Hi Jay, "Am I the only one that still likes multipiece blanks? Seems like slim pickings these days!" You are not! (especially from 5'9"-6'3" light, medium light) Gary
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Hi David, Thank you for sharing this information.
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Mike Ballard wrote "Once you get to a certain point with any guide system these tiny changes may sound good on paper but in practice they just do not matter by enough to make any difference. You would be talking inches not feet." IN: , Mike Ballard wrote: "Some of us were discussing the Oddball guide layout last week or so and I had mentioned I was going to try it with some s
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HI Michael D, When I refered to MIchael Tarr's Fuji link, I used the terms (choke guide) that Fuji was using in their picture on the link. Sorry.
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David, It seems to me, in Micheal Tarr's link to fuji, that if the first three choke guides are located the same distances from the reel, then the high profile belly guide would have to be a smaller distance (compared to low profile belly guide) from the 3rd choke guide in order to keep a straight line path through the three choke guides to the high profile belly guide, But here again, it might
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Merry Christmas, and I hope you are all able to wrap some rods in the new year!
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Tom, I think that I could wrap the legs individually. By cutting maybe 6-12 inches of extra thread at the end of regular wrap. Then wrapping once around first (fishing end of thread between uprights) upright and continuing past second upright and around blank back past first upright, then wrapping around second upright and back around blank (this could be done for 2 or 3 lock wraps). I know thi
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Thanks for all the replies, the picture and the advice are helpful.
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Hi, In another thread, David Baylor wrote "I find it much easier to do the locking wrap on L series guides, versus the K series guides. But that's just me. Many others have said they have no problem using the Forhan locking wrap on K series running guides". Do you wrap around one leg (one wrap) and then follow with another additional wrap around the other leg? I have only used
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I have read, if I remember right, reduction guides generally do not affect TNF values. Also, the tip guide weight would have an effect on TNF. Also there is a detectable difference in TNF values of stainless steel and titanium running guides. I thought maybe using titanium runners for the first 2 guides on extra fast action, 3-4 running guides on fast action, and maybe 4-5 running guides on a
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Marc, You probably saw this: . There was some discussion on the stainless ring guides in it. For me, the discussion especially between Geoff and Rick, provided a lot of information.
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Hi Marc, I have noticed a little drag from the dry mono when doing static line test. I have not noticed the drag when actually fishing, probably because the line is usually wet. I have noticed the noise from light fireline when fishing with these guides. You may remember when the first rods using aluminum oxide inserts were being sold. At that time some of the rods came with aluminum oxide st
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Chris, I liked the idea of using a section of carbon fiber. So, I redid an old Clemens blank I had. I used cork from the existing handle and put some carbon fiber on the ends of the cork. I think it will hold up well. Now I need to fish it! Thanks
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Ed, I looked at the video, thanks for sharing the info and your experience.
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Ed, Thanks for the reply. We use the rebel crawdad, mepps aglia, various Ned baits. Usually if they bite they will take one of these. I plan to try the hellgramites.
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Hi Ed, Thanks for the follow up. A 16” er is a nice smallmouth in the creeks I wade. We usually use shorter rods in our creeks. I was wondering if the hellgrammites you are using work pretty much all the times you wade? I am glad your build is working so well for you in the places you fish.
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Thanks MIke.
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Hi Mike B, To add more confusion. Do you count thumb as first finger, pointer as first finger, or pinky as first finger?
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Thanks Norm. That is what I was looking for. Gary
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Thanks Norm and Spencer. I think a more pointed (picky) question would be: would you use a Fuji KT-KB style, Seaguide XOG-N---XOG-W, or would you use Fuji L, Seaguide MKG-XMG runners for slip bobbers?
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I was wondering if any of you have thoughts on if Fuji style KT-KB guides might be better (worse or about the same) than regular runners to pass bobber stops or knots? I am intending to use with 8 lb. mono or 8 lb fireline. Will probably use size 6 guides and tip top. Thanks for any suggestions.
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Hi, After reading: , I have some questions. Mark Talmo and everybody, have you had any experience with carbon fiber Tennessee handles? How do they compare with cork? Ben Belote and everybody do they make an eva Tennessee handle? Thanks
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David, I am glad you asked the question about the pointer (small wire, spaghetti, etc.). When I was checking some of my builds, I thought that it might not be a very accurate or repeatable measure, depending on how wide the tape (1/4”, 1/2”, 3/4”, etc.) used. I thought I might have been doing something wrong.
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Hi Roger, I also appreciate the advice!!
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Rick, did you have time to compare those blanks yet??
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Roger, I was kind of thinking that might be the case. I appreciate the advise.
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Thanks Spencer, I appreciate the on the water experience of the SB5100-1 for the smallmouth and deep water crappie. I get to fish spring crappies (10' or less) and the ability to use this blank without tearing their paper mouths is good to know.
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Hi, I am looking at some blanks for a 6'spinning rod, using .008 dia. mono (sometimes 8-3 fireline) using 3/16 oz. (mostly) lures for mainly smallmouth bass (under 17" mostly) in creeks. I am looking at the following blanks. Batson REVS59L-SB 4-10 lb., 1/16-1/4 oz. Batson IMMWS62L-TC 4-10lb., 1/16-14 oz. Batson SP721-2CG 2-6lb., 1/16-1/4 oz. NEPS72-LM-2-MHX 2-6lb., 1/8-3/8 oz. Has a
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If you are planning on using a low profile BFS reel on it besides the spincast reel you may want to size the butt guide for the BFS reel (the spincast reel won't mind).
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Hi Rick, I was checking out some size 5 guides on the SeaGuide weight charts and this is what I came up with if my math is right and I copied things right. MKG LA ring .048 g + MKG frame .12 g = .168 g XOG RA ring .054 g + XOG-N frame .10 g = .154 g I appreciate these charts. Please let me know if something looks wrong. Thanks
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