Thanks for your reply. According to that statement as size 80 tiagra will fit then? Mike is only a 50 so should be fine…
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Hi Everyone. I have a size 2 Aftco unibut. I am trying to fit a tiagra 50 onto it. I currently have it fitted but it doesn’t feel like a good fit. I have it as tight as I can get it with reel clamp on but still seems like it moves a bit under pressure. Can anyone confirm if a tiagra 50 fits an Aftco size 2? Any help appreciated
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Wow thanks so much. Can't believe how helpful this all is. All makes sense. I think I was allowing too much time. I did all my guides in one batch! Thank you all for the tips I have learnt so much guys! I will try all these tips and let you guys know.
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Hi guys. I just built my first tuna rod. I used roller guides. I would like to ask a few questions. The rod is by no means perfect... I never managed to get the finish to be perfectly even and blemish free. I used a medium build epoxy. Should I have used high build? I know techniques has a lot to do with it. There are little bumps and valleys on some guides. What have I done wrong? Some of the gu
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Thanks Robert
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So in other words I have cut too much off the butt. Why do companies not make blanks that are perfectly suited and keep cutting to a minimum. Do calstar make a 6ft 80lb blank so hardly anything needs to be cut off?
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Hi guys. I am currently building a standup trolling rod on a calstar graphiter gf760m I think. It says the rod is rated to 80lb. I had to cut the blank quite a lot and I now have a total length of 5.6 foot including a size 2 unibutt. The problem I have is that now the blank has been cut it looks so thin? Surely cutting that much off the blank can't be good? It certainly doesn't seem to be a 80lb
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Thanks Tom. That might be an option for my next rod build.. I do like the sound of the blank running all the way through.
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Thanks very much Russel. Huge help! I have many other lighter rods in my collection.. In fact the only rod I don't have is for the real big boys so that's why I wanted to build one to fit that requirement. I'm glad I have been getting all this info from you guys. Do you mind if I send you a few messages during my build asking some questions that I'm sure I will have? I think I'm going to go with
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Thanks Russel. The line class I will most likely be fishing is 50lb mono. I will be using a tiagra 50w. No I will not be fishing out of a chair... If I was I would use another rod for that. All the rods I have used have been factory standard rods in that line class so I haven't paid a huge amount of attention to the ins and outs of them.. I have only just started to realise once I started looking
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Wow thanks guys... Now I'm a little confused. What are the benefits of the uni butt? I am looking at the calstar gf410xh which is a 40-100lb blank. I don't know what the action will be? Someone told me to go with the heavy duty aftco rollers? Will they be ok with this blank?
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Thanks for the help guys. Seems hard to get a rod with uni butt under 6ft without cutting the blank. Is it not better to cut a little from the butt and a little from the tip? Also what is the best way to cut? What tool? Thanks
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I will be fishing at least 50lb line class. Targeting fish around 150lb and up. I would like a rod no more than 6 ft in length? What you think? If I wanted it to be 5.6ft can I just cut the blank or should I get a different blank?
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Hi Guys. What a great site this is. I love in Melbourne Australia. I am looking to build my own standup trolling rod for tuna and marlin. I am looking at the calstar graphiter blanks. Which one would u guys recommend. What guides etc? Any help much appreciated
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