Thank you all for the ideas. I have a leaning curve to build the rings. For now I will use a Tennessee style grip with some slip rings I purchased a while back.
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Mark, Could I get a detailed explanation of the slip rings? Like exact plastic mandrel used, And carbon fiber along with places to get the supplies to make. Do you epoxy the carbon fiber to the plastic? How do you get the taper? Would they stay secure for ice fishing? Thank you for the explanation of the Tennessee handle. I was wondering on the length,
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Mark, Please elaborate on you grip style please. How long would it end up being? Would Ice rod/ Castration bands work to hold the reels or would they not work for open water?
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Tom, Thank you for the reply. Would the 27x guide system work for fly and spinning? Where can I get the ferrules? If I could find a caron blank to build the handle and grip on with the right size to slip the blank on could I use that instead the ferrules?
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I am building a Rod Geeks 3wt 7' c4 fly rod and would like to be able to use it as both a fly rod and spinning rod. What would you recommend for a grip? I plan to use Seaguide stripper with stainless insert and round wire fly guides for the rest of the guide train. Any recommendations on guide sizing and stripper size would be helpful. Any recommendations on the build would be helpful. I have ver
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