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<p>Waterslide decal over white NCP thread.</p>
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<p>Waterslide decal over silver metallic A.</p>
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<p>Mettler poly sheen multi 100% polyester with no CP</p>
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Cool idea, you could even do non-linear scales to make it look more fishy.
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Good one! Looks like a dare for who can get the most responses from rod building experts. Nothing gets people wrankled like a good ol' spine debate, especially one arguing "feel".
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I agree the 9wt should be fine for systems with less flow. Let us know how it goes.
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Aaron Wilde Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rick sodke Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I built a spiral wrapped casting rod for float > > fishing on a discontinued 11'6" 4 piece Batson > > spey blank. > > The blank was rated as a 7wt with ERN: 10.16, > AA: > > 68. >
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I built a spiral wrapped casting rod for float fishing on a discontinued 11'6" 4 piece Batson spey blank. The blank was rated as a 7wt with ERN: 10.16, AA: 68. I find it underpowered for casting a 30g float properly balanced, but okay with 25g float. My favorite float rod (Rainshadow XST1263F-2) is ERN: 12.55, AA: 77 but of course only 2pc. I would look for a fly blank with an ERN o
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Nothing. Cork has closed cells so any coating will only be on the surface. I prefer the feeling of raw cork sanded to 1200-3000 grit.
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130lb braid is chosen for capacity and abrasion resistance on sturgeon scutes. The rod will never see 130 lbs of force. A Shimano TLD-20 has 23lbs of drag. This provides tons of stopping power and is more than enough to pull you in the water.
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meh. Only 4 piece rods for me (fly).
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Choose good cork, plan your cork ring stack to minimize the voids at each point in the grip and leave the voids. IMO filler looks cheap.
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For west coast Steelhead I use the Batson XST1263 6-12lb, 3/8-3/4oz and it is an awesome as a spiral wrapped float rod. Fast action, fast recovery. ERN: 12.55, AA: 77 It may be too powerful for Great Lakes steelhead. I don't see a 1262 in their product listing, so you'd have to go down to 9'6" XST1142F to get to 2 power. I'm surprised the MHX doesn't have faster recovery, though I've n
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Micro-Mesh Sanding Pads I really like the feel of cork when it is finished with 3200 grit. You would think it would be slippery but it isn't.
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I have 2 MHX F905's purchased at different times and both measured to ERN:5.75, AA = 74 before wrapping. I didn't weigh the blank.
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Many saltwater rods have high ERN and high AA. DC FT 8wt has ERN = 10.63, so consider 8wt or 9wt. Lots of good choices here, including the deflection arcs:
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Likely he measured them. There is a lot of talk about ERN and AA, but don't ignore CCF (Common Cents Frequency). It is the only dynamic portion of CCS and it defines how RESPONSIVE the blank is when using a specific fly line. When you find a rod/line combination that fits your casting stroke and application you can reliably predict which line will "work" for you on any given blank.
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Steelhead even belong to the Genus "Salmo" - which > would make them salmon, from a scientific point of > view. From an advertising point of view it's > better to have both steelhead and salmon blanks > and ignore the fact that the blanks are as > physically identical as the fish them
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Thanks for the information Don. Great response. It would be nice to see the 18/8 compared to a straight 18 ring stripper but it certainly looks promising.
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Don @ American Tackle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Extensive testing and high speed filming from many > different companies (American Tackle included) > clearly shows large waves and line slap that > continues through the guide train... the stripper > guide in casting and fly situations works the same > as spinning... gathers, controls
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No. Just build them so that the bow is up. The weight of components will straighten the blank somewhat.
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Bob McKamey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hello Jason -- Here is a link to a MHX - 10' - 5 > wt fly blank --- > > d-Blank-F105-4-MHX -- and also a 10' - 4 wt - > > -Blank-F104-4-MHX -- Thank You Mudhole MHx 10' 4wt ERN: 5.4, AA: 70, CCF: 75 as a 5wt. This is my favorite stillwater rod.
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Unfortunate that they don't have the 10 foot Revelation series in a 4 piece. 2 piece is of no use to me.
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Exactly. The Sage "Konnetic" material used in the One is probably the wrong material.
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Trying to understand your numbers - an ERN in the > low 7's is going to be more stiff than the rod you > say is already too stiff (ERN 6.9). > > ........... When most people talk about the rod action they are really talking about responsiveness. Overlining a rod has minimal impact on AA but a hug
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Mudhole doesn't list CCS values for their 10 foot blanks. I previously asked them and they said that they didn't have them. For Coho Salmon I am currently using a Sage One 5 wt 9'6" rod with 6 weight shooting head lines and am finding it still too stiff (ERN: 6.9, AA:72, CCF:83 as a 6wt). Based on other Mudhole blanks I know that the ERN and CCF are better matched for my casting style (c
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Why not one guide to transition to the bottom of the blank? I would think a simple spiral would solve this problem.
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Thanks Bob. That'll work. That is my email, but I received no response from you or anyone at CRB. Perhaps it's in your outbox (??) Consider providing this information to Mudhole. Bad information is worse than no information (but not much).
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I talked to Mudhole. They said they didn’t have a scale to weigh one so rely on the posted weight. Super helpful. No idea where it was posted.
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