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TheFisherman321 | Sat Sep-29-01 02:30 PM |
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#201, "RE: Trout plug rod"
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What do you know so far? What kinda guides, grips (hypalon or cork tape), etc are you going to use? I have a rod here that has one of the heavy duty graphite reel seats by fugi. I believe it is model DPS22, but it is very light and will take an abu style foot, or the bigger reel foot if you ever decide to put say a 15/30 on it. For hypalon, i would use say 8 inch rear and a 10 inch fore if you like to hold the front grip more, or say a 10 inch rear and 6 inch fore if your looking for more of a typical style casting rod. Thosse are just what i would suggest, but i have been known to be wrong too. Also, just for fun, what colors are you gonna use, and do you have a power wrapper? Im a rodbuilder and am just curious. Drop me a line at Boatless4now@cs.com if you wanna hook up to kayak fish around SLO area, or talk rodbuilding.
Till Later, Joel
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Jacques | Mon Oct-01-01 02:32 AM |
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#205, "RE: Trout plug rod"
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Hi Phil! I recently built a Calstar 800L - thanks to the info and advice gleaned from this site. I went with a 13" hypalon rear grip, a Fuji trigger reelseat (size 22) and a 41/2" hypalon foregrip. These grip dimensions feel "right" for me. With Fuji NSG SIC guides, gunmetal grey underwrap and dark green overwrap with silver trim, the rod looks really good. I also tried the "Spiral Wrap" method of positioning the guides - looks unusual, but the rod is very stable when loaded under stress. Now all I have to do is find those Florida strain Bass and start showing them the big baits! Whatever you decide to go with, enjoy your new rod - its great to build your own - its even better when you catch something on it! Regards and Tight Lines! Jacques
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