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3 years ago
Jack fulton
Wow, thank you for taking the time to write that out, your method sounds to me like the best way to properly transition the line to the bottom with minimal lateral force, I like the idea to offset the first guide to allow your line to come off straight from the center of the spool, thanks so much for the advice!!!
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3 years ago
Jack fulton
Thats a good read, thank you!!!
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3 years ago
Jack fulton
So ive found the guide spacing chart for the 15ft stcroix so thats the blank im gonna go with since I am only fishing big rivers with it, I currently fish with a 13 foot pin and a 15 footer would be much better, but the thing with float rods is they are 2-4 piece, so I wouldn't want the line to transition from top to the bottom between the first and second piece of the blank because it would caus
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3 years ago
Jack fulton
So I'm an avid steelhead fishermen from the great lakes region, and ive been searching for a 13+ foot long bait casting float rod for a long time now but I cant find any manufacturer that makes one. So my thought was just to make one my self, I was looking to build a spiral wrapped casting rod on the 15 foot st croix float rod blank. I have experience building some spinning rods so I know how to
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