If you/they truly want a Semi-Micro style layout Then I would not use runners larger then 4 mm to 4.5 mm max and would suggest 6 mm-5 mm-then 4 mm runners Any guide size above 4 mm effectively takes you out of the Semi- micro styles of bass rods With the 4 being the tipping from micro to long time standards for bass for guides. You can still make it a Semi-Micro layout by using- 6 mm
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NO WAY I would glass for flipping. First being the weight factor mentioned above. Second and equality important is the lack of sensitivity glass has compared to graphite. You can choose the action you like, but you will land more of the fish you hook with a moderate fast action.
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I throw them in the trash
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some sand papers are treated with silicone to keep dust from sticking to paper. could be your problem I would sand back close to carbon, Then take and thoroughly clean with Dawn dish soap using green abrasive scotch bright cleaning pad rinse off wipe dry clean with coffee filters. (Food Line brand does the best with out leaving lint behind) allow to dry completely before re-coating
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No never have tried to switch thread carriages thank for the suggestion
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after 30 years of building went from hand wrapper Pac Bay wrapper (loved it ) and used for several years, until switching to the ALPS wrapper with upgraded chuck. The Pac Bay has sit in storage ever since , just in case I need it one day as a back up. I prefer the Pac Bay thread carriage a little more then the Alps, but not enough to switch back As far as I'm concerned there are no cons to th
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Done that before. Fished NC State championship 2015 during Hurricane Joaquin. Half the field quit and went home after first day. The rest of us toughed it out.
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copper, gold, or metallic green
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wrapping it conventional won't solve your tip wrap problem and may make it worse. you might try a different tip fist .one of the styles designed to be more tangle free. How are you using this rod. If you are suing it for flipping or pitching it may have more to do with your casting style then the tip
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Mr. Kirkman shared with me the idea of using orange fly line over ten years ago, have used it ever since, WORKS GREAT! I tape the one end along the seam of the reel seat ten pull taunt trough the tip. Also use it for static testing guide placement, and alignment of spiral wraps, its high visibility just makes thing easier to see and correct.
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although not an excellent fly caster by any means. I love the ability you just lay a fly on the surface of the water with barely a ripple. However they're not permitted bass tournaments Tom Kirkman taught me how to cast a fly rod and the advantages of being able to snatch 60 ft of line and lure out of a spot, and immediately lay it down in another location when chasing small pods of school
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In a word: CONTROL Bass (large mouth more so then others) are ambush predators As such the like to hang around, behind, or with in structure: docks, stumps, bulk heads, clumps of grass. rocks, Lilly pads etc. While at the same time being skittish. Which requires pin point casting with the ability to slow the bait down to almost zero speed before it hits the water to eliminate excessive nois
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I have this product from Bingham (sponsor on the left) to do quite well over the years, But still use file for Micro guides
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white silk thread will give you the most translucent wraps
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I've used the Batson RX8+ 822.5 for my drop shot rod for over 13 years now. Set up as a bait caster with the weights mentioned. Don't think it was a poor choice or would have switched to a spinning rod.
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if you intend to pass it on as an heirloom like your grandfather did, You might want to put a date on it. so your kids or grand kids a have reference point to when you built it
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Roger Your Quote: "There are a lot of rod makers that have stopped building rods with micro and very very small guides for the reasons posted above." I've seen you post similar comments a couple of times. Can you name those rod makers? Or Is that a choice you have made and assume a lot of others have followed suite?
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Denham My absolute favorite blanks are Batson's Rain Shadow blanks That being said. If your looking for a moderate action flipping blank (my preference also) Batson does not have a flipping blank the fills that need. It will the same with Mud Hole's MHX blank. Both brands are Fast action Liberty is a good blank, but their FS764 is not modeled after the Shikari 764 (IMO best flippin
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while I don't use either of those lines of blanks. If Bob McKamey suggest what would be the best blanks in those applications I would listen!
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if they are Batson guides. then quality is not he problem. Do you put then in a boat rod locker. I have seen several occasions where guys damage the guides pulling them out or pushing them in With out realizing they are getting caught on the edges of their rod tubes, or catching them on parts of the rods storage cavity doing the same
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it depending on what I an using rod for lighter rods I match size except when using 1.5 through 2.5 micros then I will go with 3mm top. (Not available in smaller sizes.) on heavier rods will use 4mm tp 6mm top depending on technique using it for. heavier lines tend to bind when at an angle to top. (pitching,flipping) I'll use a 6mm and I prefer the stouter tip for duability for throwing thin
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I only build bass rods, and with the exception of 2 rods. I only build rods with spiral wrapped guide trains and have done so since 1979
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Dan That's the problem I have never been the one to save old catalogs With the exception of Rod Maker mag I've never saved fishing mags either May be looking at things now, I should have
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Thank you Mr. Kirkman
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Roger was looking for some info, and read one of your past post in which you mentioned that you still had some older Fenwick catalogs a friend that I helped get into rod building couple years back. Has acquired several older Fenwick blanks. And I'm hoping you can help me identify one and maybe a few others later on I have never used Fenwick, but figured numbers mean 6'9"- 3 power. Bu
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At the Rod show last year Bill Batson had some awesome graphite heavy duty salt water bent fighting butts That were made by Ferrari at their Northern Italy auto plant. They have worked with carbon fiber for years in their car bodies and frames So is quite possible that blank was made in their plant also
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your rods will work for building a data base, but your results will be slightly off. Do to the fact that your rods have components on them. The handles and seats will stiffen up the butt sections some, that may not be as important as the guide effect. Due to the fact there is not much flex in the butt section, but on lighter rods could have a greater effect your guides and epoxy will ha
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I can't tell if your rod is highly sensitive But I sure can tell mine are
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can you put a number on coy, gentle, and fussy for me please
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Phil I FEEL sorry for you. To live in a world limited to numbers only, not being SENSITIVE enough to understand that others do not always live in such a small box. Robs you from being RESPONSIVE to those able to express their ACCURATE feelings in a manor they are able to understand with out numbers. It might suite you to SMOOTH your feathers, and do some SOULFUL searching with a professio
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