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Pole/whip to rod conversion
Posted by:
Rene Maurice
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Date: August 03, 2021 12:06PM
Has anyone ever taken a fishing whip or pole, and attached guides and a reel seat to change it to a rod? Would the result be more appropriate as a fly rod, or a surf casting rod? Re: Pole/whip to rod conversion
Posted by:
Robert A. Guist
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Date: August 03, 2021 01:49PM
Hello Rene.
I took a reed from my back yard and put seat and guides on it, then took it to my pier in the back yard and used it to catch a 2 lb. red drum. You can make a lot of things into fishing rods or should I say fish catching tools. The weirdest thing I used to catch a fish was a 12" long metal dowel with fishing line spooled around it, I let out the line then chucked it into a battery operated hand drill, and caught some spanish mackerel. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines. Bob, New Bern, NC. Re: Pole/whip to rod conversion
Posted by:
ben belote
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Date: August 03, 2021 02:37PM
i made fly rods from cabela,s telescopic pan fish poles..a ten foot pole had ten sections.. i dropped two sections to make an eight foot rod and tied guides on the ferrules, installed a seat and grip on the bottom section..it was a four weight..by shortening the tip section i could make a heavier weight rod..i still use them.also, they collapse to about 15" and fit nicely into float tube pouches. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/03/2021 02:51PM by ben belote. Re: Pole/whip to rod conversion
Posted by:
Mark Talmo
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Date: August 03, 2021 08:46PM
One thing for sure; when employing such basic or possibly archaic alternatives to the present-day fishing rod/blank, all the hair-splitting simply floats out the window. Ahaaa, the simple (prehistoric) life! That said, it is refreshing to learn some are still thinking-out-of-the-box. Mark Talmo FISHING IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM LIFE BUT RATHER A DEEPER IMMERSION INTO IT!!! BUILDING YOUR OWN SIMPLY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE. Re: Pole/whip to rod conversion
Posted by:
John Ricks
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Date: August 04, 2021 10:31AM
I have made heavy bottom fish rods from the 8 foot white Shakespeare VHF antennas. Bullet proof and look nice if you do your job. Got one in the rod rack now to wrap up for a halibut rod.
Calcutta bamboo ain't bad if you can find a good chunk of Calcutta: 9 footer, one piece, a heavy blank that will handle 50 pound line. Found it in a garage sale and did a touch up with a NOS Varmac reel seat and cord wrapped handle. A fun rod to fish with, gets a lot of questions at the boat ramp. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/04/2021 10:33AM by John Ricks. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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