TackleTour

Okiekev wrote:That is a beautiful rod. Now after seeing the grip weights, i want to build one with those carbon grips!

My NFC?

Fuji parts doesnt fir on Alps seats, so it's quite difficult to hide those.

Are you using graphite arbors under the reel seat to save weight, or is it directly glued to the blank?

hb904460 wrote:Are you using graphite arbors under the reel seat to save weight, or is it directly glued to the blank?

It depends what reelseat im using. Alps have many id sizes. Some are just 15mm id so need to use arbors.

I used pac bay arbor and sk threaded front cut down as short as I could, used 7 pieces of cork for the handle and butt because it was lighter than the carbon fiber. Ground down the ecsm reelseat as much as I could and used Fuji ti sics as 5, 4.5, and 3.5 runners. It was a hassle but my nfc delta 703 came out 2 oz on the nose.

Kravetz wrote:I used pac bay arbor and sk threaded front cut down as short as I could, used 7 pieces of cork for the handle and butt because it was lighter than the carbon fiber. Ground down the ecsm reelseat as much as I could and used Fuji ti sics as 5, 4.5, and 3.5 runners. It was a hassle but my nfc delta 703 came out 2 oz on the nose.