Hi Jeff, My Breakaway 11 9 has a 12mm tip top. For bait casting it is my go-to rod. It is setup for bait casting with a Penn 525 mag reel. The rod seems to perform best when loaded with 4 to 5 ounces. I have a 70# mono shock leader that wraps around the reel 5 or 6 times when all of the line is extendeed to cast. I use the pendulum technique and regularly toss bait about 100 yards into the
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Hey R. Patrick, Sounds like a plan. I'll give it a try. Thanks, Nils Pearson
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Tom and James, Thanks for your advice. In pursuing this dilemma, I contacted Dan Craft about purchasing a fiberglass sleeve to build an over-ferrule. We spoke about my intentions and I came away from our conversation convinced that the stress at the joint between the old handle and new butt section would probably split open when put under stress. Just the same warning that James had given to
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Recently, through my own stupidity, I damaged the lower section of a Rainshadow 10/11 rod. I had finished building the rod and was reshaping the cork grips while they were on the blank. From now on, I will use a mandrel when shaping grips before they are installed. Anyway, I contacted Baston Ent., told them about my mishap and they said that they would replace the butt section of the rod. As
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