BLACKHOLE CAPECOD Special - 300th POST... 2016

I guess this 'hole' made it after all... 

It's another BH CapeCod Special "Slow Pitch" blank and this blank does not need any more introduction. It has been known for its' robust action and have been tested in many waters around the world.

This is a very standard built. Basically, guides , trigger reel seat and fighting butt. Anyone could have done this.


Here are the basic components.

Standard setting up for the handle

Fuji K guides on metallic silver underwrap which have been epoxied.

Finished up with the guides.

I am using a high Fuji LC guides for the last guide.

After epoxy.

Handle view from the front.

A view from the rear.

At the fore grip

And the completed rod....

Well, this WILL be the last rod for 2016....

Medium power "slow pitch" Jigger

Another jigging rod project which was shelved a couple of months back as it was a " just for fun" project and I thought of completing it just to clear my work bench.

Using  FUJI PTS-MPK reel seat , some aluminum trims and ALPS titanium guides. 

Setting up and test fitting the reel seat and components.

Yet another spiral guide placement for this jigging rod pending epoxy.
Personally I find that spiral guide placement are rather good for medium to heavy jigging setup which uses over head reels.  You will have more control over the rod during heavy loading and pumping.

Hand signed plus custom decal 

Aligning and centralizing guide placement for incoming line to reel before epoxy

Decal

After epoxy completion.

Complete handle

CUSTOM Slow Pitch - Spiral Jigger PE 1~2

After completed my first jigging rod in September last year, I found out that one was abit too heavy for lighter jigs and this time I am building a lighter one. 
A lighter rod for lighter jigs.

A simpler, lesser accessories jigging rod.

Trigger reel seat with a couple aluminum trims and titanium SiC guides.
Handle parts setting up.

Aluminum winding check behind the rear EVA grip.

In goes the trigger reel seat with the anodize blue aluminum trim..

Fixing up the KDPS quick lock and EVA foregrip.

Then half of the fighting butt

Front view of the reel seat

The butt section

A layer of under wrapping before the guides are wrap onto the blank.

Titanium Sic guides on the blank in spiral placement.

Metallic wrapping at the aluminum trim for finishing off the rear grip  of the long section of split rear handle.

Water transfer decal above the fore grip.

Wrapping it up and epoxy..

and finished..

There is a saying and fly fisherman love to say...  "Matching the hatch" 
but in the case, it is matching the reel.....

Matching the rod with Daiwa Saltiga.

Can you guess what is the weight of this completed jigging rod?

My rough guess was around 160 - 170 g .. perhaps.
But I was wrong... It is only 149 grams (something like 5.25 oz)

Spiral guide placement.

Matching the rod..    :)

CUSTOM Slow Pitch Jigging rod MATAGISH style

This project was planned right after visiting the Angling & Outdoor Recreation Fair early May this year after seeing some nice jigging rods which was on display.

Buying one was an option... but nay... why buy when I can build one.. LOL..

The search for the blanks begun..
I found a cross wrapped saltwater blank which is just nice for a jigging rod.

Load action testing to the blank with a 230g jig.

Then it comes the fun part. Selection of rod components. 

This time around I will be using quality products from MATAGI.

and the reel seat setting.

I have selected Fuji SiC LC and LD guide series for this rod. Low rider for the lower section and heavy duty micro guide for the tip section. However I found out that the last guide was a bit too low and I have to change it to a medium height LC.

Under wrapping to the guide foot area only and not through the whole guide foot. I was trying the bling bling low for this rod and it the same time raised the guides slightly.

Complete wrapping to micro guides.

Guides layout.

The fighting butt

First coating of epoxy

Final epoxy finishes to decal  and guides

Here are the photos of the completed rod