Balanced Rod/reel point

[ExcessiveAngler]

You can actually get those aluminum slip rings from a company called Versitex in Pennsylvania. But you have to have an account with them. And if you want a hot deal for some really nice Rod blanks. Get bit outdoors is still having a mega blanks sale. They're not allowed to tell you who the manufacturers are, but the blanks look very very nice. And some of them were $40 apiece, and all of them are under a $100.

[Midway Tommy]

I prefer the black metal/aluminum rings over the graphite rings. My experience has been the graphite rings have a tendency to come loose too easily.

[oc1]

Get bit outdoors is still having a mega blanks sale. They're not allowed to tell you who the manufacturers are, but the blanks look very very nice.

The chances are that the blanks were rolled in Asia and distributed by Batson Enterprises.

[JasonGotaProblem]

I'm gonna have to take a look. What's shipping like?

Edit: shipping isn't so bad so I ordered a 9' blank to build after I finish what I'm building for a certain someone...

[jgp12000]

 

[Cor]

For conventional or baitcaster the balance point is the reel itself IMO.

For a spinner it should be at the top of the reel seat or not further than half way up the foregrip. Again IMO.

I will agree with that, considering that the reel forms the "pivot" point.

My experience is more with heavier casting rods requiring a two handed hold while casting.   In that case I used to fix the reel seat with tape or hotmelt glue to find the correct spot to counter balance the weight of the long rod.    The pivot point would then be somewhere between the the position of the two hands.

This brings up again the discussion of front or rear mounted reels, I won't go there!