Could one of you give me a short lesson on what a gimbal is and what it is used for?
Thanks - Tim
Could one of you give me a short lesson on what a gimbal is and what it is used for?
Thanks - Tim
I’ll assume you mean on a HD fishing rod?
The gimbal socket can either be fastened to say a fighting chair…or even a belt supported by the fishermans shoulders and it intended to support the physical weight of a “deep sea” rod. ( Them boogers can get REAL heavy) With the possibility of a huge capacity reel and the physical weight of the rod itself…a person would tie very quickly if they had to support all that weight without assistance.
Sully - Thanks. I figured it was something along that line. My cousin wants me to make him a HD rod however I think it might be beyond my limited experience and expertise. I found a picture of one attached to the butt of a rod which brings another question. Would you affix the gimbal directly to the rod blank or onto the rear grip?
Thanks again.
Tim
From guys that I used to run around with that DID make such jumbo rods…
The Gimbel of the combo goes on the rod BLANK. ( the very end) and SOLIDLY mounted.
Maybe…???..what he really needs is a rod with a HEAVY duty " fighting butt" on it???
Sully Don’t know if he would want a gimbal or not. I was exploring rod components on the net this AM before I call him this afternoon. He does a lot of striper fishing in San Fran Bay plus they go out into the Pacific for salmon & bottom fish.
Thanks again
Tim