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Collapsible Rods (Flipping Stick / Swimbait Rod)
Posted by:
Tony Papazian
(198.52.40.---)
Date: July 26, 2023 01:27PM
Due to room in my rod locker & front deck I would like to build some rods with a collapsible but section like the old style flipping stick. How do I do this with blanks being one piece? Do I cut the blank at the point I want it to collapse & run the top part of the blank up through the bottom of the butt section? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Tony Re: Collapsible Rods (Flipping Stick / Swimbait Rod)
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: July 26, 2023 03:50PM
If you do that, you are going to have to allow for a reduction in length equal to the amount of overlap of the two parts, which assuming the tapers match closely enough to achieve a secure fit, it likely to be roughly 4 to 5 inches.
This is easier to achieve with two identical rod blanks, but obviously the cost to do it will be twice the price of a single blank. .................... Re: Collapsible Rods (Flipping Stick / Swimbait Rod)
Posted by:
Mark Brassett
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Date: July 26, 2023 03:52PM
It probably will end up too short and weak if you do that. Do you have some old retired rods that you might cut the handle section off? Something with a larger od than the blank you are going to use. Sneak up on the cuts making sure you have enough of the blank inside the donor handle. Re: Collapsible Rods (Flipping Stick / Swimbait Rod)
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: July 26, 2023 04:34PM
Have you looked at all the telescoping blank at Batson? Re: Collapsible Rods (Flipping Stick / Swimbait Rod)
Posted by:
Chris Catignani
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Date: July 26, 2023 06:01PM
I was just looking at a rod I have that telescopes.
When recessed...there is about 22" of the top part inside the bottom part. When extended...there is about 8" of the top part inside the bottom part. ...plus or minus a half inch. I say that because I'm not 100% if I had installed a plug in the bottom or not. Just for grins...I was just looking at a blank. The wall thickness of the blank is .84mm. Say I were to cut the blank at 14" from the butt (at the 9mm OD mark) I would guess that the "upper part" would start "fitting" at 7.48 mm OD mark). I came to that number like this (9mm - (.84mm X2)). That 7.48mm mark was 27" up from the bottom of the original blank. That would leave roughly 13 inches of the blank overlapped while extended. Of course this would vary from blank to blank. Re: Collapsible Rods (Flipping Stick / Swimbait Rod)
Posted by:
Dean Veltman
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Date: July 27, 2023 07:34AM
Maybe try the Matagi universal butt joint system? Voodoo has them. I am going to try it on a spinning rod. I have not seen any posts here about it so far. Re: Collapsible Rods (Flipping Stick / Swimbait Rod)
Posted by:
Tony Papazian
(198.52.40.---)
Date: July 28, 2023 11:43AM
Thanks for all the info guys! I have a couple swimbait rods I really like that I was hoping to be able to get the blanks & make them collapsible rods but, it looks like the best route is to try to find comparable rod blanks that are already made to collapse. Re: Collapsible Rods (Flipping Stick / Swimbait Rod)
Posted by:
Chris Catignani
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Date: July 28, 2023 04:24PM
Tony Papazian Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for all the info guys! I have a couple > swimbait rods I really like that I was hoping to > be able to get the blanks & make them collapsible > rods but, it looks like the best route is to try > to find comparable rod blanks that are already > made to collapse. Thats probably a good call. Telescoping rods parts are made to fit each other. If you cut it you have no gaurentee that the tapers will match (without any modes). Check out Phenix: [phenixrods.com] Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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