I read somewhere on this site about rods breaking from bouncing during transportation. I believe it spoke about the guys who transport them vertically in those pvc tubes on the truck bumper. In more recent times,I have seen mostly roof mounted systems.,and even magnetic mounts etc.. So my question is what is the best way to protect rods from a fracture during the ride,,,who makes a good syste
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herb canter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Your rod is a Daiwa , an American buttcap is risky > , Fuji would be a safer bet . > > > > > > > Yes, i'm kidding , good luck to you and enjoy your > holiday. Ya had me going there,,I was desperately trying to figure out why it would matter!
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herb canter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well, thats the way i have always dealt with > buttcaps , i have never had a buttcap even move > let alone pop off the end of a rod , the fit is > extremely snug . You have to really pull and > twist to get it to come off and thats without any > glue. Looking into the American Tackle Caps ..
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herb canter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If all your concerned about is where to purchase a > buttcap and which one will fit my rod your in > excellent shape , check out the sponsors to the > left of the page . I never use glue for a buttcap > , measure the diameter at the end of the rod and > make a note of it then look for a buttcap
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Bill Sidney Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > this is your ROD an you can do any thing you want, > there are no ROD COPS out there to wright a > ticket , Well yes,I realize that ,but I don’t know the proper way to do it,,or where is best to get the cap,or how to measure for it etc...
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herb canter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Penns will be heavier than Shimano's of equal > size mainly because the Penns have a metal rotor > and body where most shimano's have a graphite side > plate and rotor which doesn't take away from their > quality because i believe the Shimano's typically > have the better internals . The Gosa
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herb canter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For a 10 foot surf rod i like reels in the 18-22 > oz range for balance and the reels are typically > in the 5500- 6500 in the Penn reel sizes and > 5000-8000 sizes if you prefer Shimano . These > size reels have more line capacity than any > surfcaster will ever need especially if using >
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When the subject of what reel size to match up with a particular rod comes up,it seems that I never get a definite answer. It’s always any different opinions. For example,I just picked up a Team Daiwa Surf Rod 10ft K guides,,and it’s super light,so of course I would love to have a really light reel on it. Obviously,the smaller the reel,the smaller spool diameter,,so what happens when you put too
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Just checking in,NY guy here ..more Saltwater than Fresh but into both. I don’t build rods..I am here to ask a lot of questions.,hope you don’t mind.
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