Trinity Lindseth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Like Roger said, the predator blanks would work. > The St. Croix blanks tend to be labeled a little > lighter than they are capable of. I have built on > several of the Legend Tournament musky blanks. The > 9’ heavy “Big Nasty” will handle the baits > you mentioned above. If he really wants
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I've got a friend looking for a Musky rod. I've never Musky fished, so I'm looking for a blank suggestion. He's throwing Chaos Tackle Medusa Husky and Medusa Monster baits, so 10-16 oz. Most of the blanks I've seen seem too light for the bait, but I was hoping someone with some experience could tell me if they're capable of throwing 16 oz baits. He requested a 9' blank, but I'm opening the se
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To answer the original question, I have used a locking wrap in the past but no longer use one. I have 4s on my personal builds and 4.5-5.5s on customer builds. I might consider using a locking wrap if I used color protector, but don't see the need for it in general.
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1. In that price range (go to @#$%& for the best price): Lew's Team Lew's LITE Speed Spool LFS Baitcast Reel Curado K 2. No. I don't particularly like the way the Lew's fits my hands, but others swear by it. 3. Go to a store and see which one you like holding better. Can't go wrong with either of them.
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White 10 lb spider wire braid. I use it on my spinning rods, so I have a lot of it hanging around
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I'm interested in being able to repair damaged rods, so I was reading into the "Repairing Broken Rods" article by Ralph O'Quinn. I'm specifically looking into the rod tip break section. He mentions using a fiberglass rod tip section to repair graphite blanks due to the lower modulus of the material. If you don't have any lying around, where do you find suitable rod tip sections to do
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How do you join the approved rod builders program?
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I used the Pac Bay Minima 4 guides, M16, M8, M5 followed by 3 runners. Really happy with the results, thanks again for the advice!
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The recommended split on the Fuji SK2 is 34 mm between the two parts. I have seen others state that you're fine with anywhere between 1" and 1.5", but I've always just put mine on at 34mm (~1.34") and never had an issue.
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I bought a carriage from Hawkeye Custom Fishing Rods You could also go this route Holds two Bolts on top to hold two more
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Place your stripper guide about 20-23” (51-58 > cm) in front of your reel. Place the first running > guide 3.5-4” (9-10 cm) from the tip top. Then > progressive place the other guides between them. I > like to increase the distance between guides by 1 > cm for the first few guides and gradually
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For many manufacturers a swimbait rod is for > really BIG swimbaits up to 8oz. You certainly do > not need one of those for the lures you are using. > I fish the exact same swim baits that you > describe, and have been very happy with my Point > Blank PB76MHF. A nice tip for casting these lures
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I'm looking to build a swimbait rod for myself. It will be a baitcaster, and it's primary use will be for redfish. I will probably be using 17+ lb fluro or mono. I plan to throw Berkley Grass Pigs, Yum Money Minnows, and Skinny Dippers on 1/4 oz weighted swimbait hooks. I was considering the Rainshadow Revelation REVSB710MH-SB. I know lure weights aren't gospel, but this looks a little heavy
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Didn't get any really good photos of this rod, but followed your advice and went with the Minima guides. Here are some pictures with the fish we caught in the tournament.
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He got back with me. It's a 4000 Ci4+. Thanks for that catch Norm!
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have not seen or heard of a Stradic Ci4 + > 4500/5000. Might be a new reel. I know Shimano > recently released new Stradic SW models but only > in 4000 and 5000 sizes. In any case the KR guide > layout will be very similar for both a 4000 and > 5000 reel size, and should work great. May need
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Jim Ising Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > KR is an "iffy" recommendation above 30# braid but > you can get the result you want by entering 14-17# > mono. IMO you'll be fine with the 40# using the > guide train you have selected with the 25H > stripper. Thanks Jim!
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Lou Auret Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I use medical alcohol prep wipes. > They are wet until you open the small package they > come in. > Pretty lint free, or enough so not to cause me > issues, and i get them in boxes of 500. > Small so need more than 1 but that's ok. > Also sort of stiff so i can cut a finer line with > t
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Email sent, thanks Tom
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Good morning! I'm working on a rod that is a little out of my area. Tried using the KR GPS tool but I can't select the weight of braid I need to give me the larger guide layout (It will allow for 15-20 which gives me the 20H, 10H, and 5.5M layout). Here are the specs: 7'3 Medium Fast blank Total length: 87" Tip of spool axle: 12" Reel size: 5000 (It's a Shimano Stradic Ci4+ 4
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I subscribed 3/21, when will I receive my first issue?
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I started out using denatured alcohol on paper towels, but those were a lint nightmare. Switched to Scott Shop Towels, and those are ok as long as I'm not working with Winn grips. Most of what I've been working with lately is Winn grips, so I'm looking for a better solution. Anyone have a more lint free product for wiping away excess epoxy?
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Jon Meyers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Here is what I came up with... > I used red and black bottom wrap and a black wrap > on top. > I'm pretty happy with how it came out. > > Was curious... I thought about putting the decal > under the second wrap. I did a test run with it > and liked it but I decided against it as the ro
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Lance Schreckenbach Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am in the process of building a North Fork > Composites 9’ 4pc 8wt using Fuji Torzite KW16, > KW12 and 10 SIC Ti framed L6 s with a Torzite KG > Arowana 6 tip top. If you want to use a 20 size > stripper you will want to move it closer toward > the reel. You have to use more single foot
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Thanks guys. Couple more questions. After a little further research, I see that most of the people recommending the 16-10-runners layout were talking about LV or SV guides. The KL 16 is the same height as both the LV and SV 16s, but they don't make a 10. The KW guides I was planning on using are shorter, so I'm not sure if I should go to a 20-12-runners layout. So now I'm considering these
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I believe the St Croix flyrod spacing chart is > using snake guide sizes for the runners, not Fuji > L guide sizes. Snake guide and ceramic guide sizes > are quite different and not the same. Size 6 and 5 > snake guides have a much larger ID than than your > proposed size 5 LSG guides. If you w
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The Rodgeeks C4F908.4 looks pretty good for the price, thanks Herb
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Too many guide sizes. Not necessary. Drop the 16, > and use either all 6's or 5's for the remainder. > Whichever works better. > > .............. Thanks Tom. Looks like 20 is too high (based on some other posts I'm reading from here), so I'm thinking 16, 10, then running guides to the tip.
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Found this chart from St. Croix. I've never really used the guide charts for baitcasters or spinning rods, so I'm not sure if it's a good starting point. Also not sure what kind of guides they're recommending, but for a 9' Heavy Freshwater or Salt rod they recommend the following. Inches from tip 4.5-9.5-15.5-21.625-28.875-36.5-44.75-53.25-64-76 Guides 20-16-12-6-6-6-5-5-5-5
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Donald La Mar Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No, I was referring to the number of guides, not > the guide size, and I incorrectly assumed you were > indicating the number of guides and misread Tom > K's comments. My bad. > > With regard to guide size, yes, a 5 does strike me > as small. I'm probably out of step on guide > sizi
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