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Modified rod
Problem- nine year old that is 4ft. 3in. He cannot handle a nine foot rod. my thought was to modify an old five weight three piece. I would discard the butt of the rod and build a butt section onto the middle piece of the rod. Has anyone done this before, my guess is that after altering the rod, it would effectively make it a three or four weight? Any comments would be appreciated.
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Hey 2LH,
I am always seeking older/damaged rods
just to see what they will do when I make
them shorter. Some have been quite pleasing
and some have been disappointing. I use a
dremel motor with a cuttoff wheel to chop
the rods where I desire, match up sizes and
create ferrils from the scrap. After cutting, I use fine wet/dry paper to remove
sharp edges and wrap and epoxy exposed
outside joints. The mechanics of the process is quite simple and enjoyable.
Predicting finished results is less of a
science. Good luck. Warm regards, Jim
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You can also pickup a forecast 7'6" blank for about $25. I just finished a 9' blank. These are nice blanks
Allyn
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Hook and hackle also has some shorter forecast blanks...I think they have the 5' blanks like JP Ross uses for his beaver meadows rods.
Dropping the butt section of a multiple piece blank will slow the action down, but that's not always a bad thing. It sure is fun to experiment though!
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dropping the butt section from the assembly won't necessariyly change the line requirement for the rod. it will impact the action but the line wt will probably remain the same.
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I just built a forecast 7 1/2' 4 wt 4 pc. for a 7 y.o. and I have to say it's a really nice rod. Casts a 4 or 5 wt line well and the kid can actually cast it into a 3' circle with regularity at 20'. The rod will throw 45 - 50' of line easily. I might get one for myself to keep in the car. put single foot guides on it using sage guide spacing and had a reelseat laying around the house. I don't have more than $35 in the rod. Got the blanks at HookHack.com for under $15.
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Cabelas has a 6'-6" 4wt 'Stowaway' rod blank for about $30...might be a simple solution.