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Thread: 35 gram/1.23 oz UL Russell/Matagi 5’6” spinning rod build

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    Default 35 gram/1.23 oz UL Russell/Matagi 5’6” spinning rod build


    Just finished Ul rod 1.23 oz with fuji components.
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    Nice.


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    Nice build. Did you fish your previous Matagi build, the 6'6" model? I'm curious how it fishes and your opinion of the blank.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bish0p View Post
    Nice build. Did you fish your previous Matagi build, the 6'6" model? I'm curious how it fishes and your opinion of the blank.
    Not yet, headed out this week. Does have a nice parabolic bend though.
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    Tried out new 6’6” 1.3 oz UL matagi rod. Several JDM UL I have come with fast or extra fast tips and the main spine is a little stiff. This blank has a mod action so it casts a 1/64 jig pretty far almost like a sling shot. I use 0.2 PE which is as thin as 1/2 lb mono so that also helps getting a long cast. This lake also has big brood stock rainbows that like to eat crappie jigs. No problem getting the big fish in, just a little patience. Also, with the light blank you have to have needle pt hooks or you wont hook many fish. Watch the thin tip for braid wrap, hooking a big fish with a braid wrap on tip would not be a good outcome ��
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    Funny you should talk of tip wrap, I deal with that on windy days. Frustrating!
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    Whats your thoughts on only using what looks like 6 guides plus the tip? On the 5'6" I sell i Put 9 plus the tip.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gbcorley View Post
    Whats your thoughts on only using what looks like 6 guides plus the tip? On the 5'6" I sell i Put 9 plus the tip.
    i like the 9 guides plus tip that you do but a friend built the 5’6” and I gave him all the guides but he followed the fuji recommendation and left a few out, no big deal. Because i buy the fuji set of torzite in 12/8/6/4/3/3/3/3 $59 plus add a tip my rods usually have at least 8 plus tip. Doing a 7’ now talon 2 piece blank weighs 20 grams tubular tip and im adding a 5 and an xtra 4 so this one will have 10 plus tip. Total weight on finished should be around 42 grams. I live in woodland, wa and because i dont pay shipping plus military discount, got blank for $30, matagi/suzuki blanks usually run over $100. I can’t get the guides to weigh even with 1/1000 th of an oz scale, i say more the better, just takes time to thread thin braid thru all those small guides 😆

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    Just how I weigh things. I use the grain (gr) option on the scale, used in gun powder and I’m sure some other things I do t know of. 7000 grains to the pound and about 437 to the ounce. A jig that weighs 15 grains gets divided into 437 for the answer of about 1/30. Close enough to a 1/32 for me. It’s how I found the true weight of my favorite jig head at 1/43 oz. hope it helps......
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    That does help, the actual specs on blank lure wt is 0.2 grams to 1 gram. 0.2 grams would be 1/130 oz but i dont think there is a head that small, hook probably weighs that ��
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