Kevin Fiant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Daryl Ferguson Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > This is very interesting data and, if I > understand > > what I'm reading correctly, possibly answers a > > couple of questions I've had regarding > > manufacturers' ratings. Example, I have
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You can see the blank for yourself on Mudhole's website, but I built the MB843 in metallic lime green. It's far for what I would call LIME. It's more of a forest. Anyway, I used chocolate thread. I thought it turned up pretty decent looking. It's definitely more on the subdued side. I would think black would be good too. Or, you can always do what interior paint decorators do and pick a thread t
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John DeMartini Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Check out Mud hole CRB 701L Have you built this blank? I'm considering the ML version in 7' and would appreciate you sharing your experience with it.
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Mike Ballard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well I have two questions one for each camp----- > > If you build on the spine how do you manage to > always cast on the same plane, inline with the > spine on every cast? Do you never cast sidearm, > pitch or flip? > > If you build on the straightest axis do you find > that you c
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This is very interesting data and, if I understand what I'm reading correctly, possibly answers a couple of questions I've had regarding manufacturers' ratings. Example, I have a Favorite White Bird that is listed as 7'0" MH / Fast action. I've never known if the rod was mislabeled or what but I do know there's no way it's a MH power rod. It's a medium at best and I love it for applications
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Mudhole seems, from my limited experience with them, to be very customer service oriented. I recently decided to give rod building a try and decided on the rod builder kit they sell as well as the MHX MB843 casting rod kit. The building kit was supposed to be a 2 spool with a 9 rpm dryer motor. What I received was a 4 spool and an 18 rpm dryer motor. I called their tech support with a build quest
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Thank you Lynn, and David. That's pretty much the info I was looking for.
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Got it! Thank you Tom, and David Baylor.
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Tom, I know I'm probably driving you nuts by now, but one last question just so I am 100% clear on this. You stated: Once you determine the straightest axis, mark it and then flex the blank against that axis. 99% of the time you'll be flexing against the rod's strongest axis. Remember, this would be butt and tip up, belly down, in a fishing situation." In reading that I'm visualizing a
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Kevin Fiant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm relatively new to building as well. Below > thread had some pretty good feedback from several > on the site here about how they would typically > price a custom built rod. > > > > Regarding the term "Value" it may be a bit more > subjective. As an example someone ma
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Jonathan Collins Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Again, I’m new to all of this. But wouldn’t > when rolling the rod to find the spine, and when > it actually jumps to the stop point, wouldn’t > this in theory be the weakest orientation? Reason > my thinking is behind this, is because I can feel > the amount of resistance change when the fl
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Mark Talmo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Rob, > Extremely simplified, there are 2 approaches to > building a custom rod = FORM or FUNCTION. How that > is perceived by the builder or the ultimate > customer is what makes a custom rod just that = > CUSTOM. FORM may be flashy, extravagant thread > wraps while FUNCTION may be the lightes
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The natural curve is visible. The "stressed" curve > would be where a pressured blank jumps away from > the strongest axis and then settles into the > weakest axis. That curve (weakest axis) is usually > referred to as the "effective spine." It is not a > physical thing, of co
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This sort of thing always interests me. Being new to this, I read a LOT, pretty much any and everything I can get my hands on to the point that I'm neglecting my book club readings, lol. One of the things that caught my eye was a gentleman stating that his rod is "on par with high end $300 production built rods". I built the exact same rod he did. It's a kit off of Mudhole (MHX MB843 7'
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Daryl Ferguson Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I read the article and understand what it's > > saying, but I still have my reservations about > any > > of this mattering unless, perhaps, you're > building > > rods to catch huge salt
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I'm new too. I just finished my first "work horse" bass rod, as I would call it. It's a 7' medium heavy / fast action. I built a MHX kit as my first build just to make sure I even enjoyed doing it. I enjoyed it so much, my wallet is already 3 more custom builds lighter. Well, I haven't actually purchased the components yet but the funds are set aside. I'm retired and just want something
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I read the article and understand what it's saying, but I still have my reservations about any of this mattering unless, perhaps, you're building rods to catch huge salt water fish. But, again, I'm new and may soon learn I'm off my rocker. But, on my first build, I put the butt of the blank on our ceramic tile floor, put a bend in the upper third and rolled it. It snapped into a position that fel
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Thanks David, I'll check out the KR guides. Yes, I'm going to build a 7' one piece spinning rod to, hopefully, take the place of my old 2 piece (heavy) ugly stik.
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I bought a little, 3 drawer, rolling storage table at Kohls. Think I paid like $50. That's where I'm keeping my stuff now. Hopefully, no more turning the house upside down looking for guides and tip tops. I don't know what app you're referring to.
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I'm a new rod builder so I'm not stating anything as fact, just different opinions I've read in my short learning journey so far. I've watched a lot of the "This is how we do it" videos at Flex Coat. They're pretty informative to me. One thing I picked up on from Roger Seider (I think that's his name) is that a lot of blanks have more than one spine. He recommended going with the more p
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Thank you, gentlemen!
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Michael Tarr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > From what I’ve gathered guide placement is > determined more by reel placement. The striper > guide should be around 20” from the reel’s > line guide. > > The amount of guides is usually the length of the > rod +1, the 7’2” rod would be 8+ tip top. But, > the amount is really up to the
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Thank you guys! Yes, I'm very much looking forward to taking a deeper dive into the craft. It's strictly going to be a hobby for me, however. That said, I've already had an acquaintance of mine that owns a tackle shop ask me about replacing the reel seat nut on his favorite rod. I don't think it would be that big of a deal. The nut cracked and will not lock down the reel. He thinks it would be ea
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Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but I'm new to rod building. What exactly is "high sticking"?
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Is it a 7' rod? How many guides?
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Hello Everyone, I've been bass fishing for awhile and recently decided I'd like to have a hobby for when the weather isn't cooperating so here I am. I just finished my first rod build. I didn't want to empty the bank account in case I didn't like it so I went with the CRB rod building kit from Mudhole. I also chose one of their rod kits to get my feet wet. I must say, the build was almost flaw
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