Another Build Underway But Sorta Disappointed

[clayton86]

Well my much awaited package from mudhole was waiting for me this morning with my next build components. This ones a MHX 7' light action rod S842. Then I did the microwave guides, project x two tone seat in phantom black. I'm gonna attempt a tiger wrap as well on it. The part I'm disappointed in is the Winn grips. They feel so cheap and cruddy I don't like them and feel they arnt worth the almost $30 for them. Which puts me in a bit of a bind because I'm kinda on a dead line for this build needs to be done by next Friday and this weekend I'm at drill all weekend. I'm probably just gonna have to use the grips and learn to like them.

Few questions on them though. Can I turn them down so they fit inside the real seat?

Other then the grips I'm excited to do another build I'm sure the winns will grow on me they just feel cheap and are kinda small.

[clayton86]

Almost forgot the pics

Don't mind the cluttered table lol

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

To me, the seat is a bigger deal on a spinning setup thatn the grip as I barely touch the grip anyway. In fact, I could and have, used spinning rods with  grips that were more like a big winding check. lol Looks like the tenon on the grip was made to fit a casting seat. Sand it off smooth and just butt the grip and seat up against one another or bite the bullet and build it later with what you like.  From the pic, the fish decal looks too big for that blank as well. 

[MickD]

I, like DVT, use very little in the way of grips on spin rods.  In fact, my spin rods just have a ramp off the front and one off the rear.  Link shows what I do.  Since that article was written I have a couple more tips.  The Pac Bay shims are more solid and sturdy than other shims, and the Riley Rod foam turns down into nice shims.  Make the front ramp just smaller than the hood diameter of the reel seat for easier finishing (gives a "wall", the front edge of the hood, to finish against.)  You will find these the most comfortable and sensitive rods.  The hand just goes onto the front ramp with no big cork or EVA "grip" getting in the way, and you'll be surprised how good it feels.  The threads are at the rear where most people don't ever contact them.

 

http://clients.criticalimpact.com/newsletter/newslettercontentshow1.cfm?contentid=9599&id=1069

[clayton86]

Yeah the decal was a little bigger then I thought when it said 1x1 it's more like 1.5x3. Think I'm going to save it and the grips for a different build and put this on hold till I get paid Wednesday and over night some parts out. Just goes with that learning curve of starting to build. This will be my first full size build and not ice rods.

This also gives me time to practice my tiger wrap on a old arrow shaft and a jtob wrap I was gonna dress the hook keeper wrap with.

[clayton86]

I got some other stuff with this order to do repairs and mods to a friends rod he wants abalone on his vendetta so I'll knock that out while waiting for new grips

[.ghoti.]

Very nice Mick. Me like.