I have a question about a G2 Carbon Handle 12" Full Length Casting Grip...this grip was chosen by a customer....I am fairly new to the rod building obsessive behavior and this is the first full length carbon handle I have installed.....am I assuming correctly this grip has arbors on both ends and only the ends need Pro Paste or should I apply Pro Paste to the blank for the full length of the 12 inch grip????? or does it matter???? I watched a video with Don Morse and he only applied glue to the ends of the grip.....would that be correct???? Thanks in advance for any response.

It depends on if the carbon grip is a tube sort and supported by bushings or is a skin over a hard foam core. Also something I see a lot is people asking if carbon grips are lighter than cork. It all depends on what the core of the grip is made from. 95% of the weight is in the core.

Contact Don Morse, he's extremely helpful.

[www.youtube.com] I'm sure he shows the correct method.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/21/2022 09:36PM by Lynn Behler.

G2 carbon full lengths have built in foam cores. Ream and install same as you would a cork handle. Glue where contact is made.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/24/2022 11:45AM by Aaron Petersen.

Good morning Rick and everyone.. thank you for the kind words.

The ends are all that are necessary.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/22/2022 11:31AM by Don @ American Tackle.

I did one of these recently, on a 7'6" casting rod. I like it, slings the lures. As mentioned, there are approx 1/2 inch arbors at both ends. I reamed it to fit, put epoxy at the butt, slid the grip down a little further, put epoxy on the front arbor, slid it up, twisted it some, and worked well. Not sure how you would get it over a tape arbor in the middle, unless you reamed out the bottom arbor to fit over it, then of course, the fit wouldn't be to hot at the butt.

I second what Don has said! Here is the video we did about the install of the G2 full length handle. [www.youtube.com]

I have used several and Don has again proven correct! I have only had to epoxy the ends and have had no failures!

Not to highjack but it is a question related to the G2 full length handle. Can this be cut down? How?