Lets see some custom sticks. 2024

jayhawkfishin reply :

I enjoy looking at some of the custom rods that people put on here. Lets so some of

your guys best work. I don't have anthing to show but i am sure some of the guys on

here have a few sweet looking rods.

Triton_Mike reply :

Here is my custom spinning rod that I made up. I absolutely love this design

justtrying reply :

Quote from Triton Mike -

"Here is my custom spinning rod that I made up. I absolutely love this design."

yeah, he loves it - and I Do Too - But, he won't give it to me! ...will you mike, will you, huh, huh??? ...just Half kidding.

hey, since so many have contacted you about it, why don't you hook up w/reelmech or george (or someone) & make one for sale? i know you don't have the time to build them, but, it sure is popular.

langs15 reply :

Just wondering Triton_Mike, but whats that extension on the rod near the reel? I have seen a few of these on other rods and wondering what it does and all.

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

RM- THis rod is "reel" close to what I described to you awhile back when inquiring about building a spinning rig. If Mike's answers send you in the right direction, I'll sponsor a "development" rod for you to experiment on. PM if interested.

vtbassin reply :

I finally finished this spinning rod. It is a St Croix 6' 3" MXF . This balanced very nicely. I feels good in my hand. I need to get out and fish it!!

langs15 reply :

What did you do with it?

langs15 reply :

Ohh, the cork at the end of it?

vtbassin reply :

backyard casting ;D have fun and embarrass the kids ;D

langs15 reply :

I don't get it...explain to me...im a bit tired of thinking..d**n school.

guest reply :

4 days were are the pics of custom sticks...... :-?

Triton_Mike reply :

justtrying, George Roth can most certainly and does make this type of design on a spinning rod. He actually put the idea in my head for this design. He had a rod designed similiar to the rod I have there but he had a bit longer hand grip and I just put a button of cork on both ends thinking that hand grip serves no purpose on a spinnin rod anyway.

I don't know what extension your referring to whomever asked that question??? Can you be more specific??

A little bird told me that an up and coming commercial company might be offering a rod similiar to the design you see above . It's not carved in stone but it might

T Mike

langs15 reply :

The balancing cork thingy at the end of the rod.

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

That's just a cork butt end.

langs15 reply :

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That's just a cork butt end.

Oh..isn't that the balance thing that some companies offer on their rods?, it's like the extention for balancing purposes?

guest reply :

It's just a 3-4 ring tapered butt grip, with a rubberized cork cap, that's it nothing more. The rod is built with the seat placed at a certain point on the blank for Mike's preferred balance point with that reel size on it.

Tight Wraps Builders!

langs15 reply :

Oh, learning something new every day!

Alpster reply :

Here's a couple of recent fly rod builds and spinning rod I am just starting. Click on the thumbnail to see picture.

Ronnie

THEbassmaster reply :

nice rods everyone! ronnie, what kind of fighting butt cap is that? i am new and dont know how to do a rod like your 2nd pic. if you could help me out on that because i am going to start a spinning reel soon and want one of those on mine. thanks

aaron

Alpster reply :

Arron,

The rod in the second pic became another rod all together, those were just pieces of cork I had laying around and I pieced them together for the picture. That particular butt cap was a longer handle that I cut off and was going to sand it up real nice on the lathe. You can buy ready made butt caps that are real nice from several sponsors on this board, if you don't have a lathe to turn em yourself. You can download the "Mud Hole" catalog from their website as a pdf and shop on line. I do a lot of buisness with them. I actually replaced all the cork on that rod (G-loomis Slate IMX) with eva foam with a pre-made foam butt cap and I really like the way it turned out. It's hard to get a picture right now, as it's turning on the dryer. I will post a picture on this thread when I am finished in a day or two. I hope this is helpfull.

Ronnie

THEbassmaster reply :

ok, thanks. when you put the pieces of cork on do you just epoxy them? i have seen in Mudhole the butt caps, but the are screw in. can you get them wo you can put them on without a screw in? i really like the design and am going to try it when i get the materials. thanks

aaron

Alpster reply :

As promised, a few pics of the finished "Slate" split grip with foam. I am pleased with how it turned out. I'll let it cure for a few days, but I can't wait to fish with it.

Ronnie

THEbassmaster reply :

nice rod! those butt caps done screw in do they? all the ones on Mudhole screw in. do you just hollow it out for the blank then epoxy it in? nice rod, keep em' coming.

aaron

Alpster reply :

The butt cap does not screw in, you can buy it at 'mudhole.com' here is the link.

http://shop.mudhole.com/s.nl/it.A/id.6012/.f?sc=2&category=12

Foam is especially easy to fit if you buy the right size, relative to your blank.

Ronnie

justtrying reply :

hey, cool looking outfit. that 'ol stella stuck on the handle ain't so shabby either. they really make a nice match.

..i haven't tried any foam yet - still having enough trouble w/cork! LOL ...i am turning some wood for a few special rods, however. ,,,man, this rod building Kills your fishing time.

**ps - and, apparently, our parents burdened us w/the same first name, so, just send me all the things you own, 'cause they belong to ronnie & they're Mine! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

ronnie

Alpster reply :

Ronnie,

Rod building does eat some time, but there is nothing like catching a nice fish on a rod you crafted yourself. I have a lathe but have not yet tried a wood handle. I can't wait to fish with this setup. I just signed up for a tournament in 3 weeks and I plan to win it with this rig. I can send you my stuff but you also get the bills. :'( Post some pics of some of your work.

Ronnie

what reply :

i dont know witch is worth more the rod or the reel

guest reply :

Actually the rod is worth more (the most important piece of the system).

The rod cast the lure not the reel, the rod feels the bite not the reel, the rod sets the hook not the reel.

The reels only duty is to hold and payout the line and haul the fish in......

Tight Wraps Builders!!!!

justtrying reply :

reelmech is right (big surprise )

in the last year, i've bought a few THOUSANDS of dollars worth of reels. they work, look & feel, Great, but, their duty is to reel in the fish. the rods duty is to feel that subtle "tic" & enable you to distinguish it from a myriad of other sensations that have been transmitted to your hand/brain.

that's one of the reasons custom rods are worth the time & effort they take.

no, off the shelf, rod, can match the person, the reel, the type of fishing, etc., like a custom rod.

i may never become a rod builder, but, the time i've already put into it, has shown me how important a rod really is.

earthworm77 reply :

Triton Mike, I know Kistler and Gblanks offer something similar. That design is my fave as well. Split rear grip, no foregrip and very little behind the reel seat too. The less clunky the design, the more polished everything feels. I admire the work on the rod with the hypolon split design but to me it looks like the butt is very big and the extra foam in front of the reel seat wouldn't be something I'd utilize. I like the foam on the reel seat. I normally use skeletal seats but the option of a little more comfort is appealing.

Triton_Mike reply :

Thanks Earthworm for the compliments. I can't say I came up with that design on my own but several custom builders I have seen have variations of this one but I am one of the first (that I have seen) to use a button on either end of the reel seat. My good buddy George Roth had one with a button up front but a longer grip on the back of the seat along with the split grip. He's the one that put that bug in my head for the 2 buttons. But I love the design. Rumor has it a new rod company is going to come out with a spinning rod design just like the one you see in the pic . I'll know something after Icast

I agree the butt end on the hypalon is HUGE!! I'd personally trim it down some.

T Mike

Alpster reply :

You guys are right! ;D That foam butt is "BUTT UGLY". It's hard to see from my avatar, that I have rhuematoid arthritis (more than 20 years now) . If you look at my earlier posts on this thread, you will see that I had this same blank & reel seat fitted with a tiny butt and small button corks on both sides (not yet sanded) just to satisfy my curioisity. My poor old hands just couldn't make this awesome 'stella' reel work with this set up. I opted for the eva foam and the finished rod you see in the pics, mostly because my deformed fingers can handle it (larger diameter of handle & butt) better. I am not complaining, I am very blessed that I can still fish, let alone half way wrap a rod. I am impressed with Triton_Mike's rod, and that is what I was trying to emulate when I realized it has to be handicapped accessible.

I love this forum and am greatfull for what I learn here. There's still nothing like fishing!

Ronnie

guest reply :

Alpster,

I think you did a great job on that rod...That's the sweet thing about custom rods. It was produced for you, and your way of fishing, no matter whether you have a slight handicap or not. As long as the rod feels good to you and produces the result you were after, that's all that counts..

Enjoy the rod....

Tight Lines!!!

George Welcome reply :

Split handled spinning or baitcasting rods:

http://www.imaginationbassin.com/gblanks.htm

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