Charlie Darr

Ups seems to be the cheapest I’ll let y’all know how much it cost for anyone else interested

Lol it was a little late last night and I feel pretty dumb... I know better haha. I’ve decided to just ship them in a piece of 3” pvc. I mulled over buying rods but I really like st croix, have invested a lot, and would like to utilize them on this trip. I was also able to fit 5 rods in my 3” pipe if anyone else needs to know. Thank you for doing that. There isn’t enough youth out there fishing anymore. They’ll probably never forget it.

I’m going to California from Virginia and I don’t own any travel or two piece rods. Does anyone have experience taking one piece rods up to 7’3” on a plane? I would like to use a 78” long piece of 4” pvc to put 4 rods in since 80” is the limit. I’m just curious as to how others pack their rods really. And any tips on fishing the Napa river and spots to try on clear lake are appreciated!

I’m new to rod building thank you for the information. Seems like it’s just trial and error. I haven’t found a built rod that does what I want. It’s a little difficult to explain. On days where they aren’t just snatching the bait and running it seems they bite at it and as soon as they feel that rod tip they just leave it alone.

I’m interested in building a 9’ mh two piece spinning rod for stripers. I normally use a fish finder rig from a dock or shore, but on occasion I feed live eels or pin fish under a bridge using the live liner. So the rod tip is either straight up or down. Ideally I would like the tip to be light enough so when the fish starts biting it won’t feel the initial pull from the rod tip before the bait runner takes off. Any suggestions are welcome if I need two rods I don’t mind building two