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[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by MITCHELL

CRB offers a life time guarantee on their blanks, if you brake one on a fish just cut the brake and ship it in for inspection. I have only broke one rod fighting a fish in my
life time and it was a sheephead with a pistol grip boron rod and the handle broke. Fenwick said an air bubble got in the mold and gave me a brand new Fenwick gold wing

Fenwick made some nice rods. There are a few brands that have blank warranties. There is always a chance that they may not accept the warranty.

Light blue and dark blue make a nice color theme. My rods all have a brown thread in them. Nothing flashy, but makes them identifiable.

I had two sets of Cuda Brand bait scissors fail. The first time they honored the warranty, and the second time they did not for the same exact metal failure.

[MITCHELL]

John

[MITCHELL]

But not sure if the 2 bigfoot guides are right, I could have them backwards anybody know.
The dark blue is light action and the light blue is medium light action. which means on the same size fish the dark blue rod would be bent more. the charts I followed didn't say light was top of the list on CRB premium list I followed. It saved me the hassle of doing a static test.
Kind of a mind twister...I'm bent on thinking about that 🤔

[MITCHELL]

With a more bent rod you would need shorter gaps between the guides to keep line from touching the blank. until till you get to the stiffest part of the blank with minimum bend.

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by MITCHELL

With a more bent rod you would need shorter gaps between the guides to keep line from touching the blank. until till you get to the stiffest part of the blank with minimum bend.

Even 2 of the same exact blank can be slightly different as to where the best placement for guides is.

Once the tip has been installed correctly in reference to the blank spine, I usually attach the guides with rubber bands or tape to adjust positions so that the line never touches the blank. Sometimes, I will use electric tape for a more permanent temporary solution to try the rod out a few times fishing and see how it performs before installing the guides permanently with thread and varnish.

I had problems with ceramic inserts popping out of the guides when using the rod tubes on the Hobie Pro Anglers. I prefer to use Carboloy guides with the middle support for my kayak rods. The middle support makes the guides just a little more durable for the abuse they take while fishing on the kayak.

[MITCHELL]

Doing a static test use to be fun. I had the rack on my truck all set up with a c clamp and a metal rod holder for that. a heavy block with a motorcycle tie down.
Bending the blank is the fun part. The fresh water light guides were so small I could barely pick them up let alone tape to a blank and then have them spin and slip on the blank. Plus medical issues take all the fun out of it. If it were a 10ft phenix blank you bet I would. Spinning rod not critical all the guides are pointing down the line can only go from guide to guide.

[MITCHELL]

It was a wet one, you might say a christening of the two poles I wrapped. Being handycap with artists in both knees along with DVT it was chair 💺 fishing for me one pole as far as I could cast with power bait cheese 🧀 on the bottom in pole holder and the other pole casting spoons and mini jigs from the 💺 only got one dink 3in that fell off the hook I think it was a bass on a Thomas Boyant. Across the lake was a truck on the lauching ramp that looked like the stocking trout truck but didn't see it they put any trout in the lake. The stock was supposed to be early in the week. It rained on and off after 9am I fished from 8 till 2pm for a skunk but the young man that ask if he could fish next to me got his limit of trout they were boiling shallow in the afternoon
I tried a little walking but gave up after slipping in the mud but did not fall in the water.

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by MITCHELL

John

Thanks bro!