I Like Big Butts :)

[Tony Buzolich]

I knew you guys would jump on this if it got past Bill

I've got a couple of rods that after years of use need a little help. Specifically new fighting butts. The original butts seemed a bit small to begin with and now they're starting to show some crumbling of the cork.

I'd like to replace these old butts with new ones but have never taken one apart down to the core or the reel seat. How would be the easiest way to go about this?

Any help with a nicer new butt will be greatly appreciated
TONY

[jbird]

DANG! I thought I was gonna see some big, surf-caught hali-butts

[BillB]

How would be the easiest way to go about this?
Any help with a nicer new butt will be greatly appreciated

Is the butt detachable? If so thread an extension nut on it and chuck it into a drill press. Lathe! If it is fixed probably the best way would be an exacto followed by a strip of sand paper worked back and forth (sort of like the old shoe buffer idea) to remove the remaining cork. Good luck with your butt.

[SHigSpeed]

It's not hard at all. If you use a utility knife to carefully pare off all of the old cork, the blank will be in the middle. You can buy a new fighting butt cork from any number of shops online (shoff tackle, angler's workshop, jann's netcraft, etc.) and just ream out the i.d. of the new one and epoxy on.

Easy peasy.

_SHig

[Ed Wahl]

Any help with a nicer new butt will be greatly appreciated
TONY

Boy Howdy.


Tony, I remember Oregonsalmon saying that up there in the great northwest big butts are everywhere. I think he compared some to Volkswagons. Maybe you should head north and see what's available.

[DonCooksey]

Better for pushing to create fast action. Oh, I'm referring to bamboo rod tapers, like the rod built on a Dickerson taper I posted a couple of days ago. That has what is referred to as a swelled butt (the blank diameter increases rapidly toward the grip). It is supposed to provide faster action by pushing the release of energy upward toward the tip on the casting stroke.