Rod handles
Sep 6, 2019 14:16:46 #
Hello, I am trying to figure out why some rods have two cork handles with a space between them all below the reel. What is the purpose? Is it a balance or feel thing? Or are the just saving money on materials? Just curious. Thanks for your enlightenment in advance.
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Sep 6, 2019 15:27:34 #
Not a clue ! Don't like 'em, so I just don't buy 'em ! I just hope they don't start screwing up my favorites
(UglyStiks) that way !
(UglyStiks) that way !
Sep 6, 2019 15:30:23 #
That is what I have too. I love the ugly stick. I did a little more research on line and it seems to be a feel thing for people fishing with lures. I just don't like the looks of them.
Sep 6, 2019 16:35:20 #
Matter of personal choice/taste, I guess ! Also, I once bought a cheaper rod as a temporary substitute when I accidentally broke about 18 inches off the tip of one of my better rods ! Action and 'feel' were okay, but shortly after buying it, while trying to get unsnagged from some submerged structure, I had to change my grip and grabbed it at the base of the handle; BIG MISTAKE !
Handle broke off at mid-point; the blank (rod-core) didn't extend to the butt end ! Since it was just cork with no interior support, it snapped accordingly ! Now, any rod I buy with a cork handle gets inspected and researched first ! Just hoping Shakespeare doesn't ever go that route with their UglyStiks !
Handle broke off at mid-point; the blank (rod-core) didn't extend to the butt end ! Since it was just cork with no interior support, it snapped accordingly ! Now, any rod I buy with a cork handle gets inspected and researched first ! Just hoping Shakespeare doesn't ever go that route with their UglyStiks !
Sep 6, 2019 17:30:15 #
Good point. I hadn't even considered it not going all the way through. Thank you.
Sep 6, 2019 18:22:51 #
Usually the reason for the two piece handle as opposed to a one piece solid handle is weight reduction. That few ounces of cork can get heavy after a few hundred casts.
Sep 6, 2019 19:36:31 #
charlykilo
Loc: Garden Valley Ca
Then reduce the reel capacity to 100 ft. That should be a big help. snerk
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Sep 6, 2019 19:56:53 #
But if you only bait a hook, cast it out, and sit and watch a float it don't matter how heavy your gear is. If you're bass fishing and casting a spinnerbaits a thousand times a day every ounce matters. Weight is one of the differences between a $50 reel and a $250 reel.
Sep 7, 2019 08:32:43 #
So then it is a weight and feel thing. Along with a little visual preference thrown in for good measure. Makes sense to me now.
Sep 7, 2019 18:04:29 #
It’s more of s marketing gimmick , the weight savings is negligible . I fish both but once in RH’s the blank maybget beat up if ur holders are short !
Nothing special it’s strictly preference , whatever .
Nothing special it’s strictly preference , whatever .
Sep 7, 2019 18:40:03 #
Two grips on my rods are, fore grip and rear grip. I use the fore grip when I need more leverage to land a fish. There is also a butt grip at the rear end of some rods (to better enable use of the fore grip by putting the butt grip against your stomach or in a butt grip holder). When I build my rods, the rod blank blank extends all the way through the Fore grip, reel seat, rear grip and into the butt grip. It would be totally incorrect to have the rod blank not go completely through all including the butt grip. The rod would fall apart with normal use.
Sep 7, 2019 19:05:20 #
Different rods for different types of fishing. I fish for bass and never use rod holders. I'm casting from the time I hit the water until I leave. Every gram of weight reduction makes a difference. I find that the lighter rods give me a better feel of what my lure is doing.
Sep 7, 2019 21:31:28 #
You are correct, different rods for different fish. A lot of my fishing is for Steelhead & Salmon, a bit heavier than Bass. Oceanic fish in some cases are much heavier than Steelhead or Salmon. Most fishing for them is by trolling and doesn't involve casting, but the fight is awesome. Fishing for larger fish, you need all the leverage you can get. Not to put down Bass fishing though, I love it all.
Sep 7, 2019 23:50:04 #
It is called "split grip" as both a rod maker and user, I don't like them. Maybe I am old fashioned about some things. To me i like a full length butt grip that I can place my hand any where. If i am going to save weight it will be in front of the reel and what is saved with a split rear Butt grip isn't that much. When I have stood on the bank casting literally all day for Steelhead and Salmon drift fishing, the split grip is not what I need. Also good cork is becoming harder to find because of the demand, so the prices over the last few years have been increasing. My .02
Sep 8, 2019 00:03:56 #
Personally I don't like the looks of the split grips. But obviously some do or the wouldn't make them.
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