The hillbilly way rod butt extensions!

[WVHillbilly]

Seldom do most rods have a long enough rod butt for my liking. Can't tell you how many of these I have done for myself and others. Aluminum tubing fit very snugglery, turns some brass rings for flair, and in this case a wine cork butt cap. Materials are of choice to my preference and willing to fit finish and design. Wrap is of choice, but I generally shrink wrap for durability and simplicity. I am 6'4" and go 280+/-. The hillbilly way! Have an awesome day!

[JasonGotaProblem]

I've been doing champagne corks for butt caps for a while. They really are great. I like your extender idea.

[WVHillbilly]

The brass rings do serve a purpose besides flair. They get turned with a bevel to make sure everything lines up straight. Then a bit of water down butt head, just a tad, then gorilla glue original. The water is a catalyst for the glue. It expands and moves into small areas to lock her up tight.

[Gfish]

Nice!
Godda wrap for Wintertime.
Where'da ya get the aluminum tube?

[WVHillbilly]

Nice!
Godda wrap for Wintertime.
Where'da ya get the aluminum tube?

Tubing is a matter of choice my friend. Tent poles, shower curtain roads or premium new. In this case its 25mm / 1" OD and 22mm ID I picked up off fleebay. Anything works, but I prefer as then a wall as I am comfortable using for such.

[WVHillbilly]

I prefer thin wall aliminum for keeping weight down

[jgp12000]

I have used the shrink wrap on some of my cork handled dock queens & do like the feel.I like the look & feel of the Paracord wrap on some catfish poles not sure how much weight it adds?

[Swami805]

I use a fair amount of cord for handles, I use tarred siene cord with a layer of friction tape underneath to keep it from moving. Makes a nice grippy handle and doesn't weigh too much

[Swami805]

Here's one with #36 cord with #6 cord woven in for extra grip. It hold up without any type of coating for it never gets a slick feeling

[WVHillbilly]

I use a fair amount of cord for handles, I use tarred siene cord with a layer of friction tape underneath to keep it from moving. Makes a nice grippy handle and doesn't weigh too much

I may have to give this a try. TY. Takes some patience I expect. LOL

[WVHillbilly]

Here's one with #36 cord with #6 cord woven in for extra grip. It hold up without any type of coating for it never gets a slick feeling

Dat right there be fancy! Nice work

[WVHillbilly]

Here be one I did. It was a $5 find at flea market. Nice $200+ crowder rod someone smashed the butt on it. Due to how I feesh, I repaired the butt with 3/4-7/8 tubing and turned a nylon butt cap for it. I had done this prior to considering the brass/bronze rings and a cork for butt cap. I then decided to befriend a local bar and local winos for a supply of corks. Hillbilly always looking for material. Anything goes. If it works, it works! No need to be super fancy as it gets covered anyway. Hillbilly out ... working a couple more.

[oc1]

I use the green braided seine twine for that.

I wonder why they still call it tarred seine twine.  I don't think they've used actual tar as a preservative and seizing since they switched from using natural cotton fiber to synthetic nylon fiber.  Later, they also stopped using the green copper naphthenate as a preservative and bonding agent. The only thing that remains is the black or green color.

[WVHillbilly]

I use the green braided seine twine for that.

I wonder why they still call it tarred seine twine.  I don't think they've used actual tar as a preservative and seizing since they switched from using natural cotton fiber to synthetic nylon fiber.  Later, they also stopped using the green copper naphthenate as a preservative and bonding agent. The only thing that remains is the black or green color.

I was curious so did a little reading. At least the brand I happened to read about they still tar the nylon and then dry it in heater oven process. It would seem to me using black pigment nylon would be easier. Then again I am not and extrusion, plastic engineer. I just try to use common sense. LOL

[boon]

Looks nice. Presumably a freshwater thing though? Brass with aluminium will corrode like crazy in a saltwater environment.