I finished this over the weekend. It is a 7' 8/9 weight on a casting blank. Pretty stiff, I will try a 9 wf floating maybe a 10 wf floating. I thought it would be good for big bass gurglers and wind resistant poppers. -Greg-
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I finished this over the weekend. It is a 7' 8/9 weight on a casting blank. Pretty stiff, I will try a 9 wf floating maybe a 10 wf floating. I thought it would be good for big bass gurglers and wind resistant poppers. -Greg-
Nice build. Do you turn your own cork?
Trout don't speak Latin.
This is the first cork grip I have turned. I had only done a couple fighting butts before. Yesterday I turned a grip for a seven weight, it only took a few minutes and it's fun to do. I also wanted to try out the macro setting on my Pentax. In full size it makes the Gudebrod A thread look like rope!
That's my next project. a 7' 9wt for fishing saltwater out of the kayak.
Greg
What blank did you use and why did you choose it ?
The simpler the outfit, the more skill it takes to manage it, and the more pleasure one gets in his achievements.
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Nice clean build Greg. Nice job on the grip as well, mixing in the green burl to match the trim on the wraps.
Thanks, Smernsky. It's nice to get a compliment from you, you do nice work. In fact, your grips inspired me to do this one. It's a start.
Dudley, it is a Batson IP840. I thought it would be fun for stripers and largemouth.
I decided on it based on the CCS data from Rodbuilder.org.
http://www.superbob.org/CC_Data.htm
It is a ultra light med-fast action casting rod, which should translate to a fast action fly rod. It has the power of a 8/9 weight. I lawn casted it with a wf8f, with 30'-40' of line out, a very tight loop with a fast action. Probably better with a wf9f. I would like to try it with one of the Sage bass lines. I might try a 10 if I can get my hands on a cheap wf10f.
I have more ideas on this if you're interested.
Greg
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