When production rods are not enough, it's time to go custom. Come share your experiences building and/or ordering a custom rod and tell us if you'll ever go back to off the shelf.
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IlliniDawg01
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by IlliniDawg01 » Tue Sep 06, 2016 1:23 pm
Agreed. I like all the fancy stuff to be south of the reel seat or maybe on the fore nut.
DaveJ
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bigbaitfishing
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by bigbaitfishing » Tue Sep 06, 2016 2:22 pm
IlliniDawg01 wrote:
Agreed. I like all the fancy stuff to be south of the reel seat or maybe on the fore nut.
DaveJ
i skip all the '' fancy stuff '' , just minimal rear grip , tear drop style butt , one color thread wraps that blend with the natural graphite of the blank ( if it's painted or cleared , that comes off with Citra-strip ) , & black micro guides ( all my rods )
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toddmc
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by toddmc » Wed Sep 07, 2016 8:42 am
If you guys like minimalistic, then you might like my latest custom. It is a Phenx K2 715C with a PTS seat and standard nut. I like the Matagi foregrip parts on the Pointblank, but it is a little large in diameter. The standard nut on the PTS is smaller and more comfortable for my medium hands. Also, the standard nut seems to hold well. I wouldn't bother with the lock nut that they sell. The transition where the nut meets the reel seat is smooth and comfortable. I didn't even use a Matagi balancer butt because I am using the K2 for tip down baits. It is nice and light.
The only issue that I have with the K2 715C is that it is on the slow side of fast. I prefer a faster blank. It's being used for swinging jigheads right now. I broke in the rod at Clearlake last month. My second fish was 6.4 and I horsed it on 20lb. fluoro to see if the K2's reputation for being brittle was true. No issues so far!
It is sensitive.
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smalliesteve
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by smalliesteve » Thu Sep 08, 2016 1:53 am
Very nice build, I'm still waiting to get my hands on a 715. Have a 714 built up and love it. Sensitivity on those things is crazy.
Also finally getting spooled up on my PB build. Ended up exchanging the 731HF for a 761MHXF the HF just felt too stiff for what I want it for. Blank's been sitting on my rack for about 6 months now, I have all the guides, I just need to order my seat and trim from Matagi. Just lost sight of it this year, but I'm off work on short term disability now and have some time to putter around the house (not healthy enough to fish yet though
). Going to get'er done soon.
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toddmc
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by toddmc » Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:01 pm
smalliesteve wrote:Very nice build, I'm still waiting to get my hands on a 715. Have a 714 built up and love it. Sensitivity on those things is crazy.
Also finally getting spooled up on my PB build. Ended up exchanging the 731HF for a 761MHXF the HF just felt too stiff for what I want it for. Blank's been sitting on my rack for about 6 months now, I have all the guides, I just need to order my seat and trim from Matagi. Just lost sight of it this year, but I'm off work on short term disability now and have some time to putter around the house (not healthy enough to fish yet though
). Going to get'er done soon.
I've got a few Matagi foregrip parts and a butt balancer that I want to get rid of. Let me know if you are interested.
