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I have gotten into building rods, and from what I understand, that has to do with a combination of the size of the guides, and positioning along the rod. The rod could likely better contain the line with another guide, with the choker guides closer to the face of the reel. Tthis will have some...

let me preface this by saying I build rods, but have never done any repairs. From what I have read, you want to get a piece of blank to fit as an outer sleeve over the break. This section of blank must fit very very tightly with the existing rod, and ideally has the same flex characteristics...

I prefer 3/8 oz, double willow leaf style blades based on the waters I tend to fish. Because they tend to be weedy, I usually retrieve the spinnerbaits, burning it just over the weeds, ticking the weed tops preferably. I am not fussy about the type of swivel, nor the material of the frame...

Beauty pike! Almost makes me wanna brave the cold! Almost.

Hey guys, I am looking to pick up any broken fishing rod sections you might have laying around. I build fishing rods, and these scraps can be used to make various tools (reamers), ferrules and sleeves for repair and various other things. So, if you have any broken rod parts lying around that...

To expand on Dimitri's point, a good rod builder will know how to maximize the potential of the rod components they are building with. Aside from the varying grade of components, some components, such as the blanks, will each be unique. Even amongst other blanks of the exact same model; no 2...

WIth respect to the castability point brought up earlier, please note that 50 lb braid is approximately as thick as 12 lb mono. So, in terms of wind resistance, it should be no worse. I use 10-50 lb braid with 8-30 lb fluoro leader on all my rod and reel combos. I try to get away with the...

lb for lb... on ultralight panfish gear, I will take a large bluegill carp pike bass (haven't caught enough big smallies to differentiate between the 2) Of all of my fshing, my hardest fight was an 8 lb carp on ultralight panfish gear, followed by a foul hooked pike.

These are all very good possibilities. Braid hs poor abrasion resistance. If fishing rocky areas or areas with zebra mussels, and the fish run and rub the line against any of these, the fraying will eventually lead to breakage. Also, braid, while it has great tensile strength, is not very...

Pike can and will cut through braid; don't let anyone tell you they won't. I use braid for everything. I have used 25 lb fluoro leaders with success for pike, and have not been bitten off yet (knock on wood). For rigs specific to bass, I will tie a 8-12 lb fluorocarbon leader for ess...

That combo will be good as long as you are comfortable with the feel. If you like Shimano, around the price range of the Caenan, I would upgrade to the Citica as the Citica has an aluminum frame as opposed to the Caenan's graphite frame. Or, my preference would be to get a BPS Pro Qualifier...

That sounds like an awesome weekend man! Hey, maybe next time I go up there, if you are around, maybe I can take you on my boat so you can show me the ropes lol.

This year, I have had decent success using the Rage Tail Shad. Historically, I have ahd good success using the BPS version of the LC Sammy. I have caught on weedless frogs, jitterbugs, and poppers. I had one amazing day where my brother caught 50+ pike on those Rebel buzz frogs. They do...

I was also at the bog, and had very little luck. My buddy caught 2 bass and a couple of perch on some topwaters, spinners and swimbaits. I had 3 bass on the line on swimbaits, but did not get hooksets into them, and they came off. I did manage to land a rock bass on my new light action custom...

I would imagine so. All of my builds have been for friends locally thus far. However, the size and additional weight of the rod tube would make for some pretty expensive shipping I think.

The materials were in the $150 range because some of the components were Japanese custom parts. Further, the suppliers I purchased from are located in the states, and the shipping and duties add up. When I build rods, I try to order parts for multiple rods to save on shipping and duties.

So, I finished my wife's custom rod. Being a Star Wars nerd, I made her a light saber fishing rod. unfortunately, I could not figure out a way to include lights or sounds. However, it has a sparkly paint job. Here are the details of the rod: blank - MHX MB783 grip - eva foam (portions wrapped...

The colour depends on application for me. For reaction baits (crankbaits, spinnerbaits, etc.) I will use any colour, with green being my current preference. For these baits, I do not think brightly coloured braid will be too much a deterrent since the fish are reacting to a quickly moving...

I had posted this in the old forums, and am too lazy to copy and paste the whole thing. But this link is to my blog article with instructions on baitcasting. http://paininthebass.blogspot.com/2011/01/baitcasting-101.html If the mods remove the link, send me a pm and OI can send you the link.

I play MMORPG's, although not as heavily as I used to. I now build fishing rods and tinker with my fishing reels.