9/0 Frame Kit

[Bryan Young]

Bryan,
   The nice part is that it's not made of aluminum so it shouldn't get any grooves and the fact that it's round should help with that, also.
Thanks
Dom

Whoa, what?  Not aluminum?  Ti? Inconel?

[Topshot]

Bryan,
   The nice part is that it's not made of aluminum so it shouldn't get any grooves and the fact that it's round should help with that, also.
Thanks
Dom

Whoa, what?  Not aluminum?  Ti? Inconel?

what is this material you speak of

[Chris Gatorfan]

IDK....But this little one said she has all the time in the world to upgrade

[Cortez_Conversions]

Tom, I just love your work.  By the way, if you are going to make another run, would it be possible to lower the from cross bar even more?  There are a few reels that I have worked on that even with the cross bar being as low as it is, there are line groves due the the line angle with a bent rod.  Just wondering if the front could be like the rear to eliminate this?  Just wondering.
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But Bryan, if I make the front cross bar like the rear one, everyone will mount their reels backwards and blame me!!!!

All jokes aside, if there is a need, I'll consider it. I just don't want to go thru another revision and prototype if there isn't a need.

[Bryan Young]

But Bryan, if I make the front cross bar like the rear one, everyone will mount their reels backwards and blame me!!!!

Thanks for a good laugh.  I never though about it that way.

[broadway]

I thought you were talking about the oem penn crossbar. The rest of the frame is aluminum. You must have been talking about the lower crossbar. I don't think it's worth re-doing as I've never seen a rod with a 9/0 bend enough to cause a problem. If that's an issue for you or others maybe a piece of electrically tape would help when your fishing for monsters. I also wonder if balance will be thrown off if a change was made.
Thanks
Dom
I thought you had no use for a 9/0 

[Topshot]

I thought you were talking about the oem penn crossbar. The rest of the frame is aluminum. You must have been talking about the lower crossbar. I don't think it's worth re-doing as I've never seen a rod with a 9/0 bend enough to cause a problem. If that's an issue for you or others maybe a piece of electrically tape would help when your fishing for monsters. I also wonder if balance will be thrown off if a change was made.
Thanks
Dom
I thought you had no use for a 9/0 

Question. Why can't you mount the frame the other way?? I accidentally put in on backwards when I installed it the first time and everything still lined up perfectly. I then quickly changed it so I didn't look like an idiot when I posted pictures lol

[broadway]

Chris,
You can turn it around... I do it to my tiburon frames for wire lining when I'm not paying attention... no harm, no foul.
Dom

[Alto Mare]

Tom, I just love your work.  By the way, if you are going to make another run, would it be possible to lower the from cross bar even more?  There are a few reels that I have worked on that even with the cross bar being as low as it is, there are line groves due the the line angle with a bent rod.  Just wondering if the front could be like the rear to eliminate this?  Just wondering.

You might not want to do this on larger reels, the line might slice your hand or the foregrip of the rod.
Penn's are lower than the spool hub on smaller reels and go up gradually as you increase the reel size. On the 6/0 the frame post is level with the spool hub, as the reel increases the frame post gets higher...Just an observation. That said, I like mine as they are

[Shark Hunter]

Me Too!

[Topshot]

Me Too!

x3 hollow core running across my fingers when a big fish has it, doesn't sounds like a good time at all

[Bryan Young]

Good point to keep line up.

[Legal Bill]

Frame watch!!!

No frame today...

Will update on Monday.

[Aiala]

I'm finally done! Here's my poor abused 9/0, brought back from the grave and all dressed up in a fabulous couture frame and ready to take me fishing next summer... hurrah!   

~A~

[Chris Gatorfan]

Great Job Aiala, she is a beauty.