:09PM by Randy Weakley. Re: Insertion of 2 piece rod
Posted by:
Randolph Ruwe
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Date: June 21, 2014 01:12PM
sand it carefully until it fits about 2" deep. Re: Insertion of 2 piece rod
Posted by:
roger wilson
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Date: June 21, 2014 01:38PM
Randy,
In the future, always tape off the base of a tip section for a two piece rod before doing anything that might change the size of the blank. Be safe Re: Insertion of 2 piece rod
Posted by:
Randolph Ruwe
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Date: June 21, 2014 02:30PM
To add to what Roger said, I would also mark on the butt section where it fits snugly in the tip section and then mask that portion off as well. Re: Insertion of 2 piece rod
Posted by:
bill boettcher
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Date: June 21, 2014 09:49PM
What you could do now is put the sections to gether mark while adding about 1/4" sand with 400 dry LIGHTLY Dry fit if it goes down father Add another 1/4" and LIGHTLY and again
It will ware as you use the rod and unless you fell a movement Not to worry Bill - willierods.com Re: Insertion of 2 piece rod
Posted by:
Randy Weakley
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Date: June 22, 2014 10:43AM
Thanks for the replies. I went ahead and sanded down and it is going in further. Now I just gotta smooth out the transition to where it was taped off when I sanded. There's kind of a ridge there. The only other concern is there are two small spots where bare fiberglass is showing. May throw a bit of paint over this again just to protect. Re: Insertion of 2 piece rod
Posted by:
Phil Erickson
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Date: June 26, 2014 04:51PM
It does not need protection. Re: Insertion of 2 piece rod
Posted by:
Randy Weakley
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Date: January 05, 2015 01:45AM
Going through my old posts and decided to update this one. I got it fitting pretty nicely when my son's friend invited him fishing. I offered up my rod, which he took. One of the adults he went with must've thrown a heavy tackle box in the back of the truck on the rod...it came back snapped in two (tip section).
So I get to make another one now. I'll have two butts and one tip. I'm gonna go with EVA this time to save a few bucks, but I'll do the painting right! Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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