Megabass rod handle transplant

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Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by TeamDaiwaRick » Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:39 pm

"It's not going to work..." That's what I was told by my rod-smith when I first presented my idea. But after talking to him several times, he finally decided to take the challenge. And couple of months later, the project is finally done!

The process of taking the original blank off and clear the inside of the handle without damaging the handle it's not as easy as we thought. Fortunately, after a lot of cutting, drilling and sanding, the handle wasn't damaged and the new blank was able to fit into the handle nicely.

I picked the Phenix Ultra MBX 606H as the new blank, and micro-guides for the rod. The weight of the rod is 5.6oz. Then I paired it with a TD-Z 103ML which has a R+ spool in it and the total weight of the combo is 12oz even.


Alright, enough talking, it's time for some pictures...
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Well that's all, hope you all like it.

Thanks for looking!
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Re: Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by quickF4i » Sat Oct 01, 2011 4:14 pm

looks badass.. very nice job.

the whole color scheme works very well together, very eye-catching =D>
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Re: Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by ecu daniel 14 » Sat Oct 01, 2011 4:46 pm

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Re: Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by Tokugawa » Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:17 pm

That's a stellar combo!! =D> =D>

What MB rod did the handle come from?
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Re: Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by l2yan » Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:24 pm

Wow, beautiful combo. Pure class!
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Re: Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by evergreener » Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:28 pm

That purple black combination is just plain sexy. :mrgreen:
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Re: Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by y2k88 » Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:49 am

Looks good :big grin:
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Re: Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by TeamDaiwaRick » Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:38 am

Thanks for the kind words guys!
Tokugawa wrote:That's a stellar combo!! =D> =D>

What MB rod did the handle come from?
Toku, the handle is from a broken F5-68X THP that I got from Jerry :D
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Re: Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by Jighead61 » Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:22 am

Nicely executed! =D>
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Re: Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by baluga » Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:29 am

SICK!!! Very nice and a very good choice of blank. 8-)
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Re: Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by zodiak311 » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:04 pm

Dang! That purple gives me some ideas... Great stuff! :big grin:
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Re: Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by Slowly » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:22 pm

stunning!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

what are you going to use that combo for? :-k
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Re: Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by SPAZ » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:36 pm

I dig it!
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Re: Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by TeamDaiwaRick » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:42 pm

Thanks for the kind words guys! :D
Slowly wrote:stunning!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

what are you going to use that combo for? :-k
Not sure yet but im thinking spinnerbaits. ;)
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Re: Megabass rod handle transplant

Post by 1600tf » Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:17 am

Real nice.
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