Spin rod for snap casting

[Guldhamstern]

Saw a video on youtube, with Joe Robinson performing some really cool spin casting. Digged deeper down the worm hole and came across a book from "Modern science of spin-fishing (1961)" by Erne St. Claire. Erne's ideal spin rod for lures 1/16 - 1/4 oz
is 6 - 6'6" long, made of fiberglass, got slow action and flexes over the whole span (full bow action).

If such rod does not exist, he suggest the reader to make one himself, of a two piece 8'6" dry fly blank.

In the book he teaches the technique of some casts wich uses the power of the flexing fiberglass rod.

Any good suggestions for spin rod or blanks?

[philaroman]

1) Joe Robinson has his own book...  specifically, about XUL spinning (lures 1/64 - 1/16 oz.): http://piscatorialabsurdities.com/1.html

2) plenty old UL Fenwick's were Mod-Slow...  don't remember the lightest XUL (1-3# & 1-4# line rating) being over 6', but plain UL (2-6# line rating) went up to 12' Noodle (definitely, SLOW)
...many other brands, too, but Fenwick's are most abundant & most descriptively labeled

[oc1]

There's tons of old glass rods at the auction.  You will see tubular and solid glass.  Tubular is lighter, but solid glass can have a slower action.  Some, like the Phillipson, Kennedy Fisher and Silaflex are a little pricy, but the vast majority are dirt cheap. The spinning rods seldom have a lure weight rating but the fly rods are almost always marked with line weight to give you some idea of how they will perform.  The action is invariably slow and they flex down into the butt because that was the nature of the beast.  Fiberglass is very elastic so a fast action fiberglass rod would have had to be very heavy and cumbersome.  Trim from the butt to get the length you want.
-steve

[wfjord]

Before his career as a rod builder/designer got launched Gary Loomis was making his spinning rods from flyrod blanks.

[Guldhamstern]

1) Joe Robinson has his own book...  specifically, about XUL spinning (lures 1/64 - 1/16 oz.): http://piscatorialabsurdities.com/1.html

2) plenty old UL Fenwick's were Mod-Slow...  don't remember the lightest XUL (1-3# & 1-4# line rating) being over 6', but plain UL (2-6# line rating) went up to 12' Noodle (definitely, SLOW)
...many other brands, too, but Fenwick's are most abundant & most descriptively labeled

I sure like to get a hold of that book! But it's seems rare, and especially har to get in sweden.
There was a god made like a hybrid fly/spin rod, by TFO aimed for XUL, think Mr. Loomis had something to do with that, once again hard to get in sweden.

Glass seems to be neglected in sweden, there could be some older rods but the opportunity to find them on the market rarely arises, and then they are not vary cheap.
There are some old fiberglass on ebay, but what would be really nice, is some experience of some tested gears.

[philaroman]

if you're in Sweden, you can prob. find good Garcia glass (tobacco Conolon, etc.)

[Guldhamstern]

Finally got my rod.
Made it from a 3wt fly blank.
I've yet to grasp any fine technique to cast proper.
But i landed a 1,7 kg pike in the weekend, to be fair she was not putting much of a fight against the weak rod. Fittedwith an Alcedo micron.

[oc1]

Nice rig.  Nice fish.
-steve

[Newell Nut]

Fun creating little niche rods. Nice job.

Dwight

[Guldhamstern]

Yeah, it is really a rewarding thing to do.

[Darin Crofton]

Success achieved

[Swami805]

Now that looks fun!

[Dominick]

Nice work Marc.  Good to see you out.  Has spring arrived in the northern hemisphere?  Dominick

[steelfish]

Finally got my rod.
Made it from a 3wt fly blank.
I've yet to grasp any fine technique to cast proper.
But i landed a 1,7 kg pike in the weekend, to be fair she was not putting much of a fight against the weak rod. Fittedwith an Alcedo micron.

how long is that fly rod blank?
and what is the weight of the lures you use with that rod?

[sundancer]

This is funny

Just got 2 old, cheap 9' 4-6 wt, fly rod blanks off eBay from a Seller that I seem to do a lot of business with..  got'em because i couldn't pass up the price.  Didn't really know what I was going to do with them.

Anyway - they came Monday..  Thinking about them, measured one up and took a chance and cut 2' off the tip.. 

Boy that sure changed the action..  Still plenty slow but in the range of a light Spinning Rod.  Going to put Guides and a Handle on it soon and wish for good weather..

Steve