If you go to an unfamiliar place, what kind of fishing awaits you there?
Even though it was a family trip, that thought just kept going around in my head...
I don't know much about fishing in Fukui, but I'll bring a rod that can handle anything from light fishing to sea bass!!
So we created a grip with adjustable grip length.
The grip lengths are available in three types: extra short, medium, and long, with use in mountain streams in mind.
For the reel seat, I used a VSS-16 painted black.
We don't make rear grips specifically for the VSS, so I chose Just Ace's cork grip, even though it is a bit longer.
How to make a grip base
Now, let's start making the grip base excluding the removable end grip parts!
Step 1 Cut the reel seat screw
This time, we will be using the recently released hood nut part KAR-16.
The KAR-16 is quite long, so there is no problem with the appearance even if the reel seat screw is not cut, but if there is unnecessary screw part it will ruin the appearance, so I cut it as far as I could while checking that the reel can be set properly.
*I forgot to take pictures of cutting and gluing the hood pipe to install the KAR-16, so I omitted that step (;∀;)
This time I decided to cut it down to 5mm.
I cut it with a saw, but a tip for this is to start cutting from the part without any threads, as it makes it easier to cut ( ｀ー´)ノ
First of all, I temporarily assembled the parts.
Wow, it has a rugged feel and is so cool!!
Step 2: Embed the removable carbon pipe
This carbon pipe was originally made for the purpose of attaching a grip to the male pipe and inserting a blank into the female pipe.
We will use this detachable carbon pipe in a different way!!
Embed the female carbon pipe into the rear grip part as shown in the image below.
*The left side of the image is the butt end.
It is designed so that when the male pipe is inserted, the inro core is just barely hidden in the grip.
Just glue it so that it is buried about 50 mm into the reel seat area!
There was a gap between the reel seat and the female pipe, so I added more spacer tape and glued them together.
Once the adhesive on the reel seat has hardened, the next step is to glue on the rear grip.
There was also a gap between the rear grip and the pipe, so I used more spacer tape and glued it in place.
Once the adhesive had hardened, I inserted the male pipe and the ink cartridge was hidden perfectly, giving it a stylish look that didn't look like it was a joint type! (^^)!
I glued an S16DR-11 to the tip of the grip to make it look even better!
Step 3 Installing the Grip Joint System
All that remains to be done in making the grip base is to glue the grip joint system.
Normally, to increase strength, a carbon pipe with an outer diameter of 15 mm (inner diameter of 13 mm) is embedded inside the reel seat and the receiving part of the grip joint system is glued on, but I forgot that the inner diameter of the VSS16 is 13 mm, so a carbon pipe with an outer diameter of 15 mm cannot fit inside... (;∀;)
Therefore, we omitted the strengthening process and directly installed the grip joint system!
I am concerned about its strength, but since the VSS16 itself is designed to be thick, it probably won't be a problem.
We will continue with the work, including the strength test.
Apply epoxy bond to the receiving part of the grip joint system and the inside of the reel seat and glue them together!!
Wipe off any excess adhesive and your grip base is complete!
Removable end grip production
All that's left is to make the end grips.
Cut the male carbon pipe to your desired length!!
Since I would like to use it in mountain streams, I chose the ultra-short type and the steeply tapered end grip CKTG27-11.
The winding check is compatible with WC-11, but due to a shortage it was cut slightly so that S16DR-11 could be attached.
We also make longer end grips.
Selected E27MG-11 and C24MG-11.
Similarly, since WC-11 is out of stock, I cut a small portion of the tip and glued it back on.
Three different end grips of different lengths are completed!
Thanks to the Grip Joint System, various rods with ferrules can be attached and detached, and you can create a grip that can be used for a variety of fishing styles, including not only mountain stream trout fishing, but also light saltwater fishing, egging, and sea bass fishing, depending on the rod you are attaching it to!
Please use this as a reference and try your hand at rod building.
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