Great advice, Roger! I wasn't thinking about the slow action for a rigger rod, although I knew it needed to be more limber. I was thinking the heavier blank for rigger and lighter for snap weight so your different perspective on a lighter rod for a rigger is valuable advice. I just don't run that type of equipment much. Much appreciated! Also, wasn't thinking about fiberglass due to bend for
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Just got back from Canada and we did some trolling for Lake Trout and since I don't troll much, I bought a couple cheap medium light Cabela's whuppin sticks a few years back before I started building. They work but they're a little heavy. I'd like to build a couple lighter rods to troll Lake Trout and maybe walleyes but don't want to build anything expensive because I don't troll often. The ro
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Couple questions regarding low profile reel seats and epoxy ramps. I have a couple builds coming up where I'm using a skeleton seat and also another rod with something like a Minima ultra light reel seat because the buyer wants it super sensitive. For the skeleton in the past I've ordered vinyl winding checks to fill for the inside because the two pieces butted up against a grip and a foregrip.
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Thanks Roger! Much appreciated.
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Everyone, this helps a bunch! Much appreciated Roger! I thought about a dowel but this looks better. Roger, this gets syncork down to the end of the rod. What do you suggest for a cap? Thanks, Paul
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Hey, I'm a new poster here. I've been building for about 1 1/2 years now. I'm still experimenting with different grips, seats and guides. The build I'm working on now is a MHX blank with microwave guides. For the handle, I used Syncork and so far I really like it. Very light and the texture is nice and it was pretty fun to shape the handle. It's just that one more touch that makes it more p
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