11-13-2007, 11:47 AM
[cool][#0000ff]I build most of my own rods. Since I fish almost exclusively from a tube, I usually make them with shorter handles...to keep them from hanging up on my clothes in confined conditions. Whenever I "acquire" a rod from another source I almost always shorten the handle. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It is no big trick to cut off the end with a hacksaw. But, it does require some attention to detail to properly trim the butt and install a new butt cap. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]PM me if you would like me to look at the patient and render an opinion...or perform surgery. There are quite a few BFTers who are fishing with rods I have repaired in my tackletorium. Best of all, I work cheap.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It is no big trick to cut off the end with a hacksaw. But, it does require some attention to detail to properly trim the butt and install a new butt cap. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]PM me if you would like me to look at the patient and render an opinion...or perform surgery. There are quite a few BFTers who are fishing with rods I have repaired in my tackletorium. Best of all, I work cheap.[/#0000ff]
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