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| Instead of wrapping a roll of electrical tape on the cork do any of you guys got better ideas for what to use below your jig ripper. Looking to re seat mine over the winter |
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Location: Twin Cities, MN | I replaced my reel seat with the Revo handle version so that the jig ripper is integrated into the reel seat itself, very nice in my opinion. Thorne Bros took care of me very nicely.
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Location: Hayward WI | I used a section of bike tire tube around the cork. Grips well without the adhesive |
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Location: Western U.P. | Check out Winn Rod Overwrap. It's pretty good stuff, comes in different variations/colors, and is available from quite a few retailers. I've redone a few rods for customers that have requested it, and so far they've held up well.
Cork tape is another option. |
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Location: MN | I use a few layers of heatshrink, the X-wrap stuff for rod grips |
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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. |
Custom cut some foam weather stripping to fit in rod halves. Simple and holds great. Easy to remove and reinstall on any rod, leaving no mess. |
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| I was looking at getting a jig ripper, have not actually had one. Are you folks saying you need to build up the rod before attaching, for a good fit? Just a little confused. |
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Location: Ludington, MI | Yes, you need to build up most rods' foregrips to make the ripper fit snug. Basically anything works, but to avoid a sticky residue the best option I've seen is the stretch self-sealing water leak repair tape. |
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| tundrawalker00 - 11/15/2022 1:00 PM
Yes, you need to build up most rods' foregrips to make the ripper fit snug. Basically anything works, but to avoid a sticky residue the best option I've seen is the stretch self-sealing water leak repair tape.
Thanks, appreciate the info. Have some arthritis in my hands, thought this might be a nice change of pace. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Without one, my body would never stand the jerkbaiting I do.
You can cradle the handle between the left thumb and forefinger and not have to put a death grip on it. m |
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Location: Ludington, MI | That's why I bought two more this fall before my trip north. I had an injury in my ring finger that I normally palm the reel with. They work well for that. I think a reel in your non-dominant orientation might help with this, too. |
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| Actually, after a shop accident that resulted in multiple stitches in all the fingers of my left hand, plus a broken bone and severed tendon (seven years ago), I switched to left hand reels and that works well for me. I manipulate the rod with my dominant right hand, all my left hand has to do is reel. Plus, I can quickly move from the figure 8 to casting. Still have a couple right reels, but recently they have been used more by guests in my boat than me. Took about a year to get full strength back in my left hand but still lack some dexterity due to stiffness. I think it was referred to as 'traumatic arthritis', but can't remember for sure.
The jig ripper would go on a 7'6" rod I bought for jerk baits/glider and that has a right hand reel. |
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Location: US | True grip fishing offers another alternative. I have both jig ripper and true grip. True grip is nice as the handle is under the reel vs on the foregrip. It is held on with velcro straps, which is convenient and eliminates the tape on the foregrip requirement of the jig ripper it does allow for a little wiggle though. |
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Location: West Central WI | If anyone is looking at a new rod, custom or commercial, consider one with the Revolution reel seat. Get the longer handle like the Jig Ripper handle and you have the handle right under the reel seat where it puts the reel in a position you're already used to. With the Jig Ripper on the fore grip, you tend to pull the reel closer to your body and bump your clothes with your reel handle. |
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Location: MN | What do you do when the reel seat breaks? I've had a few jig rippers break - either the nut pulls through the plastic or the plastic mount cracks. With the jig ripper, it's not that big of a deal - can replace quickly for a small amount of money. But what do I do with a $400 rod with a revo seat? |
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Location: Northern Illinois | My revolution reel seat came with 3 options - short, long, and a small nub that screw into the reel set. I suppose the handle could break, but it's highly unlikely. lt's very robust with a metal screw mount. If it did, the rod would still be usable by screwing in one of the other options. |
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Location: MN | I'm not worried about the handle part breaking - that's an easy fix. The problem is the seat. With the jig rippers, I've had the nut pull through the seat and I've had the seat crack. |
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| nar160 - 11/17/2022 9:16 AM
I'm not worried about the handle part breaking - that's an easy fix. The problem is the seat. With the jig rippers, I've had the nut pull through the seat and I've had the seat crack.
You are not alone... I broke 7 or 8 of them. Each time they were more than happy to replace them for free and kept stating they were being beefed/improved up but they kept on breaking. Last September I lost a 54+ inch fish on a boat side strike and that was the end of them for me. Great idea and they are great people to work with but the end product just doesn't seem to hold up to heavy use. |
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