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About Fishing Products including Make Your Own => Build Your Own Fishing Rods => Topic started by: thedude on August 13, 2008, 08:37:54 PM

Title: "check" it out
Post by: thedude on August 13, 2008, 08:37:54 PM
did this grip over the weekend for a fellah in California... promises to do some stress testing on some 10lbers with it for me...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/bigdeadgreenhead/palehorse%20custom%20rods/IMG_0742.jpg)
i think i know what my next personal rod is gonna look like... why do i keep making the nice for ones for everyone else ???
Title: Re: "check" it out
Post by: Cheetam on August 13, 2008, 09:28:10 PM
Love it!  Did you modify that new fuji grip, or is it stock?  It looks almost like you took some material off of it.
Title: Re: "check" it out
Post by: thedude on August 13, 2008, 09:42:51 PM
no - thats just a stock fuji ACSM seat. same one that comes on the falcon cara and expert series rods.... i put them on all my rods and really like them. There are few easy mods to make both grooves go to the blank.... i like 'em as is though 8)
Title: Re: "check" it out
Post by: Cy on August 13, 2008, 10:36:32 PM
Did you build the cork handles?  What is in there regular and burnt cork or what?
Title: Re: "check" it out
Post by: thedude on August 14, 2008, 08:45:30 AM
yeah. they are burl cork and burnt rings. the ends are rubberized cork for durability.