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And now, back to our regularly scheduled program

I just repeated my first experiment with the same set-up but with an 11' surf rod and a 6 oz. weight. The results were the same. The arc of the rod was the same no matter how many or how few guides the line passed through as the arc of the rod with the 6 oz. weight suspended from the tip-top alone. Don't take my word for it, test it for yourselves. I might be doing something wrong, or overlooking something.



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Here's a thought Phil ..... using the CCS as your vehicle, do a test to determine the IP of one of the rods you used for your ..... experiment. Convert the amount of weight it took to deflect the rod 1/3 of its length and convert that weight to ounces. Once you've done that, use that amount of weight for your experiment, and report back your results.

When checking for guide placement, I simply place the tip of the rod against the ceiling of the work room and pull back on the butt of the rod. Then, I use pieces of masking tape to mark appropriate guide locations and wrap the guides on those locations.
To double check, I put a reel on the rod, run the line through the guides and tip top and with the blank fully deflected, reel in about 100 feet of line under light pressure to insure that the line path is correct and is being properly supported by guides as needed.

No need for weights. No need for pictures. No need for diagrams.

Simple and it works correctly every single time.

Take care

Decreasing spaces between decreasing size guides does indeed result in a nice-looking rod. I secure the guides to the blank with a few wraps of elastic thread and a square knot. This allows me to slide the guides up and down the blank until they look the best. Guide placement will not change the static bend of the blank, but leveraged weight certainly will influence the speed of the blank.



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Ben: I clamped the handle of the rod in place securely. Even breaking the blank would not move the rod butt. I marked the position of the rod tip with the same 3 oz. weight suspended from its tip
both times. Instead of critiquing my efforts why don't YOU try the same easy experiment - and reveal your findings?

Dennis,
This craft is called Custom Rod building.
Every single job in constructing a fishing rod can be executed in many different ways.

It is fine to listen to ideas from different folks that have a method or technique that works for that particular individual.

But, just because that individual does a job in a particular fashion does NOT mean that that method that you need to use to complete a job.

When you want to do a job, research the various ways that different folks complete that particular task. Then, take an idea from this person or that person or another book or video. Then, build the rod and enjoy the results.

When complete use it and enjoy it. Then, when you build another rod, either use the same or entirely different techniques.

If a rod get built to your satisfaction it is a wonderful job. if it is not built to your satisfaction, it is still a wonderful job that may need to be done again. But, never fear - any thing that is build can be unbuilt and built again.

Be safe

just to add to Roger,s thoughts..rod,s can be built so that they are easier to remake..such as using cp on guide wraps which makes it easier to remove and clean up the blank after guide removal..using shorter urethane arbors under real seat making it easier to cut seat off with a notched brass tube..the seat can be reused..or using eva grips but flock them for grip comfort and a better look..eva is cheap and easy to cut off..but if you sell rods, things are different..lol.