I continue to “test” combos for distance.
I’m back on the braid wagon . I’m glad I spooled the old braid onto a large line spool so I can reuse it unlike the miles of mono I’ve discarded over the years .
Anyway , my result so far have followed along the same results as before with the 2# Floroclear . Of course the braid doesn’t cast as far as the super thin 2# Floroclear, but it’s close . Especially out of my shorter rods .
The only “long” rod that has equaled the shorter rods of less tha 5’6” , is my 5’8” Major Craft Aji do ajing rod with a 500 size reel .
The smaller spool creates smaller loops that are easier to enter the striper guides on most of my rods .
If I were to build my perfect rod , it would be a 5’4” extra fast UL powered rod with oversize lower guides tapering down to small but not micro guides and tip . The reel seat would be a two piece with only a short space between the butt and rear of the reel seat .
I’ve been looking at Mudhole blanks and they have a 5’6” that I could cut two inches off the butt to give me my length .
I’ve put together a few rods before . I hesitate to say I built a few rods . The results weren’t very pretty, but they fished .
I’ve also had a couple of rods custom built for me but they didn’t turn out like I had hoped .m
The search goes on , for that perfect rod .