Hello all. I am planning a new build after watching a couple fly fishermen put on a clinic in front of me ,now I want to build a fly rod. I'm willing to drop a fair amount on a decent blank. The rod will be used for still water throwing of streamers to striped bass on the west coast,fish ranging from schoolie sized up to 10 pounds. I encounter wind conditions so I know I will need at least a
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I got a blank within 2 weeks but another time it took 6 weeks. Robert Ford
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My most recent North Fork Blank didn't come with a label. I feel like I was jipped.
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I just want to put a shout out to this forum . I recently built a casting rod on a Bushido CB78-2/6-12 . I put micro Fuji guides on it spiral wrapped and a winn dry split grip. I fished it last weekend and it performed flawlessly for striped bass. Every one of my friends has complimented me on how it came out. Great blanks BTW. Being only my second build it came out really nice and I would no
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My first build was a kit from Mudhole, it was a MHX spinning rod kit,with a concept guide system. I wholeheartedly recommend starting with something like that . For a first build it came out great. Welcome to the addiction. I recently built a rod for fishing striped bass with winn grips and micro guides,spiral wrapped,and fished it today and it performed flawlessly. It takes a lot of practice wra
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Thank you Roger,and all of you for the tips!! This is why I love this board. My room is small where I build ,and I must use ample lighting. Powerful glasses and a headlamp works for me. It's a work in progress . The white hardboard is a great idea. I will look into that. Robert
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't know what size or model of Fuji runners > you purchased. I almost exclusively use the Fuji > KB/KT down to size 4 and they work great. I have > done a few rods spiral wrapped using these guides > for friends and they love them. Like David I > personally prefer size 4.5 runners. I always
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I just got some of these in the mail for a crankbait build I'm about to do. Ho boy. I think I'll need a spot light and a 10 x pair of readers just to see them. I am going to assume I need a forhan locking wrap on these. They are just so small. Anyone have experience fishing these? I am gonna have to play with the static test. I plan on casting light and medium crankbaits with braid mostly. Not su
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This type should work for what you want to do.
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The major paint stores sell wedge foam brushes that will stand up to solvents.
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Thank you I have been looking into the Revelation blanks. I am not opposed to braid and if there are bigger fish around either and I really like Utmost Enterprises so I will have to holler at them and check it out. Heard a lot of good things about Bushido. I have used and liked Batson though so I'll have to do some research.
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I should have specified this will be a spinning rod. I tend to use mono.
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Hi all. I'm about to build a rod for throwing jerkbaits and lightweight topwater lures ,preferably in the 3/8-1 oz size. This will be used in freshwater in the delta,San Luis reservoir,and the Sacramento River in CA. Preferably in the 7 and a half foot range would be ideal. I don't want the rod to be too heavy,maybe a fast action with a bit of tip? Just seeing what the experts have to say.
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Avid Steelheader here. In my experience a blank through carbon fiber reel seat surpasses all others in terms of sensitivity. My high end rod is a NFC spiral wrapped carbon fiber handled . It's hands down the best drift fishing rod I have ever used.
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A spiral wrapped rod not only eliminates rod torque when fighting a fish,but also in my opinion is more sensitive due to a more direct contact with the line. I could be wrong about that. You definitely can reduce component weight by utilizing fewer guides. I plan on wrapping several spiral wrapped casting blanks as my rod building skill improves.
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I want to thank all of you for your suggestions. I built my first rod ,and it came out pretty good! My friend told me it looked as good as anything he sees in stores. I will be building many more in the future. Thanks again !!
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Update: I did a load test and really like mudhole's layout. I also spent a half hour looking for one of those damn micro guides I dropped on my floor with a flashlight and extra strong readers lol. Thanks all for the good advice . I will post up some pics of my first rod build!
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Being my first build I have decided to go with the recommended number of guides and use the spacing chart. I will be sure to test the guides prior to wrapping. I just glued the handle all up and I'm excited!
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Bruce Phillips Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I just built a CRB blank using mudholes kit, it's > a 6'6" casting rod and i put all 9 guides on it as > per the package and CRB's guide placement. I'm > building a 7' MHX spinning rod now and intend to > use all 9 guides as per there guide placement > guide as i figure it's there blank a
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Dang I thought I mentioned that. It's a spinning rod.
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Donald La Mar Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If it's a Mudhole kit try giving them a call or > drop them a note. They've probably answered the > question before. > > Last rod I built with a micro guide set I found it > easier to tape the guides in place for the load > tests, record the final guide positions, remove > the guides
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They are Pro Concept CRB Elite Guides.
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Hello all. I've been lurking here for a while now and enjoy the wealth of sharing and information here. I recently ordered an MHX S871-2 rod kit which came with a micro guide set. There are ten guides in the set. Seems like overkill to me but I have no experience with these particular guides. Any suggestions on whether I need 10 guides on a 7 foot spinning rod? These guides are tiny,I'm gonna hav
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My suggestion is to maybe have him pick a factory rod or find a custom built rod he likes and use those specs as a guideline. I surf fish on the west coast for striped bass and my needs for tossing swim baits and plugs if very specific. I tend to like a medium heavy action 9 1/2 foot graphite steelhead rod with some backbone and a bit of a faster action. Like an 8-17. These are just some thou
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I am planning on subscribing for sure!
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Hi all. Figured I would introduce myself to the board. My name is Robert and I live in central California. I bought Tom's book a while back looking to get back into rod building and found this board. I look forward to exchanging information and ideas here . I have already learned a lot just from going through the search engine, lots of great advice and expertise here!
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