Danny, I was thinking the same things as you. The contact will be direct and less weight due to less filler epoxy/arbor material. I just have not researched a build that did not have an arbor. The first bass I caught was an Alabama spot. You fight it and expect a 7lb beast. When you land it you weigh a 3.5lb fish. Very powerful pound for pound.
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I finally started building up the NFC SJ 736. I had an AT G2 seat with the trimmings on the shelf so I decided I would use that. When fitting I found out the taper of the rod had the real seat unable to get as far down as I needed it. After measuring the OD of the desired location and the wall thickness of the carbon insert I decided to try to ream the insert until it was able to fit the rod. Thi
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Donald La Mar Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Aaron > > The obvious missing consideration is $. While I > too prefer cork, it seems every year the quality > declines and the price increases. At this rate it > will not be long before a 7" fly rod grip exceeds > the price of a high end reel seat. I did not think about grade d
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I was working out in the shop over the Holiday break from work and started to think about the differences of each handle material from both a builders and anglers perspective. All of the following is my personal opinion or observations from personal experience. I have only been building for two years and would like to know your thoughts as well. Rod building: I have not turned my own cork
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My first spinning rod was a 5'5" MHX ultralight. I was building it for the sole purpose of traveling home to fish the Olympic trout with my grandfather for likely the last time he could make that trip. I spent a meticulous amount of time wrapping the ferrule and added decorative thread and a trout label. It was absolutely beautiful. As I packed it into the travel tube, an hour before I neede
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Herb Ladenheim Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sent to me by a friend - for the engineers out > there: > > > 338 > Herb That was a good read. Thank you for helping me meet my required learning hours for the month.
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Zentron is not glass but until I try this rod out I am not writing it off as a gimmic.
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I understand that Russ. I am just questioning the ways of past/current industry standards. Because recovery rate is really what matters for application specific needs like jerkbaits and shaky head. The actual speed has more effect on the presentation than AA. Though they typically would go hand in hand. This conversation really should have been a different thread once it turned to theory. Tha
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The IP would not change but if a lower tensile blend was only added in the end section it would flex to a high angle. I know the term fast (usually a measure of speed) is not necessarily the case in CCS but the traditional assumption is that a higher angle deflection in the CCS setup will return to original state faster. Assuming a single blend and linear taper. (I.e. higher potential enrgy when
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Bare with me for a second on the AA/IP relationship on the MB765 NEO. I studied Zentron and in relativity how it compares to common prepreg carbon when used in tubular structures. The Zentron is able to compress and expand at a higher rate than modern standard HM prepreg when measured at equal weights. Because of this the Zentron will flex a certain percentage farther before hoop stress or expan
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Thanks David. I am very new to the CCS and what IP windows and AA numbers correlate to in the traditional MH/F. Is there a good resource to learn how to translate the CCS data. Most consumers don't know or want to hear about CCS data or what it is. They just want letters on the blank.
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Aleks Maslov Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Aaron, > > The NEO is a great blank for deep diving crank > baits Thank you Aleks. I plan to have it built in time for winter speed cranking with a R2S tactical DD. I will try that first.
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Russell Brunt Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just curious, want are your plans for the SJ-703 > and SJ-736? > > What were you hoping the NEO would be perfect for? The SJ03 will be a spinning rod built on the fuji vss handle. Full length. The plan is a finesse rod for techniques such as shaky head on rock points, ned rig, finesse jigs, and dro
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I have used the 8,6,5's on the MHX NEPS90MHF 7'6" for two different builds now. They have been casting 50lb braid and 15lb Seaguar red label very well. I built one rod using the provided LZR layout guide and it place the butt guide a little further from the reel than I would like it to be. I took some slomo shots with the Gopro casting and the line did not flow as smooth as the one that was
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Danny Smith Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That rod would probably not be practical for > cranking, even big baits in my opinion (as a bass > fisherman no builder). I would think it would be > too stiff and would tend to pull the bait from the > fish's mouth. Thanks Danny. This is exactly what I was looking for. After finding the I
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Thank you for the response Lance. I think I am getting too caught up in the "MH" label and need to start looking into the CCS data more frequently. I found some IP ratings posted by Norm in another thread. The frog rods I have built usually are manufacturer rated for lures in the 1/4 to 1oz range to accommodate smaller frogs but I am not sure of their IP weights.
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Morning y'all. I am new to the boards but have been lurking for some time. So first off, thank you all for the great information that has been provided through these boards. I recently discovered NFC and the X-Ray line. I purchased an SJ-703, SJ-736, and the NEO to trial for a new flagship lineup. I have a solid plan for the SJ blanks but am perplexed when it comes to the NEO. The 5/8-
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