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But I was having so much fun with my new rotary tool -that I wondered what else it could do
Last edited by yellow door 1; 22-07-2016 at 04:24 AM. |
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try a drill bit in it, you can do some wicked bad carving.
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I'd had a recent win when replacing the butt of another rod with a champagne cork.
I accidentally drilled the hole off centre. When I glued it on, It looked a bit like a pistol grip. So I went with it. It wasnt until my first cast with the rod that I saw that my "subconscious" was a genius. I mean, you've all seen my handy work before and its quite clear I have an eye for detail. Drilling a hole slightly off centre seems very out of character, but my subconscious did it on purpose. When you're a 7th dan, Black Belt, in the art of innovating, you have to train your mind to accept that on the surface you may have stuffed up. But when you dissect a stuff up, you will find opportunities for pure innovation at its core Long story short - Pistol grips feel sick when casting double handed |
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The rotary tool was an unknown factor in this equation - so I figured I should master it on something not so important to me
My recently acquired junk pile surf rod fit the bill nicely. I carved some hand grips into the butt for casting - and some above the reel so I could have better contact with the high modulus fibre glass |
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Once I'd completely mastered the rotary tool, it was time to try it on a bream rod.
Just added a cheeky divot for the double handed cast. |
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But while I was admiring my handy work - I noticed another flaw in this bream rods design - It has a metal butt cap and a non-ergonomic curvature on the the bit that sticks into your gut, while fighting fish.
This bream rod occasionally doubles as a Jewie Stick, so it can spend along time jabbing into my guts. But I thought it might be best to let it recover from its recent surgery before grinding it again. So I grabbed another rod - hacked the end off - shoved a champagne cork on - and shaped it so it had a rounded edge on the bit that sticks into your gut. No field results available as yet - but Im confident the idea has merit. Last edited by yellow door 1; 22-07-2016 at 04:27 AM. |
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You are talking my language
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#683
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I might have a job for your new tool Larry. You'll probably need to find an old piano for some spare parts though.
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#684
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BFL arms rod version 1.0
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Took me a little while to cotton on.
But you're right - the fore-arm does appear to be disproportionately well sized |
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Looks like a set of pliers and some replacements is in order.
Last edited by yellow door 1; 22-07-2016 at 08:06 AM. |
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Took the rod down for a field test.
Turns out I cast completely differently in the field. A couple more squirts with the Rotary tool and she's perfect |
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Been chasing whiting and bream on surface a bit lately and have had heaps of short takes and tentative hits without hooking up. Thought I'd try to put some assist hooks together with bits and pieces I already have. 30lb Sunline PE and a few luderick hooks did the trick. Too much chop on the water today to find the whiting, but this flatty seemed to think it looked pretty good.
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wouldnt have thought a dremel could get such a smooth finish on cork - nice work
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