Rod Butt Extension

[southie THE BANGA 2,304]

So I picked up a Wilson Supergraph Big Water Bream Rod for an absolute bargain of a price. The only Downside is the Butt end is very short and isn't comfortable to put under the arm. So i will be having a crack and constructing my own Extended Rod butt section. 

 

I took the rubber fighting cap off and used a set of verniers to measure the inside diameter of the blank. I then found an old broken rod blank that would slip into the blank and be tight enough to bond the two blanks together with resin. 

 

 

I cut the old blank to go up the blank only to below the Reel seat so it doesn't effect rod action and weight. The piece of blank i used once fixed to inside the Supergraph Rod I will then Tape it all to make it even, add sand grit tape then add heat shrink over the blank to tidy up to make it look like it was ment to be apart of it. The final touch will be to add an EVA Foam grip on the bottom just to finish it off... In the end it should look something like this but neater.. (was a mock up i test fitted)

 

 

It's just a little project inbetween rod builds while i'm waiting for parts for my other rod builds. Keep an eye on this space.. Will Post updates as they come to hand.

[SaltyFlyer 298]

Nicely put together, looks like a bought one.

[treefrog 18]

Good job mate. One has learnt  not to chuck out too much ''stuff'' and to keep it for a rainy day. That day does come. Twas good too catch up again for a chin wag.

[bjorn2fish 4,612]

Not a bad job there, looks the goods!

[archerfish 685]

Nice work on the butt extension, southie....I presume you will be nicknaming it the "Kardashian"?

 

 

Cheers

af

[bjorn2fish 4,612]

Nice work on the butt extension, southie....I presume you will be nicknaming it the "Kardashian"?

 

 

Cheers

af

 

Bahahahahaha   Nice one!

[plankton 725]

I'm working on extending the butt of a surf rod, want to turn a 9' into an almost 10', but I'm gonna use aluminium tubing over the existing butt, then finish it with shrink tube. I'll post some picks when done.

[treefrog 18]

Re rod butt extension, Back around 1966 in my early 20's,my late farther-in-law gave me a couple of fishing rods to start fishing with. One was a Len Butterworth 7ft 2 piece split rangoon cane rod with lower ceramic runners with a turned wooden handle [made on a lathe],the other was made from a fencing sword blade about 3-4ft long  with a wooden handle. With the Butterworth Rod, the handle was a little short to go under the arm, so I got a 18'' length of wooden broom handle and doweled and glued the 2 ends together , varnished the handle and put a [chair] rubber cup on the end.Back then myself and girlfriend [later my wife],were members of the Super Elliott Angling Club [have still got my Badge]. Just recently the Butterworth rod has been given to an associate who has a collection of ye olde rods and reels etc.

[bjorn2fish 4,612]

Those Butterworth rods are the most awesome rods out according to my mate haha He just bought a few of his mate that will be matched with Alvey's. Apparently we'll be slaying the salmon with them. Never used an Alvey, here's to monumental stuff ups and a learning curve 

[Guy 0]

On 14/07/2016 at 11:47 AM, plankton said:

I'm working on extending the butt of a surf rod, want to turn a 9' into an almost 10', but I'm gonna use aluminium tubing over the existing butt, then finish it with shrink tube. I'll post some picks when done.

I'm keen to see your fished product. I'm thinking of doing the same to an Alvey rod, converting it to a spin.