Derick Jahnke Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Does the SJ703 have a lighter tip than the MB733? I'd assume so but take that with a grain of salt, never handled the MB733. SJ703 has a light fast action tip. The 733 ccs shows its 100 grams more powerful. Check the rodhouse comparator, most if not all the xray blanks are listed and it shows the deflection un
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Ross Montgomery Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have three blanks that I all think make pretty > good Ned rig blanks for me. The NFC SJ 732, the SJ > 703 and the DS721. Don’t be fooled by the SJ 703 > specs, it fishes way lighter than they would > indicate. But out of all 3 , I definitely prefer > it SJ 732, nice light tip for throwing l
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Kendall. Couldn't agree more. " have to be about the most refined and reliable in the history of fishing" That's been my experience too. Their premier line was where I got my feet wet with better rods and I just kept moving up from there. When I started building for myself, it was only natural to start with their products. Between factory and customs, I've probably used more st cr
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Derick Jahnke Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Does NFC have a > 2 power SJ? Just a heads up, in the xray atleast, the 3 power SJ703 is less powerful than the 2 power SJ732. Ignore the line lure rating on that 703, it's wrong, it's a 1/16-5/16 or 1/8-3/8 oz blank and going by ccs numbers, it's close to some manufacturers 1 power SJ....i.e. MHX SJ781 The
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think it would feel clumsy. It's significantly > longer than what I use. I make my own and use > three half inch cork rings and two 1/8 contrasting > rings + 1/4 rubberized on the end, so about 2 > inches.. Seems about right to me. My go to is basically identical when I make cork butt grip
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Mick. That 29 degree AA has to be a misprint. Someone else brought that up recently about a couple of those short NFC SJ blanks.
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The NFC Xray SJ703 would be right in the ned rig wheelhouse too. If I ever get mine built I'll let ya know lol. It's another light tipped fast action with good flex into the mid section. 340ish IP and low 70s AA.
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I personally don't like the soft dropshot tips for neds or any small bottom contact baits.
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Derick Jahnke Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How are these different than the Feather series? Not sure, never handled the feather line. Quick look the feather is cheaper, doesn't mention the toray carbon fiber which may be difference, IDK. UMBX was always the next level down from their K2 blanks. The UMBX S700L has a light fast action tip, but still
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Phenix UMBX S 700L is a good one to look at.
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Bump..
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Haha. I must of hit my volume button when taking tje screen shot. Drill a few holes in it it might make an ok flute who knows lol
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David Baylor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Inspect, I just look it over really well. Of late, > I have started to check the dimensions of the > blank I received versus the published dimensions > the blank is said to be. Other than that, not much > on the inspection side. > > As far as stress test of the blank is concerned, I > p
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In this thread leonard talks about and shares a video of basically what your talking about.
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Daryl, What you posted originally was a great starting point and advice.
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El Just use one of these...true custom, fully adjustable, and I can garentee these reel seats are 140% more sensitive than something
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Seems to me that guys that hold spin reels more forward prefer uplocking w/ shorter grear grips and guys that hold more towards the butt like downlocking w/ longer rear grip. In relation to the reel seat. Makes sense cause it keeps more of your hand off the locking nut and puts the butt in that sweet spot from the elbow into your forearm. So my personal rods might technically have 7-8 inch
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Rob Carey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You measure from the back of the reel seat. Where > the grip and seat meet. > > It is very easy to keep consistent handle lengths > this way. > > It doesn't matter how the user holds their rod. > The handle doenst change. You can ask the user to > measure their current favorite rod a
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El, For me spinning reels feel overpowered and sloppy with lures that have alot of resistance. Baitcasters are basically winch and built to handle that resistance. Again tho, most of it is personal preference, and like ya said and spencer agreed, sometimes right tool for the job, windy situations with lures that aren't the most aerodynamic to begin with lend itself to spinning. And for
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Couldn't pay me to fish spinnerbaits on a spinning reel or any lure that has alot of resistance. Well that's a lie, I'd take the money.... lol...... Cranks, jerks 99% of the time is on casting too, just more comfortable for the retrieve cadence, but if winds do get too nasty and I absolutely have to, I'll switch to spin with jerks and small cranks. You can be just as accurate with spinning too.
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You cannot express handle length in inches. None > of us grasp and hold the reel seat in the same > location. It comes down to where the rod butt > needs to hit your forearm at the butt end. I wish > more custom builders would study the available > research on these type matters. What are you &g
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Daryl Ferguson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There’s no hard and fast rule. Play with it by > doing a couple of mock ups and see where it’s > comfortable. My guess is you’ll end up at around > 10”, give or take from the butt of the blank to > the center of the seat. This!!! FWIW my personal spinning rods end up 9 3/4" to center of
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I think Kendall was spot on in that I don't think there is a right or wrong unless your using too few guides. Don't get me wrong, I'm not an always gotta spiral wrap guy. I think they have their time and place. I 100% agree on the rodlocker thing!
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David Baylor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Spiral wraps are about eliminating rod torque due > to guide location. David Sure that part of it, BUT, I really can't say I've ever fished a traditional casting rod (bass rods here) and thought man this rod is really torqueing and wants to roll over. For me, it about being able to use less guides and
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Thanks Tom!!
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Tom, Thanks for the clarification...I must of misunderstood....what threw me off was the last line of the pic "The first guide out from the reel seat is mounted offset the rod's 0 degree axis and is placed at"........
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El Ya have a link to that article. Interested to see what he offset the butt guide but pic cuts it off right there......TIA Lance that must have been a blast....thanks for sharing your method. Matt
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I was gonna reccomend the MHX SJ782-2. The SJ781 IF they had it on 2pc. In my hands they are more sensitive then any of the ML SC2 graphite st croixs I own BUT all those rods are factory and old so can't speak for any improvements in the current C2 blanks. The FW 702 sounds like it's way lighter powered than the other 2 blanks ya mentioned. Ya can look in the CCS database to see if it's l
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Adam, what weights and plastics ya throwing ?what's the target species? Your looking for modfast?
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Just checked and the rod I mentioned in previous post, the butt guide is offset 20*......JFYI
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