Crankbait blank for bottom bouncer rod, and a different rod for jigs. Depending on how they are rated, a M or at most MH is plenty of power for 3/4oz bouncers. The blank will have enough flex to keep the fish hooked up, and it will of course do double duty as a cranking rod - you'll probably want more than one....
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Mark Brassett Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you super glue it, how do you align the guides > before epoxy? I tape the blank to a table and make pencil marks where the guides are to be and apply the guides to the top of the blank. I hold them down with the back of a razor to keep it in place and use a heat gun on low or a hair dryer for the glue se
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Two tips. First - use a drop of super glue gel to glue the guides in place to keep them from moving. Added bonus is no tape or bands to deal with while you are wrapping. Second - make a supplemental support that keeps the blank from flexing. I do these things to wrap fiberglass ice rod tips that can measure .less than .030 inches, so a fly rod tip would be a breeze by comparison! Goo
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Make sure that the rod is spinning perfectly true when applying finish or it will be nearly impossible to have an even edge.
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Ask the customer how long they want the grip. Everyone has different hand sizes and grip styles.
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Many of the most popular spinning rods for "sensitivity" when fishing jigs for walleyes are fairly long Extra Fast action rods in the 6'8" or longer range. The soft tip likely acts as a lever to transmit "feel" down the blank. An ice fishing rod that I built that surprised me by how sensitive feeling it is compared to other rods of similar length, is a light 42"
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Utmost is one of the best businesses to work with! Voice mail is not dependable - messages can get lost by the phone service provider, etc. For business transactions it's also cumbersome (phone tag) and time consuming for both parties so I'd much rather send an email.
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Mudhole's CRB SSR Match-Style Light-Duty Spinning Guides - Model MXG, etc. are very similar and well made. I hope that Pac Bay is just temporarily shifting its business focus due to supply chain issues in China, etc. and that their products will be back soon.
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Thanks Tom. I hope that this is a temporary adjustment by Pac Bay and that they'll be back. An innovative company with dependable quality at reasonable prices. They also have some products that I've found no substitute for like their FA30-570-100 arbors that I use as ice fishing rod grips.
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Seeing very few Pac Bay products available anywhere. Is it just supply chain issues, or are they not selling products for retail sale anymore?
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Eric Vossler is the designer of V-line blanks and a very highly regarded rod builder (the blanks are also sold through Mudhole.) This chart is his recommendation for number of guides and placement. As to guide size. Ask your friend what size spinning reel he plans to use to determine the stripper guide size - usually a 1000 size or so for a walleye rod. Tape the guides on and do a static
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All good replies. Alternatively, if you wrap a fly guide on as your tip top you'll never have to mess with getting the right size tube/fitting/gluing a tube tip top guide on again. Not hard to do with a little practice and/or a fixture to support the rod tip.
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<p>A crude prototype, but it works well. An attachment to the thread carriage that has a small "bridge" piece with about a 1/16" hole between the parts for the blank to fit through. Also works well for wrapping the other guides that are on the springy part of the blank-just loosen the bridge to accomodate the larger dia. portion of the blank.&
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Will photos be allowed in the message forum soon? While the separate photo site is good for user photo albums, it's awkward to not be able to directly post a pertinent photo on the forum with a question, or in response to a question.
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For wicking the extra epoxy from guide feet, I use a toothpick or tiny piece of lint-free paper towel folded in half (so the fuzzy torn edge doesn't contact the epoxy.) I agree with Robert for using nitrile gloves while building rods. Many plusses to wearing gloves: Keeps skin oil off the blank/thread If using a hand wrapper, MUCH better grip on the blank so better control and less
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Mike Morrison Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Roger, Great Advice and well taken, I have > installed an Air purification system Dust > collector which definitely helps, also constantly > vacuuming. > When i try removing by a wipe of the blank it will > just line up so i use masking tape to remove it. > Thanks for the links! > &
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Several good directions suggested to take this repair Rick. Probably ask the client how far he wants to go with this? A full strip and restore, or a minimalistic paint and/or underwrap repair for the guides he asked to be replaced? If a minimal approach, find out his thoughts on adding an underwrap (and what color - "matching" or contrasting) that includes the area between the guide f
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With a rod that old I would guess it has sentimental value and that the customer wants to retain the original look and finish so probably best not to strip the finish/paint to repaint, and just try to blend the repair in with some spot painting. What color is it? If a standard white, black, etc. a light coat of Rust-o-leum 2X, etc. would work and cover with guide epoxy. The "pits"
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The sponsor's list bold font is much easier to read than the forum headings - can that font be used for the forum headings? The "wide aspect" computer screens made now are nice, but the size is misleading because vertically they are smaller unless you go to at least a 24 inch monitor and the VERTICAL size of the screen is the controlling factor for the font size displayed.
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I don't think I'd trust anything magnetic. Vibration, pot holes, traffic related hard stops or fast cornering, and shifting cargo could all be issues. I've used a "cargo bar" to hold down rods in the back of pickup that have reel protector covers on them for a cushion, but that's in lined bed and with no other cargo. With the cargo bar method, place the rod butt against the end of th
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Are you sure you really want a 6 foot long noodle rod? It seems like it would be very difficult to control a soft noodle tip on a rod that long for a finesse presentation? A couple more options besides those mentioned:. Build a UL tubular rod and put an adjustable/removable spring bobber on it like a St. Croix. Extend the butt of a 36 to 48" noodle rod using a scrap tubular rod b
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Like has been said, there are a lot of ways to color epoxy finish. I've used powdered jig paint and even different colors of the same product can require different mix ratios, so be sure that you mix a test batch or so with the finish that you use.to make certain that you get the color you want, AND a workable consistency. I also use a scale to measure the pigment so that i can repeat a color m
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Mychael - If you've been using mono/fluorocarbon line on the rod, switching to braid with a fluoro leader will increase the rod's hook setting power, but changing the guide placement won't increase the power or change the action.
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David - I grind the sides of the guide feet to be close to the width of the blank, but NOT as thin as some of the thinnest ice rod tips. Grinding them down to about .045 wide on say a .034 wide blank works fine for me. Be sure to dunk them in water before and during grinding them to not to overheat the guide feet - too much heat can take the temper out of the foot. I also grind a small angle o
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Todd - we're all ignorant about some things, but only the smartest among us admit it and channel that "ignorance" into curiosity to learn more about those subjects! My statement about the wrapped on guide weighing less wasn't as clearly written as it could have been. The weight I referred to is not a perceptible amount of weight that someone will feel in their hands, but it's less w
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I've used both tube style tip tops and wrapped on a fly guides. Either is fine. My preference is to wrap on a guide. A wrapped on fly guide weighs less, they always match the rest of the guides,and they ALWAYS fit - no searching for tube guides that are often too large or small for a perfect fit. Some people also don't like the abrupt transition/stress point of having the long hard metall
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Besides using ligatures or super glue. to hold your tip guides in place on a noodle rod, either make or buy a tip support for wrapping the tip guides - it makes wrapping the tip guides MUCH easier. "Muddog" makes an add-on support for the Mudhole hand wrapper that is very popular, and there are various DIY designs posted on the web if you do a Google search.
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At most i would sand off the finish if they are blanks that have a heavy finish coat on them, and even that I would have reservations about. Maybe try experimenting with different lines to get the casting characteristics that you're looking for with those blanks. Not to mention going with a LARGER spool reel to increase casting efficiency.
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Yellow by its nature is going to fade - look at yellow cars after a couple years or so. Neon Orange could be a better option if he'd like that. Pigment or powder paint can be added to the thread finish to make the neon wraps much brighter. I haven't used their neon yellow, but Mudhole's neon green in plain or NCP is NOT EVEN CLOSE to the bright color shown in the catalog or on their s
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You said that the lock nut will not thread on it. If that is because the threads don't extend all the way to the "new end" of the barrel, maybe just cut off a bit of the threaded barrel to get to the threaded portion so that the lock nut will go on. The reel seat threads are usually too long anyway.
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