Handle Design?

Joe and I were in Oklahoma this weekend for a fishing expo, and while we
were there I walked around to see what I couldn't live without. I did find a
couple of large spools of fishing line (4700yds, and 6000yds) for $15.00 per
spool, and managed to come home from this one without a new rod or reel.
But...

There was a guy there from Texas that had semi-custom G. Loomis rods for
what seemed to be a good price for a Loomis. He had a new handle design that
I've never seen before and it actually felt pretty nice with a reel
attached. I've posted a drawing on a.b.f.p. of what it looked like and kind
of described it there.

It's actually pretty simple... the middle section of a Fuji reel seat was
cut out, and the two ends were attached to the rod using some kind of rubber
bushing to secure them in place. I was wondering how long this would last
before one piece or the other started to twist, or become weak while fishing
and the reel pop off, especially while fighting a fish.

May one of the many rod builders here can have a look and see if they can
come up with a better design or a way to make it work without having to
worry about losing a reel.

Just thought I'd share this... maybe later I'll tell you about the rod that
had a toy gun attached to shoot your bait out instead of casting. LOL


--
Charles B. Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com

I've never seen before and it actually felt pretty nice with a reel
attached. I've posted a drawing on a.b.f.p. of what it looked like and
kind
of described it there.
--
Charles B. Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com

Hi,

What is a.b.f.p.? The rec.outdoors.fishing.bass bar... just like
plomb-palette is the fr.rec.peche bar, our usual news in france? Then in
plomb-palette we can send photos too... I am curious to see this Loomis...

Vincent.

"Charles Summers" wrote in message
...
Joe and I were in Oklahoma this weekend for a fishing expo, and while we
were there I walked around to see what I couldn't live without. I did find
a
couple of large spools of fishing line (4700yds, and 6000yds) for $15.00
per
spool, and managed to come home from this one without a new rod or reel.
But...

There was a guy there from Texas that had semi-custom G. Loomis rods for
what seemed to be a good price for a Loomis. He had a new handle design
that
I've never seen before and it actually felt pretty nice with a reel
attached. I've posted a drawing on a.b.f.p. of what it looked like and
kind
of described it there.

It's actually pretty simple... the middle section of a Fuji reel seat was
cut out, and the two ends were attached to the rod using some kind of
rubber
bushing to secure them in place. I was wondering how long this would last
before one piece or the other started to twist, or become weak while
fishing
and the reel pop off, especially while fighting a fish.

May one of the many rod builders here can have a look and see if they can
come up with a better design or a way to make it work without having to
worry about losing a reel.

Just thought I'd share this... maybe later I'll tell you about the rod
that
had a toy gun attached to shoot your bait out instead of casting. LOL

To me, it looks like a marketing ploy. I could easily build something like
that, but I wouldn't want to risk having a reel come loose under pressure.
The weight of a good graphite reel seat is negligible and you'll have a hard
time convincing me otherwise.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

alt.binaries.fishing.pictures

"Vincent." wrote in message
...
I've never seen before and it actually felt pretty nice with a reel
attached. I've posted a drawing on a.b.f.p. of what it looked like and
kind
of described it there.
--
Charles B. Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com

Hi,

What is a.b.f.p.? The rec.outdoors.fishing.bass bar... just like
plomb-palette is the fr.rec.peche bar, our usual news in france? Then in
plomb-palette we can send photos too... I am curious to see this Loomis...

Vincent.

Sorry about the mistake in the previous post, it's
alt.binaries.pictures.fishing

"Vincent." wrote in message
...
I've never seen before and it actually felt pretty nice with a reel
attached. I've posted a drawing on a.b.f.p. of what it looked like and
kind
of described it there.
--
Charles B. Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com

Hi,

What is a.b.f.p.? The rec.outdoors.fishing.bass bar... just like
plomb-palette is the fr.rec.peche bar, our usual news in france? Then in
plomb-palette we can send photos too... I am curious to see this Loomis...

Vincent.

Thanks... but: http://www.guba.com/g/item/26560012/g18t+copy.jpg

Arround $15 for a month acces ?!?!? :-s
Did I miss something ? Which server account do you use to have it ?
alt.binaries.pictures.fishing doesn't appear in mine...

Vincent.

"Jerry Barton" wrote in message
...
Sorry about the mistake in the previous post, it's
alt.binaries.pictures.fishing

"Vincent." wrote in message
...
I've never seen before and it actually felt pretty nice with a reel
attached. I've posted a drawing on a.b.f.p. of what it looked like and
kind
of described it there.
--
Charles B. Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com

Hi,

What is a.b.f.p.? The rec.outdoors.fishing.bass bar... just like
plomb-palette is the fr.rec.peche bar, our usual news in france? Then in
plomb-palette we can send photos too... I am curious to see this
Loomis...

Vincent.

To me, it looks like a marketing ploy. I could easily build something
like
that, but I wouldn't want to risk having a reel come loose under pressure.
The weight of a good graphite reel seat is negligible and you'll have a
hard
time convincing me otherwise.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

For other reasons, I'm agree with you... I feared not that the reel come
loose under pressure but that the rubber rings move in time and that we have
offen to put it back in place... I had such a handle systeme for on a
spinning rod... I had to roll it up with adhitive band to keep the reel in
place... :-s ...and of course that was ugly! :-)
By now I only use screwed handle systemes...

Vincent.

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haven't had the credit card I used to sign up for many years.



"Vincent." wrote in message
...
Thanks... but: http://www.guba.com/g/item/26560012/g18t+copy.jpg

Arround $15 for a month acces ?!?!? :-s
Did I miss something ? Which server account do you use to have it ?
alt.binaries.pictures.fishing doesn't appear in mine...

Vincent.

"Jerry Barton" wrote in message
...
Sorry about the mistake in the previous post, it's
alt.binaries.pictures.fishing

"Vincent." wrote in message
...
I've never seen before and it actually felt pretty nice with a reel
attached. I've posted a drawing on a.b.f.p. of what it looked like
and
kind
of described it there.
--
Charles B. Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com

Hi,

What is a.b.f.p.? The rec.outdoors.fishing.bass bar... just like
plomb-palette is the fr.rec.peche bar, our usual news in france? Then
in
plomb-palette we can send photos too... I am curious to see this
Loomis...

Vincent.

"Vincent." wrote in message
...
To me, it looks like a marketing ploy. I could easily build something
like
that, but I wouldn't want to risk having a reel come loose under
pressure.
The weight of a good graphite reel seat is negligible and you'll have a
hard
time convincing me otherwise.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

For other reasons, I'm agree with you... I feared not that the reel come
loose under pressure but that the rubber rings move in time and that we
have
offen to put it back in place... I had such a handle systeme for on a
spinning rod... I had to roll it up with adhitive band to keep the reel in
place... :-s ...and of course that was ugly! :-)
By now I only use screwed handle systemes...

Vincent.



Ugly may not be an issue for many anglers. My regular partner in American
Bass fishes with nothing but G-Loomis rods. He has wrapped all of them with
some nasty looking no slip padded tape that some sales man said would help
him fish longer with out tiring or something like that.


--
Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com
All about fishing in Yuma, Arizona
Promote Your Fishing Website FOR FREE

Bob wrote: "He has wrapped all of them with some nasty looking non slip
padded tape that some sales man said would help him fish longer with out
tiring or something like that."

Well that would dampen the hell out of the rod and eliminated the reason one
would buy a Loomis. He could buy a BPS rod and save a lot of money if that
is what he wants to do. Although the BPS wouldn't cast the same, Loomis
rods are very stiff.

--
Craig Baugher