Rod Building (pic heavy)

Jrob78 · 03-27-10, 01:31 AM

I finally got around to taking a few pics of the rods I've built. So far I've done 3, a micro guide casting rod, a composite crankbait rod and micro guide spinning rod. The casting rod is built on a MHX blank and the other 2 are built on Lamiglas blanks. Taking good pics is harder than I thought but you get the idea. I'll do this in 3 posts.

Micro Casting rod: 7' MHF, Mudhole MHX blank, size 4 Fuji Alconite guides

Jrob78 · 03-27-10, 01:33 AM

Crankbait rod: 7' MHM Lamiglass fiberglass/graphite composite blank, Fuji Alconite guides

Jrob78 · 03-27-10, 01:36 AM

Spinning rod: 7' MF, Lamiglass IM700 popping blank, Fuji Alconite guides, 3 standard spinning reduction guides to size 4 micro running guides.

Bassboss · 03-27-10, 06:50 AM

thoughs are some amazing looking rod ya got there, really loving the second one!

CiK · 03-27-10, 08:16 AM

Man, those look great! The spinning rod turned out wonderfully. You will have to share with me how you build up your finish to match the contour of your grip. Awesome job!

tarpon120 · 03-27-10, 08:42 AM

Nice Rods, I'd be proud to have those with me.

BigBassin144 · 03-27-10, 08:53 AM

Those look great Jrob!

The micro spinning rod is interesting, I was wondering how that worked.

BB

BassinNC · 03-27-10, 09:00 AM

They look great man. I really like the seconf one also.

aikenyounggun · 03-27-10, 09:29 AM

That is just completely amazing that you build those. Im very jealous and wish i could build those, haha. Great job tho.

Solidbad · 03-27-10, 11:55 AM

Looks nice jrob. Pretty sweet.

WTL · 03-27-10, 12:59 PM

Saved pics to my computer, taking notes and hopefully attempting to copy some aspects of that this week.

Bubba_Bruiser · 03-27-10, 02:41 PM

Awesome work Jrob. I appreciate all the help you and Waffle have given me.

MallenManson · 03-27-10, 04:06 PM

Those look great, Jrob! I'm guessing the 1st one is a Frog rod?

BeaverIslander · 03-27-10, 04:19 PM

I'm really liking that top one.

Jrob78 · 03-27-10, 06:05 PM

Thanks guys! I really appreciate the kind words. I just finished the spinning rod a week or so ago. I don't normally fish spinning rods so I don't really have anything to compare the performance to. It seems to cast really well with the micros and the action seems pretty well suited to finesse applications. This is the method I used to place the guides.

http://www.rodbuilding.org/library/spinningNGC.pdf

The top rod was the first one I built, it's the micro casting rod from the other thread. Funny thing about that one, I fully intended it to be really simple and functional but not flashy. The greenish blue thread I used is metallic pearl white. It was basically a white thread. It didn't turn green until I put the epoxy on it. It wasn't what I expected but it kind of changes color depending on how you look at it, i went ahead and added the tiger wrap to it a few months later.

WTL, Bubba and CIK, as always I will be glad to help you guys in any way that I can.

Bubba_Bruiser · 03-28-10, 12:26 AM

Did it turn that color because you didn't preserve it?

screwballl · 03-28-10, 12:37 AM

very cool... I will send you my address for the free spinning rod lol

Jrob78 · 03-28-10, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Bubba_Bruiser

Did it turn that color because you didn't preserve it?

I guess so, I haven't tried any pearl with cp. I don't really like using color preserver because it tends to make the threads milky looking. I always use NCP thread, black and metallics so I don't have to use cp. I haven't ever had any other thread change like that.

WaffleJaw · 03-29-10, 10:17 AM

There they are,haha,man that spinning rod looks great brother...The ramps,guides,decal...all thumbs up!!!...Nice fing work!!..

Its funny how it looks like we use the same table for pictures,hahaha!

Jrob78 · 03-29-10, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WaffleJaw

There they are,haha,man that spinning rod looks great brother...The ramps,guides,decal...all thumbs up!!!...Nice fing work!!..

Its funny how it looks like we use the same table for pictures,hahaha!

Thanks man! I'm really happy with the way the ramps worked out, I think it gives it a nice clean transition. We probably are using basically the same tables, do you guys use those white cutting mats from Drytac?

WaffleJaw · 03-29-10, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jrob78

Thanks man! I'm really happy with the way the ramps worked out, I think it gives it a nice clean transition. We probably are using basically the same tables, do you guys use those white cutting mats from Drytac?

But of course

Jrob78 · 03-29-10, 10:55 AM

Haha, thought so.

03-27-10, 01:31 AM	#1
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Rod Building (pic heavy) I finally got around to taking a few pics of the rods I've built. So far I've done 3, a micro guide casting rod, a composite crankbait rod and micro guide spinning rod. The casting rod is built on a MHX blank and the other 2 are built on Lamiglas blanks. Taking good pics is harder than I thought but you get the idea. I'll do this in 3 posts. Micro Casting rod: 7' MHF, Mudhole MHX blank, size 4 Fuji Alconite guides Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Jrob78; 03-27-10 at 01:53 AM.

03-27-10, 01:33 AM	#2
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Crankbait rod: 7' MHM Lamiglass fiberglass/graphite composite blank, Fuji Alconite guides Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Jrob78; 03-27-10 at 02:10 AM.

03-27-10, 01:36 AM	#3
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Spinning rod: 7' MF, Lamiglass IM700 popping blank, Fuji Alconite guides, 3 standard spinning reduction guides to size 4 micro running guides. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Jrob78; 03-27-10 at 07:02 AM.

03-27-10, 06:50 AM	#4
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	thoughs are some amazing looking rod ya got there, really loving the second one! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

03-27-10, 08:53 AM	#7
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Those look great Jrob! The micro spinning rod is interesting, I was wondering how that worked. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

03-27-10, 08:16 AM	#5
CiK BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 221	Man, those look great! The spinning rod turned out wonderfully. You will have to share with me how you build up your finish to match the contour of your grip. Awesome job!

03-27-10, 08:42 AM	#6
tarpon120 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bluff Park, Alabama Posts: 154	Nice Rods, I'd be proud to have those with me.

03-27-10, 09:00 AM	#8
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	They look great man. I really like the seconf one also. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

03-27-10, 09:29 AM	#9
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	That is just completely amazing that you build those. Im very jealous and wish i could build those, haha. Great job tho. __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

03-27-10, 11:55 AM	#10
Solidbad BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 33	Looks nice jrob. Pretty sweet.

03-27-10, 12:59 PM	#11
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Saved pics to my computer, taking notes and hopefully attempting to copy some aspects of that this week.

03-27-10, 02:41 PM	#12
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Awesome work Jrob. I appreciate all the help you and Waffle have given me. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

03-27-10, 04:06 PM	#13
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Those look great, Jrob! I'm guessing the 1st one is a Frog rod? __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

03-27-10, 04:19 PM	#14
BeaverIslander BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota Posts: 275	I'm really liking that top one.

03-27-10, 06:05 PM	#15
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Thanks guys! I really appreciate the kind words. I just finished the spinning rod a week or so ago. I don't normally fish spinning rods so I don't really have anything to compare the performance to. It seems to cast really well with the micros and the action seems pretty well suited to finesse applications. This is the method I used to place the guides. http://www.rodbuilding.org/library/spinningNGC.pdf The top rod was the first one I built, it's the micro casting rod from the other thread. Funny thing about that one, I fully intended it to be really simple and functional but not flashy. The greenish blue thread I used is metallic pearl white. It was basically a white thread. It didn't turn green until I put the epoxy on it. It wasn't what I expected but it kind of changes color depending on how you look at it, i went ahead and added the tiger wrap to it a few months later. WTL, Bubba and CIK, as always I will be glad to help you guys in any way that I can.

03-28-10, 12:26 AM	#16
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Did it turn that color because you didn't preserve it? __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

03-28-10, 12:37 AM	#17
screwballl BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NWFL Posts: 654	very cool... I will send you my address for the free spinning rod lol

03-29-10, 10:17 AM	#19
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	There they are,haha,man that spinning rod looks great brother...The ramps,guides,decal...all thumbs up!!!...Nice fing work!!.. Its funny how it looks like we use the same table for pictures,hahaha! __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

03-29-10, 10:55 AM	#22
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Haha, thought so.

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