Carbon Fiber Parts: Update 3.5

[Clem]

Kia Ora all,

Called this one 3.5 as the part was not designed or made by me..

I have been following the development of Simon's reel (Tufftackle) and the various comments posted on a couple of sites. His CF grip caught my eye so I decided to give him a call and discuss a couple of things with him. He was interested in what I had done and was doing and sent me a couple of grips to look at and try. The grip is a straight CF tube design using a central alloy block to attach the shaft, the shaft uses a 2 bearing setup in the normal way. The shaft has similar dims to the JM, however I had to remove a little stock from the JM shaft (1.5-2mm) off the top as I didn't have a spacer and it fits like a glove.

The tube is approx 31mm in dia and 110mm in length, making it a bit bigger than most T-Bars, weight is a little less than the JM T-Bar setup.

Anyway a couple of pics below - still haven't finished my one but have finally finished the molded arm which a couple of mates are testing now..is a bit hard to see in the pic but looks quite good with the CF arm

[redsetta]

G'day Clem, loving your CF upgrade thread - top-quality hot-rodding.
Keep 'em coming!
Cheers mate, Justin
PS Looking forward to some 'field testing' reports (and photos). 

[Clem]

Hey Pal,

Loved those photo's of yours...got a Musandam trip on the 16/17/18th of Mar, so will get some pics up there...should get something decent over 3 days..

Have been fishing locally, weather is still good - had lots of Queens..1 or 2 kings etc...nothing I thought worth a photo though..that said will be out next week so will get a few pics of the local stuff..

Finally got my land based fishing licence...what a palava,,

The fishing out and around Dubai is actually very good..very few people fish on a rec basis..no doubt put off by the license requirements..anyway you can get a feed almost anywhere..the fish aren't too choosy either, I think this is due to them not being fed pillies for the last 20 years hahaha

[Dominick]

And Clem keeps making the reels lighter...great job.  Dominick