All, Looking back through the Anglers Resource KR GPS software and a few other charts for the KR Concept, I have found each one to be slightly different than the other. Some don't take in account the reel size. Some don't take in account the reel location relative to the rod blank. Some charts don't have reduction trains for UL setups on 6' or longer blanks. With the understanding that the
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Hey Guys, Thanks for the feedback. Steve and Michael, I did make a mistake in my origional post... Here is the 'edited' details of my build. The foundation is a 6' UL St. Croix SCIII blank, custom turned cork split grip, Fuji size 16 reel seat and a set of Titanium Torzite guides, KL (size 16H, 8H, 5.5M), 1 KB (size 4) and 3 KT (size 4) guides with a LG micro tip top (size 4). 8 guides
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Hi everyone, I am building a very nice UL for panfish and small bass at the moment (first KR Concept build). The foundation is a 6' UL St. Croix SCIII blank, Fuji size 16 reel seat and a set of Titanium Torzite KL (size 16, 8, 5.5), KT (size 4) and KB (3 size 4) guides with a LG micro tip top (size 4). 8 guides total plus the tip. The guide placement I'm starting from is the Anglers Resourc
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Hi Ryan, I actually met a few of the TFO crew this past weekend at the Ultimate Fishing Expo in Novi, Michigan, including Gary Looms. I talked to Gary for probably 20 minutes. What an awesome guy! Gary told me to check you guys out for rod building help and products. I saw the new Edge products... what an amazing feel and design. I have browsed your website and you have a ton to offer. I m
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Hi everyone. Thank you for your replies. My first build will be a spinning rod used for crappie and perch. Nothing heavier than a 1/4 oz jig (that large would be very rare) and most of the time would be 1/16 to 1/8 oz. I am a big proponent of Superline with a mono/flouro leader used for jigging these fish out of 20+ foot of water. Often times, I'll cast these jigs out too on a slow retrie
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Hi everyone, I am new to forums (and rod building) and I was wondeirng what the opinions are of those who have rod building experience for a good first rod build kit? I have zero supplies or equipment for building my own rod. My primary fish species I target are bass, walleye and panfish. I would really like to build a nice ultralight panfish rig around 6' 6" or 7'. Any recommendation
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