130-class rods for BFT

[chumtini]

What are you using for rods? Blanks? How long? What size ferrules (#6s I presume)? Guides? Butts? Favorite lucky colors? Pics might be cool, if you got some.

[paul708]

seeker. calstar, pacbay blanks are nice depending on budget.
#6 Uni are fine.
AFTCO bigfoot guides.
W/T if you have budget.
some guys are going to a 4 Uni, with 80 size reels. they work, depending on fish size.


pics, W/T Guides,calstar, blank,AFTCO butt......

[cape_rover]

Try Andy at the Powder Horn in Hyannis. Paid $325 for 130 Crowders with Afco windon rollers 2 years ago.

http://www.crowderrods.com/

[Animal 1]

I've got two Crowder 180's.They are sick!And beautiful!Now if only I could find out how they fight.

[dunn6253]

http://www.winthroptool.com/

Here you go chum for guides, these are the real deal for guides. The clearance these have are sick. Expensive, but worth it.

The crowder rods look nice too. What did Jay say about rods, did you talk to him?

Can't wait to see how these rods come out, might have to make a couple myself this winter.......

[paul708]

those are winthrops in the pic above...with the titanium tip



the crowder seem like they are alot of money for what you get...just my .02

[chumtini]

What did Jay say about rods, did you talk to him?

Yes, it's called a Chatham Special and it's double super top secret. And according to anonymous inside sources, it's the heat.

[dunn6253]

Yes, it's called a Chatham Special and it's double super top secret. And according to anonymous inside sources, it's the heat.

Nice, ill take two........

[wrap-check]

We've got a set of the Chatham Specials -- I didn't know they were top secret

Eric at CMS made them - nice rods, not bad on the wallet -- supposedly less pulled hooks.

Freaked me out first time we went tight - they look like they bend in half.

[chumtini]

Freaked me out first time we went tight - they look like they bend in half.

Yep, that's them. CMS does nice work. They've done several rod builds for me. But I'll be building these. Do you recall what blank you had them built on?

We've got a set of the Chatham Specials -- I didn't know they were top secret

Shhhh....