Thread: Suitability for Tossing LYs and Lures?

See you next Sat.

If anyone else wants to come in and see how easy it is to build a rod, be at J&M a little after 5am this Saturday.

How about one of you awesome locals video and post so us poor northerners can see this. I'd love to watch! Awesome opportunity.

Originally Posted by bkwathen

How about one of you awesome locals video and post so us poor northerners can see this. I'd love to watch! Awesome opportunity.

I'd do that for you, but I seriously hope to be busily hands on building my new King rod.

Originally Posted by ChileRelleno

I'd do that for you, but I seriously hope to be busily hands on building my new King rod.

Understood Chile. My intention was to let John know how awesome I thought this was and that I would be there in a heartbeat if not for the 12 hour drive. As, previously stated yet another example of J&M rocks!

I would love to be there. I'm 1100 miles north with 2 feet of fresh snow! I ain't gonna make it. Thanks for the offer it would be a great learning experience . thx jjm

Man that's a good deal! If I wasn't 15hrs away I would be there. John G I may have to get with you and have you build me a couple rods.

John any chance you'd be willing to do this during the summer? I'd love to do this too.

JohnG - do you have 2pc blanks for the Travlin Man?

You have to use a one piece fiberglass blank, cut it where the under wrap will start, make a 4" tapered solid fiberglass plug with half of it glued inside the butt end then the tip end of the plug shaped on a lathe to where the tip section is about a 1/4" from jamming against the butt. I have made several 2pc rods like this including some offshore rods in the 30 and 50lb class with detachable butts (now a 3pc) for people working on oil rigs or flying to remote areas on puddle jumpers because a rod must fit into a travel bag.