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Fly rod fighting butt
Posted by:
David MacDonald
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Date: March 27, 2019 12:06AM
All, any reason to terminate a 1.5” +/- butt on a saltwater fly rod with eva versus composite cork vs something else?
Many thanks for any ideas, David Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/27/2019 12:07AM by David MacDonald. Re: Fly rod fighting butt
Posted by:
Bill Sidney
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Date: March 27, 2019 01:28AM
CORK IS GOOD , will hold up the best I think William Sidney AK Re: Fly rod fighting butt
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: March 27, 2019 10:00AM
You can have all cork, I look for a tougher composite cork on the very end as regular cork can chip. Full EVA, or a mix of cork with EVA end, they all work well. Re: Fly rod fighting butt
Posted by:
John Cates
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Date: March 27, 2019 10:02AM
Here is a video on how we do it with our foam butt disc and cork rings.
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Posted by:
Lance Schreckenbach
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Date: March 27, 2019 02:59PM
Spencer Phipps Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > You can have all cork, I look for a tougher > composite cork on the very end as regular cork can > chip. Full EVA, or a mix of cork with EVA end, > they all work well. This is what I do mostly. I just don't like the way foam and cork look together on a fly rod so I use composite corks and they are very tough. I also do it with my other than fly rod builds (OTFR), has held up well over the years. Burl type cork is good but the rubberized cork composites, that are a little heavy, offer the best strength even with a thinner ring. Now graphite grips/butts and EVA look pretty good together. Re: Fly rod fighting butt
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: March 28, 2019 12:36AM
You can also use a Korkalon color EVA with cork to reduce the dramatic change in contrast without the composite cork weight if you like. Re: Fly rod fighting butt
Posted by:
David MacDonald
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Date: March 28, 2019 09:21AM
Thanks everyone. I agree with a lot of the posters above about not liking the cork and EVA look, was curious to know benefits and detriments of the EVA vs the Composite cork terminal ring. It sounds like a trade off in weight between the EVA disc and a composite disc vs the look.
In relation to composite cork, are their any brands or manufacturers who are better in terms of being able to work the material, color choice etc. David Re: Fly rod fighting butt
Posted by:
Herb Ladenheim
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Date: March 28, 2019 09:39AM
I alternate between black EVA and Rhino rubberized cork. The EVA is a little lighter - but that close to the butt it doesn't matter much.
The Rhino is more durable. But unless you are really rough on your stuff it won't matter. Herb Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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