I make most of my arbors from wood. I bought a machinist mini lathe from Harbor Freight and can do a lot of different things with it for rodbuilding and wood working or even metal work. Building mostly ultra lite rods the masking tape trick adds too much weight. Using more rigid material allows you too use less area to get the job done and save on weight. I build a lot of rods with hollow gra
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There went 10 seconds of my life.
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You can cut a willow switch or bamboo shoot put some string on it and catch fish but some people like finer things in life. There is no shame in what you prefer and it is nothing more than class envy if you think someone shouldn't own the best they can afford.
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I think 2 K means 2 kilometers.
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David Baylor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The veil comes off in the 11th post. I would have > thought it would have been much sooner than that. > > Phil, you're slipping. I was waiting for the traditional what does it matter you can't push a rope through any guide.
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Kent, there are more who think like you do but it is just not worth the argument to try and change minds. I was fortunate to have a Legend of rod building for a teacher many years ago who also was a friend of Don's. I was introduced to Don Morton many years ago at a Duck River gathering where he gave a seminar on spine. I was fascinated with his teachings and off hand I know of no other builde
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Joshua Caldwell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mr Baylor you are not wrong. Yes that that is how > we fish a drop shot a lot of the time. There are > times when we do it more traditional but for the > most part we make longer casts and work it in > place a bit, lift or drag, work it, repeat. > Bringing it by or down past the target. Ther
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I use my band saw. No issues.
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No matter how stiff or "powerful" a rod blank > might be it doesn't create any energy and add it > to the cast. Only the caster does that. No energy > is created by the rod, reel, or line - regardless > of what silly claims advertisers make. Not true. When shooting docks for crappie
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ben belote Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Terry, do we not construct a certain taper to get > a cetain action? they are the same just measured > differently and described differently. Don't have an answer for that Ben, except to say that maybe taper is used to gain a weight advantage to the overall weight of the blank itself. I'm sure there are o
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ben belote Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Phil, instead of using the 'action' word,use the > word 'taper'..it makes more sense. The taper of a rod can be measured without deflecting the blank. Action cannot be measured without deflecting the blank. The two descriptions are not the same in rodbuilding accepted jargon.
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > roger: You said it: ". . . the differences are > wha's to hide. If one product is not different > from another, there would be no reason to buy one > product compared to another product." I don't > follow. You seem to propose rod retailers hide how > their products differ from others!
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I try not to let the hoopla get to me. As i long as I end up with a rod that pushes my line accurately to the target and it's powerful enough to drag in my quarry I'm good. If it does that fast and has some soulful feeling in the process, then that's just a bonus for me.
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I will go against the grain here and say build on the best quality blanks and other components you can afford, especially if you already have some experience. My thinking is why waste the money on something you don't need or intend to use. This is 2021 and there are so many resources like you tube, vendors, and this site that even a caveman can build a really good quality rod. I started with h
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I just took my casting rod, put a 1/2 ounce weight > on the end of the line, a did a bow-and-arrow > cast, allowing ALL the power of the rod (and no > power from my arm) to launch the cast. I got > terrible results - casts of five feet. When I cast > I release the line when the rod is bent back
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Distance casters measure and publish, in numbers, > the results of their casting efforts. I suspect > their tackle would not be practical for actual > fishing? I have yet to see a rod builder or a > component manufacturer publish, in numbers, the > casting results of building a rod with their
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Where did you read this? Almost every store online has them in stock.
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1. Is it soulful 2. is it sensitive 3. is it accurate 4. does it handle like a dream 5. Is it faster than lightening 6. is it stronger than iron 7. does it cast a country mile
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Trying to make rocket science out of something that isn't rocket science is the bane of some builders. All you need is common sense and common cents to get you through 99.9 per cent of your customers or self builds. Turning a fun craft into a difficult task would not be my idea of fun.
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I built my first rod for myself, a two-piece > fiberglass spin rod, in 1958. I built it to save > money and I taught myself how to wrap guides, > apply finish and install reel seats - using stick > shellac. It served me well for decades. It had a > medium action and it was smooth, powerful, li
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double post
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Go grab 6 or 8 regular anglers and do the same test and see if you get the same results. CCS system is the only way for now to get what you're looking for, numbers don't lie and there is no emotion or physical human attributes to change the CCS numbers.
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Measure it with your calipers. If you don't have calipers, go get some, they aren't that expensive.
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Utmost Enterprises a sponsor on the left side of the page. Rainshadow SP 942, SP 943, or SP 944 depending on the size of the walleye you are after. The specs are on their site. They are 7 foot 10 inch 1 piece blanks.
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Buy 2 new blanks and move forward.
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It is really simple for me. I haven't used anything but braid since it came to market but i bet i couldn't tell the difference in guide trains if using mono..
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I'm going to go with the soul and accuracy built into todays blanks.
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Get you a 3 D printer and get after it.
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So, if you should be charging by what you make at a 9 to 5 job, i should find a C-store worker at 10 bucks an hour versus a neurosurgeon at 500 bucks an hour with skills being equal in rod building to build me a rod? I think you should charge more by what your Market will bear but that's just me.
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I fish for Crappie and Walleye and am an elitist as i only use artificial lures. I nor anyone i know and see on the lake use rod holders. Even the beginner kids fishing with minnows and bobbers are holding their rods. I'm a blithering idiot also cause i like my blanks to be soulful, lite, accurate, fast, powerful, smooth, and any other adjective that gets me excited.
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