Big Butts

[Tungsten]

I want to add a fighting butt to my 10' Eastfork.I'd like one that threads in.My question is how does this cap come off?Also are all butts the same or are some butts better then others?

 

[maxwell]

im no expert but it looks like that cap is attached too the reelseat.. u might halfto replace teho whole thing.. wich isnt really all that major.. i would talk too wayne down at fishtales.. he has bin a major insight for me on a few rod building related questions!

[Tungsten]

Ya I'm going tomorrow.I was hopeing to heat it up a bit then it would unscrew?Or just drill a hole in it to fit the new one.

[Taco]

Oops...thought this was a JLo thread... I have nothin' substantial to add as per usual.

[jksnijders]

Oops...thought this was a JLo thread... I have nothin' substantial to add as per usual.

 

That's awesome..

[Taco]

Ya I'm going tomorrow.I was hopeing to heat it up a bit then it would unscrew?Or just drill a hole in it to fit the new one.

 

Well how'd the upgrade go?

 

[jack]

That cap may be just epoxied in. Put a pan of water on to boil, about 1/2" of water should do it, dip the butt end into the boiling water for about 45 seconds, remove then try and pull it off . There are fighting butt adapters available to install in the reelseat for removable fighting butts.

 

http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/cork-fighting-butts/

 

j

[Tungsten]

Well how'd the upgrade go?

 

Never went,icy roads and Grey cup party is gettin in the way.

 

 

Thanks Jack I'll try that today.

[Tungsten]

Success! Just have to find a nice butt now.

 

[jack]

Clean the inside of the blank out (round file, drill, Dremel, etc), measure the I.D of the reel seat and let me know, I have a bunch laying around.

j

[Tungsten]

one of my old cheap rods has a butt,so i heated it and removed.But its too small of a butt i would like something longer almost like a two hander so i can do some of these spey casts.Its the same size as the Eastfork one 15.5mm but as you can see in the 1st pic i will have to remove the reel seat and cut the blank down to make room for the insert.My question is are they all the same thread?Can i use this insert and just go buy a longer butt?

[jack]

I use a longer stem for the removable small spey handles for my rods.

 

15.48 MM diameter of the insert flange.

 

 

j

[Tungsten]

Hey that looks good,so that smaller piece should fit inside of my blank?So i don't have to cut my blank.I don't have a set of calipers how do i measure the I.D. of my blank?Its a 6wt 10' Eastfork.

 

Edit;after looking at your pic i see i will still have too cut my blank down for it to fit.Or does it fit over the blank?

Thanks for answering all my newbie questions Jack.

[jack]

The O.D. of the insert is 9.58 MM. so you'll probably have to take some of the rod blank down, inside. Just make sure there is plenty of epoxy filling any voids between that blank and the reel seat, heat then mix epoxy then pour it around the blank while warm and thin, that should fill the voids. Allow to set, then drill the blank out just enough to fit the insert.

OK, Grey Cup is on. I'm gone!

j

[Tungsten]

OK i got it now,thanks for all the help.

 

On a similar note when is the 1134 going to hit the shelves?Is March still the ETA?

[jack]

I will have a couple at the FF Expo to wave and Fish Tales will have a bundle for the show. Rod blanks are also available for custom builds.

j

[zed]

[Tungsten]

Picked up a nice butt today and finished my project.I drilled out the blank enough to get the new flange in, mixed up some epoxy and pored enough in to fill the end of the blank and the other voids.After it was dry i poured in some more and installed the new flange.Other then getting epoxy all over the place it worked well.Good thing it isn't any longer as it just fits back in the case.

 

[jack]

 

j

[maxwell]

nicely done!!