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Spine up or down
Posted by: Glenn McMurrian (104.169.193.---)
Date: July 11, 2016 01:23PM

Should the spin on a flipping rod be located on the top or bottom becasause it will be a flipping rod and not a casting rod and it needs to be stiff as it is a heavy action rod unlike a normal rod.

Glenn McMurrian



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/11/2016 01:41PM by Glenn McMurrian.

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Re: Spine up or down
Posted by: Michael Maclean (---.hfc.comcastbusiness.net)
Date: July 11, 2016 01:55PM

Tom will tell you to not worry about the spine and just build on the straightest portion. If you're worried about the spine then the rod still bends the same way so you would still put the spine the same way as the casting rod.

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Re: Spine up or down
Posted by: Donald La Mar (---.lightspeed.lsvlky.sbcglobal.net)
Date: July 11, 2016 02:39PM

Yep, same as a conventional casting rod - spine and guides on top.

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Re: Spine up or down
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: July 11, 2016 02:45PM

I won't make any practical difference. However, if you're trying to find and use the blank's stiffest axis, which will neither be spine nor the opposite of the spine, you might want to read this:

[www.rodbuilding.org]

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