We do have a few of the Titanium Chrome "X" series left. In the XSW, we have a XSW72MHM, on sale for $ 59.00 Just to be clear, any Batson model listed as a "Walleye" (or have the "W" designation, is in fact designed to have a more moderate action than a typical "Bass" blank. I use several of the "Walleye" blanks for both spinning and casting
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And then there is the "old School" method of assembling the seat on a "rod" of some kind, about 2 ft long. Can be a scrap blank, wood dowel, anything that is fairly stiff and will let the cork slide down snugly to the reel seat. Make sure they are both fairly centered. Then, make a light pencil mark ( sharpened White wax marker is best) around the hood. Then, "careful
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Just listed, more Thread on Sale. This time all our remaining stock of FishHawk Metallic Thread. FishHawk Regular Thread coming up. Then, more cork. keep your eyes open! Here is a link;
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We still have some of the Pac Bay "English Bronze" (Ti Bronze) fly guides. I show a very limited stock of both 1 foot fly and snake guides. Also, stripping guides, large 2 ft hook-keepers, and 1 ft and 2ft of the special "drop-shot" style, and tip tops. Give me a "holler", either phone or email.
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Just posted - The Start of our huge Thread Sale. Hard to find "Twist" threads, and more to come soon. Also, still some great buys on cork, handles, grips. Here is a link;
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Take a peek at our Sale page. And, more will be posted soon. Here is a link;
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We are going thru bins that have cork rings, and also cork sections from various projects over the years. All of these and also some "project" grips are on sale. There is much more to come soon. Here is a link;
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Send me an email and I'll reply with an Excel file that has worked for me for years.
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A few inches (2-3) should not be noticable. One way to tell is install just a tip top and tie a line to a substantial object to anchor it. Then grasp it at the very end and lift. Then try it a couple of inches farther up. and maybe another time or two until you get to the length you want. That will be a quick (and "shade-tree") test, and should help you determine whether to cut o
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A thought on trying to match thread color on a repair job, or just decide on a color for a new build. Wrap the color you think you want, maybe just by itself, or next to an existing guide on a repair job. Then dab rubbing alcohol on the threads to mimic how it looks with finish on it. Don't like it? Just unwind and try a different color.
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Look at the specs for "Walleye" blabks in the high end RX8 Batson blanks. Then compare those specs in the RX7 and RX6 series. There are many that will be close or the same. If we can be of help, feel welcome to call. Merry Christmas, Blessed New Year,
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We have a limited supply of early USA made "Carboloy" ring tip tops and guides. These have quality all stainless welded frames. They will be listed on our "Hot Specials" page soon.
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I like "up-lock" on all spin seats. But, an alternative is to use a larger, sz 17 or 18 conventional seat. That may give you the best of both worlds. Happy Thanksgiving,
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Just listed, lower prices on remaining Sale blanks, 50-70% OFF Earlier MSRP. Fly, Spin, Cast, Saltwater. Once they are gone, they are gone. Many in very limited supply. Coming soon, more cork. There will be cork rings, short pieces, and complete grips, all on sale. Also, Specials and Closeouts on Thread, "coming soon". Here is a link; Happy Thanksgiving from us to all of yo
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I second Spencer. On our 2 local reservoirs we do a lot of bottom bouncing, and a fairly soft tip and moderate action work better here. That gives the fish a little extra time to take the bait. Something in a hybrid is what works well. A blank I have used and like is the Batson RDR70-M, or RDR710-M It is glass that blends into graphite for some good backbone, yet moderate action. We like
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Just listed, a Special Sale on 2" Cork Tapered grips. Here is a link;
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Can you either "mic" or use a dial caliper and give us the OD needed? (The ID of the skeleton) How long is the threaded section of the skeleton?
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Our site is now back up and running. Sorry for the inconvenience,
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Just checked, our web site is now back up again. Now have to get the link from this site re-established and added back to the list. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Our site went down Wednesday and we are working to correct it. Please have patience and check back soon. We will continue to list "Hot Specials" as soon as it is back up again. Thanks, Ron
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Sorry for the problem, our site went down Wednesday and we are working to correct it. Please have patience and check back soon. We will continue to list "Hot Specials" as soon as it is back up again. Thanks, Ron
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The tip top itself is the culprit more often than guides, if you notice line wearing rapidly, go there first. Hope this helps,
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We've been doing some cleaning and reorganizing, and today have posted a couple of new "Hot Specials" One is actually a re-discovery of Fuji Larger Size Spin Seats that got put in the wrong bin. The other is for A5 style fly reel seats and early, very good cork grips to match. here is a link; We will have more coming soon, lots of cork, guide sets, and FishHawk thread.
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How about Orange main wrap, Black tipping, no underwrap? Use Color Preserver to maintain the original unless using "NCP" thread. You might want to reconsider the old guides. New style, lighter frames and rings can make quite a difference as to how it actually feels while fishing. If the blank is "scarred" where the original guides were, just rewrap newer style in the sam
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We have used various lengths and powers of fly rod blanks over the years, they make great UL & Light spin rods. Especially if you like the more moderate action that bends pretty far down into the blank. That really helps with "shock absorption" on a big fish, and makes tossing light lures a little easier In your case, the 6&1/2 foot model might work well for you. They
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Try to use a piece of blank that has a slightly thicker wall than the parent blank. That should make it "stiffer" at that point. If softer, you may get a "hinge" feeling in the handle area. And for sure, that it is a graphite scrap. And always, wrap over the area where you inserted the extension to reinforce it.
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As a teenager, I joined a group that did "Tournament Casting " at a special concrete platform, in a pond in Lincoln Park, Chicago, ILL I was taught to turn the reel handles up, and that was with a conventional wrapped casting rod. The blank was a 6&1/2' very moderate action, custom Fiberglass blank. At that time, South Bend made a very small casting reel. We removed the level
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Our web site is finally back up again. Thanks for your patience. We will be working on adding new items including cork ring bundles, various cork and EVA grips, fly grips and reel seats. We hope to have them up within the next day or two.
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We are having some issues with our web site and it is temporarily down. I hope to get this resolved soon. In the meantime, email us if we can be of any help with items. Thanks, Ron
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The ease of set-up is a real plus for entry level builders, or anytime it needs to be done quickly. We actually mocked up some strippers before American Tackle came out with their kits, same theory. They all worked well, our fabricated strippers were pretty crude, but the concept is solid.
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