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Balance point
Posted by:
roger gleason
(---.res.spectrum.com)
Date: August 19, 2021 05:44PM
Do you try to set a balance point? I’m not sure exactly where it should be but were the index finger grips the rod would seem like a good spot Re: Balance point
Posted by:
David Baylor
(---.res6.spectrum.com)
Date: August 19, 2021 06:30PM
On rods that I use for bottom contact baits, where I am fishing the rod, tip up, and trying to feel a bite (jigs, tubes, Texas rigged soft plastics, etc.) I set a degree of balance. Meaning I don't actually care where the rod and reel actually balance, I just care that it feels tip light. If it's not a rod I use for bottom contact baits, but instead use for cast and retrieve techniques, then I don't worry about where the rod balances or if it feels tip heavy or not.
As far as where a balance point should be, you're the one using the rod and reel, so you should be the one that determines whether it feels right in your hand, or not. It's kind of like asking someone if you think a woman is pretty or not. If you think she's pretty, what does it matter what others think? Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/19/2021 06:30PM by David Baylor. Re: Balance point
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: August 19, 2021 07:08PM
Do a search on this forum's archives for rod balance. You can read for hours....
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Posted by:
Michael Danek
(---.alma.mi.frontiernet.net)
Date: August 19, 2021 07:24PM
Balance means nothing unless you have the reel on the rod. The balance of a rod by itself means nothing.
I just build as light as I can. And let ergonomics determine the design of the rod. Re: Balance point
Posted by:
Mark Talmo
(---)
Date: August 19, 2021 08:24PM
Roger,
I agree with both David and Michael; it all boils-down what YOU prefer for YOUR particular situation. I especially like David’s analogy of how pretty a woman is = point-on! Personally, as with Michael, I concentrate on building as light as possible and let the “balance” fall where it may. If it happens to be 2-4 fingers ahead of the (spinning) reel, I am happier than a pig in slop. If not, it’s no big deal, I adjust, and never think about it while fishing. Admittedly, I do not fish for bass with a casting rod where there are sooooo many different baits and techniques. Aha, the joy and simplicity of wild trout fishing in the Eastern Sierra. Mark Talmo FISHING IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM LIFE BUT RATHER A DEEPER IMMERSION INTO IT!!! BUILDING YOUR OWN SIMPLY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE. Re: Balance point
Posted by:
roger gleason
(---.res.spectrum.com)
Date: August 20, 2021 12:09AM
David Baylor Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > On rods that I use for bottom contact baits, where > I am fishing the rod, tip up, and trying to feel a > bite (jigs, tubes, Texas rigged soft plastics, > etc.) I set a degree of balance. Meaning I don't > actually care where the rod and reel actually > balance, I just care that it feels tip light. If > it's not a rod I use for bottom contact baits, but > instead use for cast and retrieve techniques, then > I don't worry about where the rod balances or if > it feels tip heavy or not. > > As far as where a balance point should be, you're > the one using the rod and reel, so you should be > the one that determines whether it feels right in > your hand, or not. > > It's kind of like asking someone if you think a > woman is pretty or not. If you think she's pretty, > what does it matter what others think? Thanks get the message, but not the analogy. Never had to ask that question :) Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/20/2021 12:10AM by roger gleason. Re: Balance point
Posted by:
Lynn Behler
(---.44.66.72.res-cmts.leh.ptd.net)
Date: August 20, 2021 07:45PM
Now I'm lost. Re: Balance point
Posted by:
Mark Talmo
(---)
Date: August 20, 2021 08:09PM
Lynn,
You must have a beautiful woman! Oh, and the balance of your rods are perfect for you as well. I am in the same boat, so-to-speak. Mark Talmo FISHING IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM LIFE BUT RATHER A DEEPER IMMERSION INTO IT!!! BUILDING YOUR OWN SIMPLY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE. Re: Balance point
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
(---.inf6.spectrum.com)
Date: August 22, 2021 06:43PM
If a rod is butt-heavy you could restore its balance by adding weight to the tip. Re: Balance point
Posted by:
Mark Talmo
(---)
Date: August 23, 2021 12:31AM
Abraham Lincoln was quoted as saying something to the effect, “ better to remain silent and make others wonder rather than speaking and removing all doubt”. Phil, shhhhh! lol Mark Talmo FISHING IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM LIFE BUT RATHER A DEEPER IMMERSION INTO IT!!! BUILDING YOUR OWN SIMPLY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE. Re: Balance point
Posted by:
Lynn Behler
(---.44.66.72.res-cmts.leh.ptd.net)
Date: August 23, 2021 07:26PM
Mark, she's a dandy! Been married to her since 1977, but I didn't marry the first one I fell over. Phil, she is by no means butt heavy! Re: Balance point
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
(---)
Date: August 24, 2021 07:01PM
Or move the handle up toward the tip of the blank, or the reel seat toward the butt of the blank, or BOTH, to achieve that elusive rod balance. Re: Balance point
Posted by:
Michael Danek
(---.alma.mi.frontiernet.net)
Date: September 02, 2021 06:28PM
Phil, tip-light rods are very rare. And short. The issue is almost always whether to add weight to the butt to balance a tip-heavy rod. How does one accomplish both moving the "handle," ( I think that means where one grips the rod) and moving the reel seat toward the butt? Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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