i needed a spinning rod in a hurry for vacation and used a carbon fiber foam filled handle my buddy made. it felt alright till i taped on the reel and found out i hate it. i really need to taper it down at least on the top. is it possible to reshape one after its dry and glued on? should i even attempt it or should i just fish it and suffer for a whole week.
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posted pictures under grips / handles
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my rods are nothing fancy but they are light. ground down ecsm reel seat including trigger 8 pieces of cork tapered down hood and arbor and titanium micros sz 6 high 5.5 high sz 5 and the rest 3.5's spiral wrapped. i'll try to get some pics up.
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took them out today for a couple hours and they are the rods that should be called fetha stix, for they are literally light as a feather. when coupled with a pair of steez 103 hl's they were under 8 ounces each which is amazing for stiff 7-6 rods. i would call them extra fast and big john concurs. they are a little stiffer than i'm used too as i usually like a lighter tip and i kind of had to us
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finally got my guides on thursday about 11 wrapped two nfc hm's one day and dryed one. then wrapped two phenix blanks on friday. i found my uncles rod motor, so i had three rods drying last night. i am done and the ice finally came off my lake today. i have had enough of size 3.5 micros - i'm going fishing! p.s. the 7-6 ml came out at 2.3 ounces and the 7-6 mh at 2.423.
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two phenix T46 rod blanks - expensive 18 titanium fuji micro guides -expensive two 7-6 casting rods under 2.5 ounces each -priceless!
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if you can wait get a phenix T46 blank. i am in the process of building a 7-6 medium heavy and with a cutdown reelseat and micros its feasible that it will finish out at 2.4 ounces. i have not fished it or even test casted it but i haven't been this excited about a blank since i found shikari shx's. i don't know if the blanks i got are prototypes or what but don't care cuz they sure are LIGHT!
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i'm building a 7-6 mh which weighed 1.5. i also have a 7-6 ml which weighs under 1.4 and my buddy just finished a 7-1 mh that finished at 2.5 ounces without the thread finish. i'm waiting for some titanium micros or i'd be done too. i haven't even fished them so i don't know about their durability, but as of now they are my favorite blank. they are different as the finish has a design to it an
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oops i was wrong - looked at my rods and everyone of them is different, they have everything from a sz 10 to a 3.5. the guides i thought were 4's are all 3.5 micros. do you guys think using 3.5's instead of 4's will effect casting distance on a spiral wrap? it has rained for two days straight and now i have 6 inches of the white stuff so i'm not test casting today.
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thanks i'll give it a go tomorrow- stripper guide on top, bumper lower than 90 degrees and the rest on the bottom
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ok guys then we decided what ? i fish for bass, i pitch and cast with my rods. i fish with low profile baitcast reels and spiral wrap usually with a 6 a 5.5 a 5 then the rest 4's. i have used the revolver wrap but have been using the bumper wrap the last few years just to save a guide.
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i have always put my stripper at 0 or a few degrees away from the spiral to keep the line on the reel level. i hear guys are starting at 30 degrees for their stripper and they have no problem with the reel building up on one side. i want to try it but big john says no. can you please convince him- or not. i glued up my handles and am ready to wrap my 6 blanks i got from the expo. thanx
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a 7' medium heavy that weighs less than an ounce - are you sure, because if its true i found a new blank company
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i would attend - but unfortunately i have a tournament that day
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is it the bigger ring diameter that makes a good stripper, or the distance off of the blank? i have some fuji fly guides which are taller than the concepts. i guess my question is can i use a sz 5 for the stripper, if its the same height as the sz 6 guide.
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{ music} ~I've got a golden ticket~
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-When is the next show?
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Geauga county in northeast ohio - so we probably fished the same holes. i probably could have bought some of that new rod finish.
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Just got back home late last night from the show. stayed eight fun hours, probably visited only a dozen booths and dropped 1500 or so. made it back to ohio with 11 bucks in my jeans. next year i'm staying the whole weekend and taking out a loan. it was the best show i've been to in 15 years, great people and a class operation . BRAVO!
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sing this - $- I'VE GOT A GOLDEN TICKET -$
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let me get this right, randleman just opened last year and has been closed since the end of november but opens on march first but is closed on monday and tuesday which means the first day you can fish is wednesday march the second? is it a madhouse trying to launch on opening day- because if that lake was in northern ohio it sure would be!
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whoa -whats this lake called - i have cabin fever bad and will settle for a few four pounders. can you rent a boat there?
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i am making the trek to the icrbe from ohio to shake some blanks. my problem is after i look at all those custom rods is that i'll have to go fishing. my question is where can i catch a couple bass around high point in march - do any of you guys bring your boats.
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