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There's a size 17 Fuji spiining seat in the middle of that cork.

Sorry, no experience with that particular blank, but the other Elite Pro blanks I've built on have been very nice. Trimming two inches off the butt will technically reduce power and slow the action. Be very willing to bet you could not tell the difference. Trimming two inches off the tip would definately be noticeable, and would be the wrong thing to do in my opinion.

The Booyah OC Sports hit is a new fav. I am not a fan of baseball stype caps; basically because of the fitting problem. I have a very large head, and have a hard time finding caps that fit. I do not like the one size fits all type. The ones with velcro pull out hair, with which I am very well supplied. The plastic adjustable straps are not much better. Very few people make a fitted hat that works for me. This Boooyah hat is a stretch fabric, and the L-XL size they sent me fits nicely. It is supposed to be some type of performance fabric, purported to help keep the old melon cool. It's a bit late in the year to test that, but I've been wearing it around the house and cabin and my head has not become at all warm, which it normally would, wearing a cap indoors. Thanks to Pradco for the hats and shirts. The Yum and Bandit shirts are some kind of synthetic fabric that feels really nice. Again, a bit late in the year for a real test of their cooling performance, but the are very comfy. I wonder how they knew to send me an XL hat? I'm betting Glenn told them I had a big head. Or maybe he said I was fat-headed. Gonna have to have a word with dat dude.

Rainshadow Immortal 6'8" M-F, 1/4-3/4oz, 10-17lb, 5 tip, 0.48 butt, 1.9oz, $95 list price. I've built five rods on this blank, including one for myself. I like mine a lot, and the other four were very well received. I have one more in progress at this time. Don't be distracted by the medium power rating. Look at the line and lure ratings. You won't find many reciews on the Elite-X blanks. They are too new to the market. I've built several rods on MHX blanks; original series, gen-2' and Elite Pro series. All made very nice rods for the price. The Elite Pro blanks are on my best bang for the buck list. Immortal blanks are at the top of my best bang for the bucks list.

Been a proponent of mod-fast action rods for quite a while. It wasn't that long ago when virtually all high end JDM sticks were what they call regular action. Those would be what we call mod-fast. I find mod-fast rods to better casting rods; both for distance and accuracy. If you haven't tried one for pitching, you really should do so if you have the opportunity. A rod with this action will also land more of the fish you hook. It has been said a lot of pro fishermen are using mod-fast rods. These guys need to boat every fish they hook. They know what it takes. Their livelihood depends on it. And, if you read this forum, you will find a bunch of fans of the Loomis MBR series rods. There's a reason for that. They land more fish. Loomis really pushed the extra-fast thing with their BCR series of jig and worm rods. At the time, the most expensive rods you could find. They had to be the best. Right? The main thrust of their propaganda was the idea you would get a better hookset because the XF action gave you more power. Yeah? How's that work? You get into the power of the blank faster? Really? How fast is the tip of the rod moving during a hookset? How much longer does it take to move the tip another 5°? The lifting power, and thus the hook setting power, is not in the tip section of the blank. A lot of folks drank that koolaid. Myself included. I still have several XF rods. Two Avid casting, and two spinning, all MXF. Two LTB casting MHXF and one Legend Extreme MXF. With the exception of the last one, all have been gathering dust for quite some time. And last one will now be a dust collector because I've built it's replacement. About that; any of you interested in custom rods need to seriously consider a Point Blank from Fuji. Mine is the PB701MF. Casting, retrieving and working the bait, it feels like a fast action stick with great sensitivity. Hook a fish, and it it somehow turns into a mod-fast feeling rod. No idea how they did that, but it is sweet. I will be building more of those. For myself, if not for anybody else.

I have done this repair twice, on my own rods. One attempt was successful, giving me a functional rod back. The second attempt was not. That rod was never the same, and is now a bare blank I use for thread experiments. The difference between the two was the power of the original blanks. The rod that came out well was a heavy power rod. The failure was a light power finesse stick. Both were broken near the tip. The repair had little noticeable effect on the heavy power rod, but produced a major difference in the action of the finesse stick, rendering it useless to me. My limited experience seems to tell me there is no one answer to this question. To repair or not needs to be determined on a case by case basis.

For all of us geeks, the original spoof on techno-babble.

Schweeet build on a great blank!!!

Call Mike ar DVT (third logo from the bottom on the right edge of the page) He will walk you through the whole process.

Oh, he exists. I sometimes suspect there are at least two of him. Twins, maybe even triplets. For one dude to get done all the things he gets done is almost beyond belief. So, Glenn, tells us the names of your identical brothers. Or are you using stunt doubles? Inquiring minds want to knwo!

Daiwa's R rated rods, what we call mod-fast, are some of the most versatile rods you can own. There's a reason so may of those high end JDM rods feature regular action.

Welcome aboard Aaron.

Team9Nine, the longer you're hear, and the more of your posts I read, the better I like you. The above quote needs a soundtrack. Let's go with Otis Reddings' version of "Tell it like it is".

Maybe.

Since I retired, I've let my white hair grow and rarely shave. Working on being that grumpy old man who yells at all the kids. Recently had somebody tell me I looked like Santa Claus's evil twin brother. Made my day!

Precisely what I've been doing for 50+ years. Still works fine, even though the old toes aren't as agile as they once were.

I have gotten rid of all Dobyns and Loomis rods from my collection, wiseass.

Do you have a spray can of something that has a small plastic tube you jam in the nozzle to direct the spray? Use that. Or cut it in half and use two pieces.

I'm gonna go out on alimb here and say; if your reel is rated at 13lbs of drag, and is giving you more than 25lbs, something is wrong with the reel. Get it fixed before you snap another rod.

10lb test Seaguar Rippin Mono.

I will be using one of those fancy painted seats. A whole grip-seat-bling parts setup soon. Not for one of my rods. What I would really like to see is one of those seats after it's been on a real fisherman's rod for a couple of years.

I say the Mets take it all.

Thanks for the head's up Dwight. I have a build coming up which requires some Matagi parts. Nice to see an alternative supplier.

Can't answer that. Not enough info. Post a pic. And rod details. Maybe somebody here will have an idea for you.

Take it up with your school admins. Nobody here can help,you.