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Murph · 11-09-2005, 12:41 PM

No black is what I am looking for - looking to use the Aftco wind on guides and a curved unibutt

Capt. Mark · 11-09-2005, 12:49 PM

Murph .. all the Boomers I have built are black with wind on guides .. some have Unibutts , some have storbautts and some just have hypalon. If you are building one with a curved unibutt , do yourself a favor and consider a storabutt instead. The curved butts are not great when trolling, but are awesome for chunking. With a storabutt system , you can switch from straight to curved in seconds. We use the straights for trolling then switch to the curved for chunking

Mark

paul708 · 11-09-2005, 12:52 PM

Mark do you use the UB2 or UB4 Butts?

Murph · 11-09-2005, 12:55 PM

Mark & Paul I appreciate the advice - havent used the storabutt - but I think its worth a shot, mainly looking for a chunking rod, but it would be nice to be able to troll as well.

Capt. Mark · 11-09-2005, 01:04 PM

Murph .. I use the SB2S .. which is the short straight storabutt , then order the SB2SC BUTT ONLY , which is the short curved butt (butt only without the ferrule or reel seat) .. another advantage of the system is you can turn the reel seat portion either direction , which changes the reel position. This allows you to find the more comfortable position for you

Mark

paul708 · 11-09-2005, 01:06 PM

Murph,if you are Building a mostly chunking rod .you may not need the uni/stora butt.it will make the rod a whole lot lighter to use.without it.also saves about 100$ off the price

Capt. Mark · 11-09-2005, 01:07 PM

Just thinking here Murph .. if you primarily wil use it as a chunking rod , buy the SB2SC as a complete system .. then buy and extra ferrule/nut and use the portion of the blank you cut off to make a straight butt with hypalon for the occasional use as a trolling rod

Capt. Mark · 11-09-2005, 01:09 PM

Weight only really become a factor when you are jigging for hours on end . most times when chunking the rod is in the rod holder as a dead stick or with the angler pulling line off the tip as a working line

paul708 · 11-09-2005, 01:25 PM

mark,really dont want to go there with the weight thing..call me 6105917734..we can talk about it

or if you got a trip ready

...But if you can lose a pound or more off a rod and not lose any performance.why not.

Capt. Mark · 11-09-2005, 01:36 PM

I agree light weight is nice , but you have to know where to draw the line . For durability, the calstar,wind-on, aftco butt combo cant be beat .. I fished 117 days this season in the canyon and never saw one fail .. the light weight rods failed pretty often .. just this past weekend I watched a very high quality lightweight blank crumble under the pressure of a large BFT .. the angler has been looking for a 300 lb tuna on the jig for a long time and this was probably the one .. needless to say , once the blank broke and the jagged edge of the broken graphite touched the line , the fish was lost.

11-09-2005, 12:41 PM	#11
Murph I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,402 Credits: 1,263.5	No black is what I am looking for - looking to use the Aftco wind on guides and a curved unibutt __________________ Murph [IMG]http://www.***********.com/images/Fall_Banner.JPG[/IMG]

11-09-2005, 12:55 PM	#14
Murph I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,402 Credits: 1,263.5	Mark & Paul I appreciate the advice - havent used the storabutt - but I think its worth a shot, mainly looking for a chunking rod, but it would be nice to be able to troll as well. __________________ Murph [IMG]http://www.***********.com/images/Fall_Banner.JPG[/IMG]

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11-09-2005, 12:49 PM	#12
Capt. Mark Anthony's Ark is a blowboater Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 252 Credits: 1,367.7	Murph .. all the Boomers I have built are black with wind on guides .. some have Unibutts , some have storbautts and some just have hypalon. If you are building one with a curved unibutt , do yourself a favor and consider a storabutt instead. The curved butts are not great when trolling, but are awesome for chunking. With a storabutt system , you can switch from straight to curved in seconds. We use the straights for trolling then switch to the curved for chunking Mark

11-09-2005, 01:04 PM	#15
Capt. Mark Anthony's Ark is a blowboater Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 252 Credits: 1,367.7	Murph .. I use the SB2S .. which is the short straight storabutt , then order the SB2SC BUTT ONLY , which is the short curved butt (butt only without the ferrule or reel seat) .. another advantage of the system is you can turn the reel seat portion either direction , which changes the reel position. This allows you to find the more comfortable position for you Mark

11-09-2005, 01:07 PM	#17
Capt. Mark Anthony's Ark is a blowboater Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 252 Credits: 1,367.7	Just thinking here Murph .. if you primarily wil use it as a chunking rod , buy the SB2SC as a complete system .. then buy and extra ferrule/nut and use the portion of the blank you cut off to make a straight butt with hypalon for the occasional use as a trolling rod

11-09-2005, 01:09 PM	#18
Capt. Mark Anthony's Ark is a blowboater Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 252 Credits: 1,367.7	Weight only really become a factor when you are jigging for hours on end . most times when chunking the rod is in the rod holder as a dead stick or with the angler pulling line off the tip as a working line

11-09-2005, 01:36 PM	#20
Capt. Mark Anthony's Ark is a blowboater Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 252 Credits: 1,367.7	I agree light weight is nice , but you have to know where to draw the line . For durability, the calstar,wind-on, aftco butt combo cant be beat .. I fished 117 days this season in the canyon and never saw one fail .. the light weight rods failed pretty often .. just this past weekend I watched a very high quality lightweight blank crumble under the pressure of a large BFT .. the angler has been looking for a 300 lb tuna on the jig for a long time and this was probably the one .. needless to say , once the blank broke and the jagged edge of the broken graphite touched the line , the fish was lost.