Pistol grip paytime.

cjtoad · Post by **cjtoad** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:08 pm

Thanks to some inspiration from GARRIGA and ecu daniel 14 I built myself a small pistol grip rod a couple of weeks ago. I did it on the cheap ($73.87 total) thinking if I liked it and it got a lot of deck time I'd make myself a better rod this winter. Well after today I'm thinking the one I made is going to be just fine. I hit one of my favorite rivers today and had a ball with it. I caught over three dozen largemouth on it today all of them coming on a Megabass Type X, maybe the perfect pistol grip lure. Man what a fun way to fish. Here's the first eight fish I caught this morning before the batteries on my camera died. Thank's for the inspiration TT.

cjtoad · Post by **cjtoad** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:09 pm

three more

ecu daniel 14 · Post by **ecu daniel 14** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:27 pm

HECK YEAH MAN that rod is SWEET!!

Those are some awesome fish, and I like the Viento too! Nice job

brokeneye · Post by **brokeneye** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:31 pm

good-looking stick.

hopefully, there will always be a place on the water for a well made pistol grip.

Katron · Post by **Katron** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:11 pm

Good looking rod, and I can't believe you caught that many good size fish in one day. I think my day is good when I catch half a dozen

. What blank did you use by the way? Specs?

Kaleb

cjtoad · Post by **cjtoad** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:56 pm

Thank's guys. I used a Mud Hole IM6 Graphite IS601M blank, a ACS reel seat, a 5" Super Grade Cork Pistol Grip, one mirco top and 11 #4 BMKOG Fuji mircos (spiral wrapped to the right.) Maybe the cheapest and easiest rod I've ever made, but still one of the funnest. The blank is a big surprise to me it loads perfectly for casting with the short grip, it makes for really accurate caster.

USA-RET · Post by **USA-RET** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:43 pm

"old school"..love to see it

l2yan · Post by **l2yan** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:42 pm

That's pretty cool, glad you like it. Gorgeous fish!

antinthis · Post by **antinthis** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:16 pm

Nice fishes. Cool thing, bringing back the pistol grip!

Bronzeye · Post by **Bronzeye** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:23 pm

What a day!

From the coloration of the bass, I would guess that they came from pretty clear water. From the lure you used, I am guessing that they were shallow. That combination of factors often calls for longer-than-normal casts, but I wouldn't expect that from a six-foot rod, a lure that size, and a Viento. Was it the overcast conditions that let you get close enough to do so well with this tackle? Was the water riffled?

stratos20 · Post by **stratos20** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:24 am

nice rod and trouts!

cjtoad · Post by **cjtoad** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:56 am

Bronzeye wrote:What a day!

From the coloration of the bass, I would guess that they came from pretty clear water. From the lure you used, I am guessing that they were shallow. That combination of factors often calls for longer-than-normal casts, but I wouldn't expect that from a six-foot rod, a lure that size, and a Viento. Was it the overcast conditions that let you get close enough to do so well with this tackle? Was the water riffled?

The water was pretty dirt and it was overcast. The river I was fishing isn't that big and you can cast across it at most points. The fish are always shallow there as the deepest spot is maybe 14 feet.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:15 pm

those fish are of exceptional health and coloration. i dig the pistol grip, inspires me to have one built. takes me back to childhood learning on my daiwa ps1 bi.

Sonicx360 · Post by **Sonicx360** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:07 am

Keep the old school spirit going!!!!!

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