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Posts: 3 06/28/09 10:08 AM |
hi there..I'm new to ur group,however, looking for advice in how I should go about making a two piece rod out of a single piece graphite blank of 79".
It was the top section of a former 10 1/2', in which it had it's dermis, when it took on a king salmon of over 40lbs.+ in a river, the butt section
actually exploded!
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Posts: 450 06/29/09 7:21 AM Forum Supporter
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I would cut it and install a spigot ferrule. make the spigot out of a piece of solid fiberglass taken from an old solid fibergalss casting or spin rod, an ice
rod, or a solid fiberglass arrow; just sand it down to size. be sure to wrap the female spigot and the male spigot to prevent the graphite from splitting after
the cut. There are several old books which describe this method in great detail,Custom Rod Building or fiberglass rodmaking by Clemens are two most popular.Mel
marshall's book, How to Make Your own fishing rods is another.
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Posts: 3 06/29/09 8:57 AM |
pearow..
..thank u, I do have one of Clemen's books, the first one, and I'll check through it, just didn't want to waste a 'fast' tip. Haven't decided to make it into either a 'fly' or 'spinning' rod yet..I do have both that i play with. The fly rod is an old 'Scott bamboo', and the graphite is a 6'3",3wt.,TFO [I'm fortunate to have "Springbrook" here in my city]..with a spinning rod that is a 5 1/2 ' two piece GLoomis, of years ago..which can not be replaced. However, after reading in this forum, the thought of making it into a UL Fly is starting to be more appealing...thanks again for ur advise.........................Wolfie.
Last Edited By: Wolfiex 06/29/09 4:11 PM.
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Posts: 450 06/29/09 1:50 PM Forum Supporter
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you can also extend the butt of that tip piece with a piece of fiberglass or graphite rod; maybe a piece off the butt which you broke. By extending the butt
you will alter where the cut is to be made and it will change the weight rod youre making it into; even 4 inches will make a difference. The reelseat and the
grip will hide the extension and only you will ever know. I use gorilla glue to glue in the butt insert. a 5 inch extension will make you a 7 foot rod. The
extension can be up to 10 inches long and still be covered by the grip/reelseat.
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Posts: 3 06/29/09 4:10 PM |
 ..now that's a good point..and then if I added a
piece to the butt, it would still be in the ultra light class, but a very fast action fly rod. And that won't be a bad thing for me..pretty well all of my
rods are 'fast tip', except the Scottie. Even my Spey rod is of fast action, and that is only my preference. Here in my city, there are 2 rivers and
one the Elbow is ideal for either UL rod, good width and high light over head cover, with browns, rainbows, and rockie mountain whitefish up to 3lbs. Thanks
again m8.......Wolfie
Last Edited By: Wolfiex 06/29/09 4:15 PM.
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