Tom, the carbon skinned grip I was considering is NFC brand. The hard carbon grip is seaguide brand, probably a little heavier than others since they're finished with a thin layer of epoxy. The extra weight over a woven grip will probably be unnoticeable, but it's going to be a pitching rod so I don't mind a little weight below the reel seat anyway. Rich, the seaguide hard carbon grips I'm goi
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Thanks all for the info. Tom, 10 grams/.2oz. is the difference in weight between the two grip sets.
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Got a question for the builders who use carbon fiber grips. Some of them have a foam core and then others have the hard, layered fiber that normally have a small arbor on each end of the grip, leaving the rest of the grip hollow. Can someone comment on the sensitivity of a hollow carbon grip compared to one of the foam core variety? I'd assume that since the foam core grip makes full contact w
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I don't have any CCS specs or groundbreaking data for you but I'll share do my best to give you my honest thoughts. I have a couple Century blanks and I've liked them so far. I built on a 7'10 SS946TB pro togger blank last winter and used it for swimbait fishing largemouth/smallmouth last season. My initial impressions were that the blank was light, powerful, and crisp. After fishing it for a se
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Tom, mainly for weight reasons. I also like my one rod that does have Recoils. Some claim them to be more "sensitive" guides, and I wanted to further test that claim as well. Your comments regarding their durability are interesting, as I thought it would be the other way around. Doesn't make me thrilled at using Recoils in a heavy duty application if that's the case. What size Recoils a
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To further illuminate what I think Herb was referring to with the sizing, I've ascertained that REC guides are in fact measured differently than Fuji's. I don't have my calipers with me, but per my conversation with Will from MudHole this morning, a recoil micro #4 is 2.6mm in diameter. I forgot to ask whether this was the ID or OD. Either way, recoils are apparently smaller than a Fuji given the
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Herb, it looks like the RSPG #6 would work, but I would still like to stay with a micro guide if possible. Is there a difference between how Fuji and REC measures their guides? The largest micro they have is a #5, which I'm willing to give a shot, but I am wary of doing that given how small these #4 micros are. Tom, I believe the NRX does use recoil guides but I have never owned one so I cann
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I just received REC recoil micro guides size 4 (RSPGM) and they're extremely small, seemingly a lot smaller than a KT 4.5. I intended to use them as running guides on a 7'3 blank for heavy cover flipping, but these size 4 micros are tiny and I'm wary to put them on a heavy cover setup. Can anyone provide commentary on the strength/durability of recoil micros? Should I be concerned about putting t
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Norm, Do you realize that difference in IP between the MB874 and the PB731HXF when you fish them? Hook setting power, turning/fighting the fish, etc? Does the disparity in weight between the two make a difference on the water? The CCS numbers David provided on the IMMC72MH seem really impressive to me, given the new ETEC74HF rx10 is listed as having the same tip size and a larger butt (.555 co
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Would like to hear some feedback on everyone's preferred frog blank. This is going to be a dedicated frog rod throwing in thick stuff. Prefer something in the 7' to 7'2 range but cutting down a longer blank wouldn't bother me. I've heard good things about the Point Blank 73HXF. Also been interested in the new RainShadow Eternity ETEC74H but haven't heard anything on it yet. Both look great b
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