[614058]

Hey Capt Neil,

I've got myself another rod. This one is a 9 footer. It was originally 7 or 7.5 feet but the person who threw it out added some length with a metal pipe.

It appears to be a yellow E-glass rod. It's not a heavy stick. It's got a fast tip that goes into a moderate bend.

The problem is, the guy before me had double foot guides on it and to cover the epoxy stains, I'll have to go with them. I plan on using a 6500 Nautil sized reel on this rod with 30lb Powerpro.

What size/style/placement of guides would you go with? I have Dale Clemen's book but I don't know if his stuff is up to date? What do you think?

 

[Captneilf]

Patrick

Hi,

Sounds like you are rebuilding a rod. If so, after stripping the guides, thread and epoxy, I would use a scuff pad on the blank to remove the smooth finish. Then clean with 91% isopropyl alcohol or denatured alcohol.

Purchase color pigment from an auto body store to closely match the rod or change color. Mix this pigment in a mix of finish epoxy. Mix well and coat the blank. Rotate rod on drying machine for at least 4 hrs.

Now you can use the guides of your choice.

It will look like a new rod.

 

[skatemaster]

I do a rod like this every few decades. Are you keeping the metal pipe? Sounds heavy. If you were to saw off the metal pipe, put on a cork tape butt, tape the reel to the cork tape, and wrap 4 guides, you could be done by the end of the weekend. Quick and dirty looks good in surf rods. Ton of Montauk guys strapping VS's to a rod that is all plain black thread and electrical tape. Makes you look "extreme" The standard in guides seems to be Fuji Hardloy, but you could use anything, and just redo it if you don't like it. If you don't know that it is a good blank for your needs, why invest a ton of effort/$ into it unless you are into rod building.

(This post edited by skatemaster on 04/11/2003)

 

[614058]

I am keeping the pipe. It's not that heavy and it adds to the rod. It would be a slow action blank but the rod stiffens it up and it's now a moderate bend.

I am going with cork tape. I'm gonna do a maroon color with a honey yellow underwrap. It will look good. I was thinking about hardaloys with a sic tip.