Good looking rod for sure! I would recommend doing under wraps on your guides for such heavy duty applications. And a double wrap on your guide feet. Running 130lb braid and even bigger you want all the thread you can get holding those guides!
Question for you. I'm new to the rod building community. Do you apply grips and reel seat anywhere. Or do you find the spine of the rod. I know you find the rods spine on smaller rods but didn't know if you had to with these bigger ones.
Yup you’ll be able to find the spine on larger rods as well, just line the reel seat up with the spine once you find it. As far as grips and reel seat placement that will depend on arm length. Play around with it before gluing and do what feels most comfortable
Sweet set up! Great video, I especially appreciate showing it in action hauling in a nice shark. Any chance you could post the details of the components you got? I am looking to get into building a rod, but the guide sizes and placements still confuse me. Thanks!
Sure, I used a few different sizes all of them were Heavy XN Alps Guides (titanium chrome). I used (1) size 20 (as my stripping guide) then (1) size 16, and (4) size 12. I also used a size 26 aluminum reel seat (alps) to fit the blank
Nice work! This is the first build I've seen where the entire blank had marbling on it. Did you use thread finish for the marbling or some other product? Are you having any issues with the finish cracking? Thanks
My next rod I believe I will do the under wrap just for the heck of it… however I’ve since landed a 12’ hammerhead shark and all held up just fine🤷🏽♂️
Good looking rod for sure! I would recommend doing under wraps on your guides for such heavy duty applications. And a double wrap on your guide feet. Running 130lb braid and even bigger you want all the thread you can get holding those guides!
Thanks for the comment! Agree with the under wraps on the next one
Green looks rad. Nice work!
Awesome job Dom. Miss you
Thanks so much! Miss you too!
Heard these rods are very beastly. Heard of people spooling there reels with 200lb braid for this specific rod
Hello Can I get the blank only the blank, where can I buy it? Tell me please
I am a fan, looking forward to more videos.
Question for you. I'm new to the rod building community. Do you apply grips and reel seat anywhere. Or do you find the spine of the rod. I know you find the rods spine on smaller rods but didn't know if you had to with these bigger ones.
Yup you’ll be able to find the spine on larger rods as well, just line the reel seat up with the spine once you find it. As far as grips and reel seat placement that will depend on arm length. Play around with it before gluing and do what feels most comfortable
Sweet set up! Great video, I especially appreciate showing it in action hauling in a nice shark. Any chance you could post the details of the components you got? I am looking to get into building a rod, but the guide sizes and placements still confuse me. Thanks!
Sure, I used a few different sizes all of them were Heavy XN Alps Guides (titanium chrome). I used (1) size 20 (as my stripping guide) then (1) size 16, and (4) size 12. I also used a size 26 aluminum reel seat (alps) to fit the blank
the roller guide are they still good after 2 year of surf fishing?
Where do you order everything to build one? I been looking around cant really find much
What kind Of paint did you use to paint your road?
And the stickers where you buy the fish stickers ?
Did you buy the blank pre colored like that?? And if so where? Link please? Thanks!
Nice work! This is the first build I've seen where the entire blank had marbling on it. Did you use thread finish for the marbling or some other product? Are you having any issues with the finish cracking? Thanks
Hey brotha how do you epoxy you whole rod before everything to get it that green color or how do you do it?
Pretty awesome build man!
Where did you buy all your rod building equipment (line guides, rod blank, etc.)?
Mostly from Get bit outdoors
Where did you buy it
I was under the impression that big game rods where under wrapped am learn does it really matter?
My next rod I believe I will do the under wrap just for the heck of it… however I’ve since landed a 12’ hammerhead shark and all held up just fine🤷🏽♂️
What blank model is that can you add every part you used and where you ordered , thanks
RCTB 7’ XXXH 80-130, blank and parts I got from getbitoutdoors
@@catchingzzzsoutdoors1872 did it come in that color or did you paint it ?
My inspirasion
Can you sell me it ?
Sadly not this one!