The brown bruiser
striperchaser 05/07/2005 - 19:20 Trip Reports Impoundments Roll Your Own
Hey all, Decided to hit liberty today around 6am. Went out lastnight and caught some bait fish. Seven or eight white perch ranging from 6 to 8 inches. Went to my favorite spot this time a year for stripers. I call it pumkin point it's down off of ivymill rd. I put 2 perch on a egg sinker down deep,and fished one on a bobber 15 feet from shore. Around 730 my bobber was sumerged. So I waited for it to take some line. Which it did'nt for about 45 seconds. Then it started to move to left. Set the hook out of the water jumped a monster smallie. Got her in and weighed her 6lbs 3oz 21 inches long.
Tools
smalljaw 01/18/2005 - 08:41 Roll Your Own
The methodology here is to record the purchase, creation, use of, and value of the tools I think that I need for this project.
Reamers - Reamers are used to enlarge and shape the tunnel within the rod handle through which the rod blank travels and ultimately rests. They are typically made from discarded rod blanks that are covered with abrasive material. It has been suggested that when you make your own reamers that they should be about 20" long. Larry Thomas has written up a very nice approach to making your own in his article A New Twist on a New Tool.
The methodology here is to record the purchase, creation, use of, and value of the tools I think that I need for this project.
Reamers - Reamers are used to enlarge and shape the tunnel within the rod handle through which the rod blank travels and ultimately rests. They are typically made from discarded rod blanks that are covered with abrasive material. It has been suggested that when you make your own reamers that they should be about 20" long. Larry Thomas has written up a very nice approach to making your own in his article A New Twist on a New Tool.
Terminology
smalljaw 01/15/2005 - 21:21 Roll Your Own
This section is meant to contain the vocabulary of the rod builder. There is a very good Rod Builders Glossary already available on the web. No sense in re-inventing the wheel here. What might very well end up here are terms and acronyms that I cannot locate in the Rod Builders Glossary.
This section is meant to contain the vocabulary of the rod builder. There is a very good Rod Builders Glossary already available on the web. No sense in re-inventing the wheel here. What might very well end up here are terms and acronyms that I cannot locate in the Rod Builders Glossary.
Time and Money
smalljaw 01/15/2005 - 07:15 Roll Your Own
My methodology will be to accumulate all of the real dollars that I spend on this project and only the amounts of time that I spend building what I need to finish the project. The final result with reflect the amount of money out-of-pocket and the amount of time needed to do the work. What won't be reflected is the cost for materials that I already have on hand and amount of time doing research, shopping, and recording my journey. For example, writing this entry down or the wood I have on hand will not count but building a spline finding tool and any off hand additional hardware would. Cash amounts will be rounded up to the nearest dollar and time amounts will be rounded up to the nearest hour because nothing really takes less than an hour anyway.
My methodology will be to accumulate all of the real dollars that I spend on this project and only the amounts of time that I spend building what I need to finish the project. The final result with reflect the amount of money out-of-pocket and the amount of time needed to do the work. What won't be reflected is the cost for materials that I already have on hand and amount of time doing research, shopping, and recording my journey. For example, writing this entry down or the wood I have on hand will not count but building a spline finding tool and any off hand additional hardware would. Cash amounts will be rounded up to the nearest dollar and time amounts will be rounded up to the nearest hour because nothing really takes less than an hour anyway.
Technology
smalljaw 01/15/2005 - 06:56 Roll Your Own
The methodology I am using for "Technology" will be any bits of information that I come across that may be of value or taken into consideration during the project. This will typically includes the parts and techniques that have to be evaluated throughout the course of the project.
A close facsimile of the reel being used for the build: Shimano Sedona 1500FB product web page. Apparently I purchased a reel that is either made exclusively for the retailer or, more likely, it is out of production and no longer supported. That figures.
The methodology I am using for "Technology" will be any bits of information that I come across that may be of value or taken into consideration during the project. This will typically includes the parts and techniques that have to be evaluated throughout the course of the project.
A close facsimile of the reel being used for the build: Shimano Sedona 1500FB product web page. Apparently I purchased a reel that is either made exclusively for the retailer or, more likely, it is out of production and no longer supported. That figures.
Lessons Learned
smalljaw 01/15/2005 - 06:30 Roll Your Own
The idea for this section is to record all of the questions that I have asked and answered including those that I must ask myself. As a matter of fact I anticipate that the questions that I ask myself will ultimately produce the most interesting information.
Why don't you just buy a pre-built rod you fool?
A couple of reasons. First off, fishing is one of my top five passions in life. If something is related to fishing I can find time in my schedule to dedicate to the activity. The more compelling reason is that in almost all cases I have settled for a commercial rod that is good enough for the job at the time that I needed it. As a part of becoming more disciplined I am going to force myself to think through what I am really trying to accomplish with a certain setup and not settle for good enough. What kind of rod are you going to build?
The idea for this section is to record all of the questions that I have asked and answered including those that I must ask myself. As a matter of fact I anticipate that the questions that I ask myself will ultimately produce the most interesting information.
Why don't you just buy a pre-built rod you fool?
A couple of reasons. First off, fishing is one of my top five passions in life. If something is related to fishing I can find time in my schedule to dedicate to the activity. The more compelling reason is that in almost all cases I have settled for a commercial rod that is good enough for the job at the time that I needed it. As a part of becoming more disciplined I am going to force myself to think through what I am really trying to accomplish with a certain setup and not settle for good enough. What kind of rod are you going to build?
A Journey into Rod Building
smalljaw 01/15/2005 - 06:04 Roll Your Own
I am starting a new book, more like a journal than a book really, to record what I did in order to build my first fishing rod from the blank up. A large portion of my intent is to overcome this struggle that I have with discipline. I want to go through the process of building a good fishing rod in an organized, informed, and well planned manner. There are some basic things that I think I need to start with:
I am starting a new book, more like a journal than a book really, to record what I did in order to build my first fishing rod from the blank up. A large portion of my intent is to overcome this struggle that I have with discipline. I want to go through the process of building a good fishing rod in an organized, informed, and well planned manner. There are some basic things that I think I need to start with:
- Terminology
- Technology
- Tools
- Time and Money
- Lessons Learned
