steven leslie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for your time Jeb , you talked me into the > 1143f. What is a COF layout? I'm pretty green when > it comes to the lingo on this website. Also what > about trimming the butt end? Yea or nay. Transport > is a consideration so the shorter the better. How > short is ok? I will be hanging my
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steven leslie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for all the replies guys , Hey Russ - there > is some value in a mint condition mitchell reel > that I will be lucky to use twice a year. I live > in Oklahoma. Hey Jeb , I did find the 1143f at > merrick tackle. How would you describe the action > on this rod? I will be slinging dead cig
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The green reel is a Penn 706 and the hula hoops are big wire guides such as mildrums or pac bay wire guides. Most of the panhandle piers do not allow Trolley fishing. They actually prefer a form of fishing we refer to as snobbling. This consisits of casting a dead bait such as a cigar minnow or a sardine and working it as if it were dying. Now as far as trimming the blank goes, it just makes the
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I build rods for the panhandle piers and have built on the lamiglass mb1083m. I personally don't like the action of it due to the slow action. A better choice would be the 1143f trimmed down 6 inches on the butt. As for the non fouling guides, I have a rod with them on it and they are quite nice and give the rod a classic look.
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I am looking at building a deep drop rod and was wondering what some of the preferences of other builders were? I will be using a 50 class 2 speed reel, and a bent uni-butt with roller guides. The rod will mainly be used for dropping for Tilefish and other deep water species. Thanks for the help.
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Looks good.
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I know that my distributor has started recieving shipments from the new company, so you might want to check with the companies that you order from.
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100.00 for a chevron is a bit steep don't you think?
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