robert. somehow i totally missed your post up above..lol. btw google did the same thing to me .. it auto filled my search. i caught it when it brought me to the yen to usd table.
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Mike Ballard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It was in an article in Tackle Trade World. They > showed $$ not yen. If it is a misprint and it is > yen, I will feel a lot better! its probably the naked concept rod. its listed as 1,280,000 yen (tax not included)
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Inflation is killing us....Unicorn horn grips and valyrian steel framed guides arent cheap these days. is this the "naked" rod with carbon wrapped guides? weird website with some strange visuals for a rod company.
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roger wilson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Matt, > I won't discount the obvious - but what were you > doing to get "Tennis Elbow"? roger should probably call it carpenter/fishermans elbow. lol im a carpenter by trade and id say years of estwing hammers tends to trash an elbow. when its inflamed it affects the tendons running down
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Scott Davan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For me I've got one and the sensitivity is > amazing; blows every other tubular tip rod I've > ever used out of the water...and while I'm not > buying $300 UL rods I'm not buying junk rods at > Walmart either..... > It has both pros and cons (super sensitive yet > fragile tip) and seems to be
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some reason cant quote lynn's post...keeps coming up with a banned word..strange. anyway x 2 on split reel seats for spinning. IDK how anyone can fish with those in comfort. Spinning reel seat comfort and tennis elbow were 2 of the reasons i got into rod building.
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Scott Davan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Funny you say Matagi, just ordered a tr69 super > rozy figaro from Voodo. what are the benefits of these solid tip UL and L blanks? is it to get a desired action? sensitivity? durability? here about em from time to time but have never handled one?
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take a look at their bass 3 series MedHvy Fast, they have 7'1, 7'3, and 7'5
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pac bay makes minima black frame/gold ring guide ya can look at voodoo rods for matagi metal parts which have gold options and i believe they may have a gold inlayed carbon fiber tube for reel seat hoods. seen some pics of leather wrapped grips so its doable. or ya could do stacked leather rings like an estwing hammer
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its the I.D. of the seat
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leslie always fun! had a 25lb +/- carp Saturday while smallie fishing. was a good battle, had to play it out for awhile. Fun stuff on my 69MLXF croix
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with an IP at 213g that puts the FW702 in the trout/panfish category IMO. Similar to ST CROIX LF. I fish the 66LF croixs and mhx S782 for the same stuff. They would work well with those light rebel craws and spinners but bigger smallies are gonna give ya a run for your money especially in current..throwing jigheads plus plastic, id want more power.
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John Nesse Wrote: The 703 is a more > traditional medium-light fast action and a little > more versatile. thats a good discription of that blank IMO. thanks for the comparison.
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ed guides train sizes are good. i like that 20,10,5.5 guide train. how far out did ya set the stripper. did ya check for any line slap between the reel and the stripper. the first spinning rod i built i put stripper out too far and was getting some line slap which cut casting distance. ended up redoing the guides on it.
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Ed Rose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Does anyone like the North fork FW-702 for > smallmouth in rivers/streams? > > I Just made an SB 722 and it is a bit stiff for my > uses/lighter lures. Thinking the FW-702 would be > about right. > thanks im actually surprised to hear ya say its too stiff from what ive read on that blank bet
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i stripped paint off a couple painted blanks with citristrip. wet sanded with 800. never tried the razor blade scrape technique. Norm gives great tutorial right there.
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Dean Veltman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I jumped into the JDM reels this year for the > first time due to exchange rate. Scorpion DC for > $210 vs $260 for a curado DC but scorpion has the > higher end DC module with more adjustments), > zillion sv tw g for $250 instead of $350, a 22 > zillion HD for $270 vs what will be well over t
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Patrick Noll Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Matt- I’ve been wanting to try the nsj871 but > it’s always out of stock. I Would build as a > spinning rod but very cool to hear you did a > casting build with it. Patrick If its anything like the power/action of the sj781 then you wont be disappointed Another i forgot to mention is the Phe
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@El....gonna be hard to beat the deal on the NFC's right now but since ya asked about other manufacturers for finesse blanks.... 1 power MHX spin jig blanks 66MLF, 70MLF St Croix/Rodgeeks Phenix UMBX s700L (I like this blank for neds)
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Aaron Petersen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I fish neds in that range on the x-ray SJ703. It > is my favorite setup. glad to hear. ill be building mine soon and plan on using it for similar.. handling the blank, ill say it feels like its gonna make an excellent small bait finesse rod
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For baitcasting i like the daiwas....The tatulas are a great value and i dont see a need to go any higher in the line up. Tatulas come in a wide variety of models too. Still fish my old TDZ'S , original Fuegos. I have a couple JDM Daiwa pixy's for finesse. JDM Better? Cool factor? i wouldnt say that....When i got them Daiwa USDM didnt offer anything like those pixys and presso for finesse cast
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Billy Vivona Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bob Penicka who started Rodgeeks, has opened a > blank manufacturing facility in Dallas, Texas - it > is called Rod Forge. He will be using his same > gameplan for this venture - painted blanks, top > notch customer service, and a 24-48 hour turn > around on all orders. They are expecting to sel
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I havent used any of the blanks since rodgeeks took over sellIng St croix blanks but the SC 66MLF, s66MF, 69MLXF(now 610MLXF), and 68MXF are some of my favorite smallie blanks. all these do alot of things well MHX SJ781 is another favorite, very versatile , built mine as casting and really love it for small jerks and poppers but still fishes small nose hooked flukes) 1/16-1/8oz jig heads pl
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yeah color options dropped but added a good number of new blank options in the Bass3/C3 line. ill take that trade off. 73MLXF, 73MXF, and 710MLXF look good. I guess ill be revisiting that hair jig rod build i was thinking about.
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Tom Wewerka Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Anyone else having issues with Rodgeeks? I placed > an order almost three weeks ago and Nothing. My > account says unfulfilled but they were paid. I > sent them an email a week ago asking for an update > and never got a reply. This is not the Rodgeeks > that i have worked with for many years.
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Spencer Phipps Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you have some round framed reels in your > arsenal the offset reel seat and grip raise the > thumb higher and decrease to cross section of the > reel seat enough to make them more comfortable to > palm all day, at least that is my experience. Abu > C3, Calcutta 251, Quantum PT Cabos are th
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thx again. it answered my original question perfectly like i said before, these are the first 2 NFC blanks ive handled and just wanted to know what to expect. so +/- 8% from tip to butt. if it was just the tip i probably wouldnt have given it a second thought... it was the overall larger dimensions that made me question thx
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > IP843 one piece. > > ERN about 13, AA 65 thx.
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Michael Would ya mind sharing those rx7 models.
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Patrick Noll Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I personally don't, I like a fast M to MH > spinnerbait rod and more mod/fast MH to H on > chatterbait. I missed a lot of fish on my choice > for spinnerbaits (MHX MB843 or MHX MB873) and had > much better hookup success with my choice for > chatterbait (MHX CB907). That's the preference for &g
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