baitcaster rod

hi i was wondering if u could get your local tackle shop to take of the trigger of your baitcaster rod because i bearly use a baitcaster reel because they drive me mad or could you take it of yourself

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its a bigger job than you

Sun, 2010-02-21 20:15

its a bigger job than you think, baitcasters are built totally different than a spin rod, not the ideal thing to do really

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practice makes perfect!

Sun, 2010-02-21 20:15

practice mate i use to hate them aswell but i rekon they are the best.i always swore by eggbeaters but now i wouldnt leave home with out a baitcaster!

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even if you'd want to do

Sun, 2010-02-21 22:17

even if you'd want to do this, the money it'd cost you would pay for a spin rod. Or you could alternatively buy another rod? If its a money issure, why not put up a trade post in fw, you never know, you may get what you want without costing you.

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also, it will probably

Mon, 2010-02-22 01:24

also, it will probably reduce your casting range with an eggbeater. the guides on a baitcaster are much smaller near the base compared to a spin rod. Using an eggbeater with a baitcaster rod would probably cause the line to rub too much against the guides and causing you to lose momentum.

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Not only that but a rod is

Mon, 2010-02-22 07:04

Not only that but a rod is designed to "bend" a certain way. If you bend the rod the other way, ie spin reel on a baitcaster rod, you could snap it.

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thanks any tips on using

Mon, 2010-02-22 07:58

thanks any tips on using baitcaster? and im going to wedge island anything you would recomend

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Blanks are just blanks, the

Mon, 2010-02-22 08:28

Blanks are just blanks, the blank itself doesn't care which direction it bends in.

People say rods should be built upon the spine, but you must be kidding yourself if you ever think that happens in a production environment!

The onlt real difference is the guides placement and style, ie; stripper too close and too small, the use of single footed guides.

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Would be good to see how

Mon, 2010-02-22 08:52

Would be good to see how many mass produced rods are actually built on the spine.

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In a mass produced

Mon, 2010-02-22 11:23

In a mass produced environment, it wouldnt take much more than a few seconds (well, less than a minute) to find the spine and mark it (doesnt mean its common, as it may not be required, or still add to the cost) but then maybe it wouldnt be too surprising if nowadays blank production with some companies means that any spine is completely neglible.

Its not like the rods going to snap if you have the spine the wrong way (it'd only be marginally different anyways, and i doubt most would even notice in most cases). For switching between baitcaster and spin, whether it has a noticeable spine wont matter that much (the action might though, with baitcasters tending to work better being a little slower than spin rods though). Though, a fishing shop had an ugly stick which when you loaded it up wanted to twist in your hands which felt really odd (and crap). Makes you wonder.

Would be interesting for some rodbuilders to shed some more light on this though.

 

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I am with Till

Mon, 2010-02-22 11:01

A blank is a blank. I have out of desperation changed a spin rod to a baitcaster and no problems.

I do remember someone saying to me you cant do it, but I researched the blanks and they have no "spine" so to say. Ie A blank is a blank and dont care about which way it bends, only the degree it bends.

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i agree, i've watched rods

Mon, 2010-02-22 16:02

i agree, i've watched rods being built and looked at new blanks. I've never seen anyone look for any marking nor that i've seen anything noticable on new blanks which indicates which is the spine or not.
I reckon the right way for it to taper is created by how the rod is build not blank.

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wrong

Tue, 2010-02-23 05:27

its not marked cos you have to find it. To find the backbone grab the blank and put the bottom (the thick end) on a hard surface. Then grab about two feet down from the tip and bend just a little and roll back and forth when the blank snaps, or rolls quickly you have just found the backbone.

 

A backbone is the same as our backbone - it only really bends well one way! Through manufacturing variances and so fourth, one side of the blank will be stronger than the other - the backbone. A rod can also have multiple backbones, but one will be more predominant.

 

On an overhead rod (IMO) not building on the backbone is more of a problem as the blank tends to twist under load and you end up fighting the rod and the fish. On spin rods its not so much an issue. But it is always best to build on the backbone.

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