Ken Brown 2 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just checked out the Zenaq page..pretty interesting. The bamboo work rods look insanely cool. Yeah when I purchase a LRF or shore jigging rod it will be one of theirs.
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Is the spiral ok for casting? I thought only jigging rods were spiral.
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Hunter Armstrong Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Of course, the cynical among us may ask, "What sounusual about the guide manufacturer suggesting that we use more guides?" :) Just saying'... If they could get away with it, I suspect Shimano would advise that we all have three reels for every rod! As others have posted, use the minimum number of
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An average 6'6" spinning rods built with Fuji KR concept seems to have 8-9 guides, and I see these 9' shore rods with only 8-9 guides. Funny thing is, Fuji recommends about 11 guides for a long rod like that. At first I thought the companies were going cheap on the guides but soon figured out that even the top quality rods as well as custom built ones are equipped with a couple fewer guides
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I can say with confidence that I use the best - Thill's string knots with 4-5 barrel wraps(they come with 7ish wraps which is unnecessary so I undo them), trimmed to near perfection. I get the smallest profile with the tightest lock. Just FYI.
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Seen quite a few people do that but I'm yet to be convinced of its real effect. Is it really worth adding weight to the very tip of the blank?
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Bigger spools give you less twists on your line, since fewer wraps around the spool is needed to retrieve the given length of line. I find this extremely helpful in any situation and always choose the reel with the largest spool that gets the job done. My choice of spool size: 1000: monofilament and braid under 4lb 2000: 4-5lb mono and braid under 10lb 2500(or Shimano 3000): 6-10lb mono and b
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AmTac A frame guide is not a tall guide; its #25 is about as tall as a #20 KR or match guide, so I'd recommend sticking with #25.
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Ohhhhh I see, my bad. Neither have I seen a spiral guide system made of snakies. Maybe OP was talking about all-purpose single foot runners? They are often called fly guides.
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On short (6'6" and below) rods I prefer larger strippers taller than 50mm no matter what lb line I use because their height and ring diameter let them sit close to the reel and spread the guides more evenly throughout the whole blank. Maybe I'll choose the 16H if the reel is size 1000.
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I assume you mean snake guides? Spiral guides are baitcaster guides that start with strippers pointing upwards as usual and end up with runners and tip pointing downwards like spinning guides.
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Jim, the tip on KB guides is great. I will try going KB all the way except for the very tip of the blank. By the way I always use the FG when I tie a leader to my PE running line and thing's a beauty, definitely my favorite among all knots. But my concern is bobber stop knots since unlike leader knots, they are bulky by nature and I'm not too sure about these small guides' knot clearance. S
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Solid blanks are more supple than conventional tublar ones, therefore make it easier for the fish to enhale the hook without getting spooked. In return their sensitivity is usually not that great.
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Jim, thx for assuring me. Phill, a bobber doesn't decrease the rod's sensitivity; it's just that you don't need to care about sensitivity too much when it comes to bobber fishing since the bobber lets you know when to strike. Spencer, I'd like to know how freely the slip knot passes through your runners because 4mm sounds like it's pretty much the smallest you can get away with.
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You mean baitcasting rods, right? As far as I know, Fuji's newest KR-concept reduction train for freshwater baitcaster is KW#10, KW#5.5, and runners of the same size all the way til the tip. Of course there is the latest RV#6 stripper made out of titanium but I don't think it's worth the price at the moment. For the runners size, Fuji recommends #4 to #5.5 depending on your line's lb test. Some
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10-15lb braid with the slip knot. Probably Thill's. Does your knot ever get caught at the guides? I just want to be safe because I night fish a lot.
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I'm trying to build a KR rod with the smallest runners that will pass a bobber stop knot. Didn't want to go full bobber-spec on the runners though, because I intend to use this rod for casting jigs as well. I was thinking about KT#5.5 then suddenly this idea came up in my mind. KT running guides are sloped and therefore their rings are vertically shorter than upright rings of the same size. Sim
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Eric MONTACLAIR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I. build some rod with a16H then 7M then 4 thru tip. That is one short reduction train. How was the result?
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I'm not an expert like some other people here but I'll try my best. Fuji's KR concept uses small-ring, tall-frame guides to control the line early in the reduction train and keep the line flow as straight as possible. The smaller ring helps taming the line, and the tall frame keeps the line from touching the rod blank during casts. These KR guide frames are very slim-profiled compared to convent
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Take this post as a spin-off of another post I made couple days ago. I think both Microwave and KR concept have a point of their own. I love how the Microwave chokes the line early at the second guide, and how KR concept retains the conventional straight-pipe (a.k.a. bull's eye) layout. Fuji's tangle-free frames also look gorgeous. Has anyone tried to fuse those two conepts together yet? Adopt
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Thank you for your advice!
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This is another drawing that explains my schemes.
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I agree with Jim use KL 20H, KL10H, KL 5.5M and KB/KT 5.5 runners. Drop the KL 5.5L, you do not need it. The 20 H is more than high enough for the reel you are using. In fact your reel and line size are almost small enough to allow you to use a KL 16H, 8H, and 5.5M reduction train. This will give you a more rapid choke
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- When you build a rod for an open face spin reel do you take into account the diameter of the reel spool and the alinement of its axis with the rod to plan guide size and placement? If so, could you give some tips on how to go about this? You remove the spool from the reel and use the spool axis as a guideline.
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Jim Ising Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- If you're below 20# braid or about 12# mono use the 20H, 10H, 5.5M to 5.5 runners. The 25H to 10H to 5.5M will space oddly if you bullseye the reduction train. Above 20# braid go 25, 12, 5.5. Assuming an 3000 Series approximate reel size. Actually I don't care too much about the bullseye atm. Instead of bull
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- How long is the rod, what size reel, and what weight and type of line are you using? Why 4 reduction guides vs 3? What size runners do you want to use? Rod: somewhere between 6'6" and 6'8" Reel: Daiwa 2500 (spool diameter almost as large as Shimano 4000) Line: 20lb PE with a bobber stop knot(nail kn
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For KR-concept reduction train starting with a 25 size stripper Fuji recommends #25H-#12H-#6M-#5.5L, but after numerous slo-mo clips and the success of ATC's Microwave system I've come to believe that the second guide can go even smaller. I'm thinking of something like #25H-#10-#5.5M-#5.5L which gives you more rapid reduction while retaining the size of your choker and runners(I can't go full mic
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