We are working on that very issue...hang in there.
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We are working on that very issue...hang in there.
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Thanks Mick. Anthony, we are working on the mobile site.
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Same address, different site. Please bear with us as we debug the new site. We will be working on edits for a week or two but we hope you find the site easy to work with. GPS for NGC is currently undergoing a move from Flash to Javascript. We hope to have it live soon. GPS for KR Concept is up and running but we have issues on mobile phones that we should be able to resolve quickly. If you see th
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The Anglers Resource page is buzzing right now with some of the most beautiful Fuji guide wraps I have ever seen. Whether you decide to enter this challenge or not, you should definitely visit occasionally between now and Halloween when it ends. Or you could just Follow the page and new entries will show up in your news feed. It's mind-blowing!
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Bob is right. KR will ask you to relocate the entire guide train. Put your preferred reel on the rod and run line through the remaining guides. Get a size 25 LV, put the foot on the blank and slide the guide up and down the blank until the line (through all the other guides) passes through the 25 in the same way it does through the other guides. Note the location. Do the same with the 20 LV a
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Mount your preferred reel and let the balance of the reduction train tell you what size stripper you need. In this case, it's going to be about where the guide positions itself based on height - not ring size.
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Fuji's line demo is not about the motion of "sawing" the line. It's simply a way to build heat in mono to demonstrate how destructive heat is in the fish-fighting equation. Billy makes the point that SiC is used in sandpaper. Correct. In fact, ALL ring material started out as an abrasive, only through high-polish does it become suitable as a "guide" for fishing line. Other cha
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I know you're a hard data man Phil... SiC is not referred to as the best but Kyocera seems to always goes to SiC when heat dissipation is primary. Lots to explore here. Fuji consults directly with Kyocera in developing ring materials.
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You're welcome. Never hurts to "review'.
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Mark, take a moment to mentally toss out all the names and designations for any given guide. Start with a "blank" slate, no reference material and a pile of "no name. no designation" guides. The assignment is to combine the guides any way you want in order to produce the smoothest, longest casting rod that will still manage a hooked fish. I think you will quickly find out that
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We have a new LKW series that is a mid-weight K-Series for casting rods. Much lighter frame!
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1 or 2 wraps of tape is sometimes all it takes. Seldom more than 4 or 5.
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Norm's having a good day.
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CPB761HM is a POINT Blank we added to the line a few months ago as a Flippin' blank. It will be VERY close to the NFC in weight and action. We made it specifically for a factory wanting a light flippin' blank and they have been extremely pleased. We can arrange to get one to any dealer you choose.
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Robert, KR will work fine as long as you don't try to drive heavy mono or fluorocarbon line from a big spool through a stripper that is too small. KR is a SMALL ring concept and has it's limits. Provided you stay around 14lb mono (or similar fluoro) you will probably be fine with an RV25, RV16 to KW12M to runners. I would not try to do this through a size 20 stripper. Any runner is fine but BO
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We are rod builders. We look at blanks and guide trains. Factories are businesses, they look at fishermen/customers. Larger guides will always appeal to "casual" budget-minded fishermen who think they "know" what a $100 rod should look like. Smaller guides will appeal to a totally different market. Anyone using the words "weight" or "sensitivity" in describ
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Jacob, we don't translate Fuji documents in original form but we do interpret, distill and "Americanize" as much of their supplied info as possible. Placement charts they publish have plenty of good info but they also address types or fishing that are so foreign to US anglers that they have little use and often confuse more than clarify. They work with line diameters rather than lb. tes
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...and the students become the masters. I can retire.
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Well heck...can't be left out of this feeding frenzy POINT Blank 7ft Medium Fast. At the end of the day, your face is tired from smiling so much.
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I posted this blog in 2016: Yes. I can predict the future. ;)
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You guys have the wrong ideal, you need to get orientated to another word that causes problems or elks people will get upset.
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Data is still available on POINT Blank. Drill down to :"hard specs".
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Rod length has nothing to do with the reduction train. If you can build a 7ft rod with a 3000 series reel casting 20# braid, you can build a 9-footer with the same set-up. Guide spacing won't even change.
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Choose the one that is the correct height for the line coming off the spool when the stripper is 24-28 inches from the reel. Tape and test. Probably the 16.
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Sorry Russ, thought this thread dried up a while ago. KR Concept was never intended for heavy set-ups. It was originally introduced as a braid concept with limits around 30#. Beyond that, Fuji suggested defaulting back to the NGC. I think the surf market, and particularly lure casters in the surf, drove Fuji to consider a double foot KR guide that would bring a lighter top section to long rods. B
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Some shy away from the adhesive thinking they cant adjust the guide once it's wrapped. Not True. I wrap and then a slight flick of a fingernail pops the adhesive off the blank and micro adjustments of the guide are easy - like there was no adhesive there at all. Heat the foot and swipe it across the stick - it just takes a tiny bit to hold the guide until you get started with the wrap. Roger Sied
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Long rods, big knots, surf rods...the 7 and 8 are used in odd places, but they are used.
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I recently made a post on another forum that addressed a number of "axioms' concerning the KR Concept. Thought maybe someone here could benefit from the information: Most KR rods end the reduction train with a KL5.5M. The other two reduction guides are very easy to remember if you just divide by 2. The 25 always goes with the 12 (well, it's almost half) and the 20 goes with a 10. If peopl
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Nice work, Herb(s).
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