Ozark_Basser

Silicone. The trailer that comes with them is elaztech.

Pumped

I own one and like it a lot. I've casted belly weighted paddle tails with weights as low as 3/16 oz. It casts those quite well.

What's your theory behind this if you don't mind me asking.

Pics?

Same here on the graphite handle. I'm ordering all of my stuff Monday for my first build.

So whatever size I decide to use, I'll use for every guide including the tip?

This would be my brother's favorite technique as well. That, casting at birds, and jumping off the boat to chase wild animals on the shore.

I like the idea of smaller guides, but I use a lot of leaders with braid, so I don't want to go micro. For a 7' MH what would be the sizes I need for a smaller guide setup? I want 9 guides plus the tip top. Also, do they make tip tops like this? What size would I need there?

Im digging this. It needs a name. The wiggle jig aka wig jig or wig rig. Any takers?.. Yes?.. No?

I definitely agree. I was referring to Loomis rods in my original post. Temple Fork Outfitters as well. I've read the same for north fork composites, but I won't know for sure till I build one, which will be soon.

Also there is the rod locker aspect. I don't think bass boats make a locker that long.

Give it another twenty years, and I bet we will be. At least, for deep water applications and what not.

Steeper banks or bluffs are usually better for me if I approach them parallell or close to paralell. Points get approached from every angle.

I've had this happen to me before. Cost me about twelve bucks for my revo stx. I'd put some tape over it for now to make sure nothing gets in there.

Good god man.

It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the action, just the tip. I've seen fast action medium heavy powered rods with "medium powered" tips. I've seen shakey head rods with stiff tips yet farther down the rod it had a lot of give.

Tape, polyurethane, or graphite. Which do you prefer and why?

Arky

You usually don't get as many bites with a jig compared to a Texas rigged small worm, but jigs usually will get a bigger bite.

Not trying to hijack your thread, but I think this will answer both of our questions. Is this an efficient way to do this? Putting grips on from the butt? Just asking because I have a ton of blanks with the guides already wrapped and some of them would make good treble hook rods.

That rod could be used for whatever technique you want as long as its more or less within the lure weight rating.

As far as how they are made, they are both North Fork Composite blanks which were designed by Gary Loomis. The klx uses the intermediate modulus blanks and the helium 3 uses a hybrid between the high and intermediate modulus. The helium 3 also has a bit more in the cosmetic department. I didn't know this till recently, so I figured I'd share.

I make my own and like throwing them the most in water with some color and lots of shallow cover.

I was just going to use it for trim bands and a little bit in the center of the wrap (whatever that is called). In think I'm going to use colorfast thread for my "main wrap" so I won't have to use color preserver at all.