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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | I got a Musky Innovations rod that i want to add weight to the butt end of it to balance it out more. It has no hole or insert like say a pete maina rod does. What would be the best way to go about adding weight to it and no i am not gettin a heavy reel to put on it? Thanks! |
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Location: Bloomer, Wi | I was just thinking of doing the exact same thing with my monster magnum bull dawg rod. theres a great deal of tip weight now it sure would be nice to get rid of most of it. Would the "balancer" dalberg used to promote work? I am asking not suggesting. |
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Location: SE, WI. | I just buy the rod balancers from bass pro, and slide over butt end. If your cork butt end is too large...try to sand down the back 3 inches of the cork till it fits. Any custom rods I have built I ask for butt end weight to balance. Really helps with fatigue on the tendons of your wrist. I also like the butt end weight because it helps in ROD SPEED when setting the hook. The butt end rod balancers seem to fit nicely on the regular cork diameter handles like ST. Croix. I put them on my Lamiglas rods...But I tape them down because Lamiglas rods have a thin diameter Butt end. Anyways, butt end weight is a must on every rod I use. 
I think all rod makers should offer this option....DA!
Edited by jdsplasher 6/7/2008 6:30 PM
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| You got it right.
I have BPS rod balancers on all of my rods except panfish and trolling rods.
Muskie rods, great for bass flippin' and pitchin' rods as well as crank bait rods.
All of my jig rods for walleyes......less arm, hand and wrist fatigue. Better feel for all presentations. I even weighted some rods internally. I would cut off the but cap, and whittle off about an inch of cork. Then I would add lead putty that I got from a Golfsmith catalog and epoxy it in place. I'd pick up some cork circles and a new butt cap from a shop here in Milwaukee and rebuild the butt. I did that on several walleye rods that had a smaller diameter butt section, and it turned out great.
I think all rods should have counter-balance capabilities.
Beav |
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Location: Sun Prairie, WI | Here's what I do...unconventional I'll admit but it works.
Buy some lead tape from a golf shop. $3.00 or so. Wrap several strips around the side on the very bottom of the handle. Buy some fender washers, about $2.88 from Wal-Mart for 25 of them. Screw in as many as needed on the butt end til you're comfortable.
Keep adding lead tape or washers til you get to your comfort level. You obviously don't want a whole lot of washers sticking out at the end, so use more lead tape if needed, then the washers til you get to the point where things are balanced for you. It works!! |
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| I put the Dahlberg weight system on my Musky Innovations rod. It really helps. Just make sure it fits really snug or tape it on. Had one weight system go into the drink the first day I used it. |
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| Here's a link:
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_1... |
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