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Location: Indiana | I wanted to try balancing my rods, but found that the ones from BPS did not fit over my fat cork grips. Then I wanted to balance the rods without altering how they were built. I did it two different ways and both worked well. I had an epiphany. I have a lot of lead sinkers and solder lying around, could I use that? Yes!
For a shorter rod that needed less weight, I put some large heat shrink tubing over the rear few inches of cork. Then I wrapped solder around the rod until balanced. Put another piece of heat shrink over it and done.
For a longer rod that needed a lot of weight, I tried the same thing, but it looked bad. So I got out the drill bits and drilled a hole in a 4X4 the diameter of the cork. Melted the amount of lead needed to balance the rod and poured it into the hole. Let it set up, put a dab of hot glue on the lead slug and stuck it to the but of the rod. Heat shrink tube over that and done.
I think they look pretty darn good.
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Location: Oswego, IL | Fishing pole on one end, billy club on the other. Nice! |
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Location: Indiana | Hadn't thought about that, you are right. Guess my boat partners better not get sassy, or WHACK.
Edited by mseybert 9/15/2009 6:54 PM
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Location: MN | They look great good idea. |
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| Wow, great job. I really want one of those! |
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Location: syracuse indiana | i ike them too.. but it got me thinking.. use rodwraps on some of mine.. wonder if i can find heatshrink that wide and long for myrods.. that would be a awsome grip for them better that the wraps where dd you find heat shrink that big....bill |
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Location: Indiana | I found the heat shrink at frye electronics. Any place that sells electrical components should have it. I paid $10 for 4 feet of it. |
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