Any recommendations for a moderate action 9 foot, 5 wt fly rod blank? Thanks, Brett
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All of my spinning rods have Tennessee style handles and most just use tape to attach the reel. Hard to imagine a lighter more sensitive way to put a reel on a rod. I do have a couple with slip rings because I have a bunch of old reels I like to swap back and forth. Plus, they're fun to turn on my "hillbilly cork lathe" Cork! It's what's for handles :)
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Take all of the advice here and add 14 inches to > the blank length and you'll have a great rod. Yes > , braid is very forgiving, but why so short on the > blank? Shorter casts, less effective hook sets, > less length to absorb big fish thrusts. Unless > constrained by brush or other factors
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The NGC was introduced somewhere around 1995 or > so, and the use of braid was not nearly as > prevalent as it is today. Braid will help any > guide train to cast better, I learned this the > very first time I used braid. The KR concept was > introduced some where around 2012 specifically for
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Joe Vanfossen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > light mono and light braid. Additionally Dough > Hannon developed the Microwave guide system which > has been taken on by American Tackle. Both > systems put the choke guide near 40" and work with > a pretty broad range of line types and diameters. > With the Microwave, the choker goes
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Using braid or light mono (even on an old style > reel) changes the rules a lot. It allows for much > more flexibility in setting up a guide train and > allows for the choke point to be placed much > closer to the reel. ... >I like using the > metric system because you don't have to deal w
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Thanks Ben, I don't always play by the rules but I do like to understand them before going my own way. Brett
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No, it won't be a cone of flight by any means. > Your NGC guides will no doubt be higher and > smaller in diameter. Line control should be much > better. > > Too many people worry about making an NGC rod look > a certain way. The choke guide needs to be > property spaced from the reel sp
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The distance beyond the choker is of no concern. > It's the distance between the choker and the reel > spool that is critical. > > You have two options, shorten the spacing just a > tad so that the choker is about 3.5 to 4 inches > from the tiptop. Or, push out and let the tiptop > be t
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All, I'm am a relatively new rod builder and first time poster. I fish Midwest Finesse style for bass and a few basics of the style are short rods (6 feet or less), light lines (10lb or less) and minimal action retrieves. A typical rig would consist of a 5'10" medium light power rod with a medium size freshwater spinning reel with 10lb braid to a 6lb fluoro leader. My dilemma is as
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