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| I have them on most of my rods. Does anyone else use them. |
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| Nope, when I build a rod, I weight balance it for the reel that's going to be used on it.
Steve @ G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods. http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
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| I use them on almost all of rods. Muskie, walleye, bass....I use 'em and think that they give me added sensitivity and help reduce arm fatigue. I love 'em.
Beav |
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| What purpose do balancers serve and is it worth me getting one for my rods or not? |
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| I have never considered using them. The St. Croix graphite rods, I have used for years, are light as a feather, especially when compared to the old heavy pool cue style rods that were constructed of fiberglass. The few times that I carry one of those old rods for sucker fishing in the late fall, I wonder how we managed to cast with those comparitively heavy rods all day!? |
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| I fit ALL of my St. Croix rods with the Normark Rod Balancers (Thanks RK for turning me onto these). With the popularity of LONGER rods, I feel the rod balancers are a must to reduce fatigue and improve rod tip control. The longer rods are often "tip heavy" which requires a little counter pressure on your wrist when "palming" the reel. Rod balancers eliminate that. If you like to twitch lures... rod balancers are a godsent.
They are not a permanent alteration to your rod either... so if you don't like them... you can just pull them off. For around $8 from Thorne Bros. they are worth their weight in gold. I highly recommend them.
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| If you have never used the "Balancer" you are in for a real suprise when you put one on your favorite rod. This is especially true with the longer rods so popular today. I have upwards of twenty rods and all the longer ones have Balancers on them. Makes the balance point at the reel and not tip heavy. I wish that I had come up with this product. But this is another idea origanally from Larry Dahlberg.
Let Em GO...Let EM Grow.....Mike |
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| I use Larry Dahlberg's balancer also. This appears to be identical to the Normark balancer. Bass Pro sells them for 6.99. |
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| Is it worth putting on a st. croix avid since there so light already? |
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| E- I use 'em on all my rods. It doesn't seem to matter to me how light the rod is. The front end always weighs more and the rod wants to drop forward. Adding weight to the rear actually makes the rod seem lighter because the bulk of the weight is closer to your body. I've found them to make fishing easier on my arms, wrists and hands.
Beav |
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| A balanced rod reduces fatigue no matter how light or heavy the rod is. Once the rod is balanced it will feel like the rod is floating. |
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| Hey Guys,
Does the rod balancer fit over the avid's handle? If so how much of the handle does the balancer cover? Also if anyone might have a guess, how much extra weight is generally needed to balance a 7 foot avid MH with a calcutta?
Thanks
Kly |
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| It only covers up about 2 inches. It's a piece of rubber with weights inside of it. You pick how many weights you want which determines how far the butt slides in.
Beav |
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| Kly,it will take about 3oz. to balance that combo out!The 3 weights that come in the package and an added quarter will make that combo just FLOAT!On mine once I get them the way I want them I expoxy the balancer to the butt,otherwise you always seem to be sliding that thing back on! Jeff |
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| The inside of the balancer is coated with talc from the manufacturer to allow it to be removed if needed. Once I get the correct balance I remove the talc from the inside with a rag and then put it on the rod. When you remove the talc the balancer will not come off the rod. I have found the balancer can be removed by taking 5 pieces of .051 wire and sliding them between the balancer and the rod handle. I use 4 inch pieces of the .051 wire and space them evenly around the rod handle. They need to be slid in about 2 inches. You then can twist the balancer and pull it off the rod handle. If you do this right the balancer will rotate on the wires allowing it to be removed. The wires may gouge the handl a bit but only where the balancer will cover them. I make sure the weight is correct before I put the balancer on with the talc removed. If while trying to get the correct weight the balancer starts getting hard to remove just put a little baby powder or talc in side the balancer.
Sorry for the long reply. |
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