Quick to learn
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Nicely whipped but the high build is the difficult bit to get right. Its almost impossible to get right without practice, patience and a rod turner.
If I was to be constructive i would say the whippings don't need to be quite so long, they are only for holding the foot of the ring in place and extra whipping adds extra weight.
A bit of butchers tape does the job for me!
fish fingers
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andy the whippings are that long as he was keeping them the same as the manufacturers 1,s as for extra weight this has got to be minuscule i,m sure this wouldn't get you any extra yards on your cast if even inches next time i see danny i,ll ask him see what he thinks lol
The weight is small but it's really noticeable between a fully built rod and a lightly built rod.
And it does help add distance , how much noboby knows but every little helps, thats why nearly all the top tourney casters use lightly built rods with taped on minima rings. The rods are lighter, recover quicker and dont have as much tip wobble. It helps reduce crackoffs.
Dont forget manufacturers want to sell rods so they have to look nice in the rod rack!
Whipped rings are definitely more durable, but tape does the job but doesn't look pretty!
Ian Alexander
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That's a good job that James, especially for a first attempt!!
Regards Ian
Regards Ian
fish fingers
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thanks topbanna he is very hands on and quick to learn he used to practice on a old broken rod i had with the spare threads what i had left i,ll have to watch him carefully with the high build as andy says take abit of trial and error and is to exspensive to waste but i,m sure he,ll do a good job under my guidance
fish fingers
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your dead right about crack offs and recovery totally agree if you can video some1 and show in slow motion you can see how the rod recovers fast or slow and i remember reading a report with philtherod saying the same thing about the crackoffs and he uses single leg guides on the tip to aid recovery or something like that he said and lots of people think it is always the leader knot catching but not all the time
fish fingers
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its a small world gordon lol its his own rod and trevor b4 u start it,s also a big world with small people or is it big world with little people you,ve got me all confused you little man or are you big hell i do,nt know lol
codseeker
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fkn hell stan ya got me brain done in now ..small world with big people and lil people in a big world why dont they just mix together and be little and large
codseeker
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Even pig people are little people in a a big world
pig people now thats just pure greed
Even pig people are little people in a a big world
ha m8, wats gannin on..........?
endurothumpers
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That's a cracking whipping and under whipping job it looks as good as any I've seen from any rod builder.cant wait to see what his high building looks like he's took to rod building like a duck to water.
chris elliott
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threads upon threads,great craic,mr fish fingers ive got the rod thompson axellerator blank as you suggested for the backcaster conversion for use with the scarboro reel,the lad can make it his first project if you supervise it,im up there at the end of july,i can drop it off, and take as much time as you need if the lad wants to take it on,will give you the wedge up front:yltype:
