Stripping the butt was more straightforward than I thought it would be. Thanks for the guidance. What I don't get is who these rods are made for. My hands aren't huge, and I find it uncomfortable. It's not just Daiwa either. I don't remember rods of yesteryear having such small-diameter grips. Maybe it's in the pursuit of "sensitivity" or maybe, if I believed in fishing tackle ma
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There are no guides on the butt section. The reason I am considering building the handle on another blank is because I expect that gluing up the handle on a new blank will be easier than stripping the existing butt section. If I end up stripping the Daiwa blank, I probably will install the new handle from the top. I'd still rather build on a scrap blank to replace the butt section, if the
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The problem is where I hold the rod, at the reel seat. I think it'd be easier to build a new handle on a new section of blank, instead of strip the existing seat and handle off of the current blank, hence my question: "How close do the tapers need to be for the ferrule to fit properly, and what can you do to adjust the ferrule fit if the tapers differ?" I have the 4 piece, whic
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It's a split grip with a cork reel seat. It's about 3/4 inch diameter at the reel seat. Here's a picture:
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I recently bought a Daiwa presso spinning rod, and like the rod, but the grip is so small in diameter, it's uncomfortable for me. My initial thought was to return the rod and then build a replacement with a tennessee handle, but then it occurred to me to just replace the handle on the rod, which I otherwise like. Then it occurred to me that I have a couple of junk rod, and I was thinking I
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Will the 1/0 guides pass nail knot and knotted leader reasonably smoothly? If the smaller guides will work, I prefer to use them. The intended recipient would likely try a 4 wt line on this rod at some point, so that should be factored in. Also, can I use on of these boat guides as a stripper or will it be too heavy? I like the look. Thanks, Robert
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I'm looking at building a rod on the 8'1'' 2/3 wt Angler's Workshop Chalkstream blank: I'm thinking of using this sequence of guides: 10,4,3,2,2,1,1,1,1 Does this sound appropriate? Thanks for your help.
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I'm new here, and I am building my first homemade fly rod, am using "Handcrafting a Graphite Fly Rod" by L.A. Garcia as my reference. In the Chapter on the Handle, he says, regarding gluing the handle: "Ream out the borehole with a rattail file so that the handle slides freely to a point about 8 inches from where it will rest." He then describes applying glue to the b
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