1213 spinning
 

Has anyone ever wrapped a 1213M spinning?
I love the blank but can't get used to conv.
Just curious if anyone has done it???

Dave

I have a 1213M that is wrapped spinning. I like it a lot. I wrapped it stock length and I used Fuji Alconite BMNAG guides with a Fuji Silicon Nitride BHNNT top. I also used shrink tube as a solid grip and I tape a Fuji plate style reel seat on with friction tape.
I really like the rod, a little heavy but for fish in an around structure and current it works quite well. I use it mostly for jigs and big plugs. I like the slower action especially with braided line.

stick with the conv. dave. trust me, you'll get it. anytime you want to go out and practice let me know, i'll help you out.

I built the 1213m last year as a spinner excellent eel rod cut 10'6...I got spec's if you need um

What T says. I got a few both ways. Like the spinner better

It's a 10 foot blank.

kinda like craming a square peg in a round hole.

Tony you must have a 1363M cut to 10'6" the 1213M is only 10'

Your are correct Mike:smash:

Just Epoxied one about 5 minutes ago, I wrapped it conventional, a guy I fished with late last fall had one and I asked him if I could use it one night, I now belie :rotfl: ve at love at first sight....

I have one dave
Mike built it for me, and rebuilt it again last fall for some reason :rollem:

It works great as a spinner, heavy but not too bad.

thats a sealin' stick right slip? :laugha: :nopain:

I have one wrapped as a spinner, love it for big wood.

I have one in conventional- i get alot of backlashes because its so whippy-

is that why you cant get used to it?

Eben,
I wrapped one spinning and am loving it for slinging eels, I also like the fact that it's fiberglass so I'm not to worried about it shattering on the rocks.
I've landed several 30# fish on it this season and it performed nicely.

do tell Dave :vamp:

Yea, we've all seen the photos :claps: :doh: :hihi:

Eben, the rod loads slowly...like wax on wax off.

-spence

I'm gonna camouflage my truck... :hihi:

It got that bad Dave? The 1213 conventional you wrapped is pissa. Me likes a lot.

the 1213m is great as a casting rod in its stock length as it loads heavier plugs and eels perfectly. even if cut down a little it is still nice as a caster.

as a spinner, it may feel a little top heavy, thus the wobble after a cast. but, it is a tigher and more popwerful blank than the 1363m cut. either one makes for a nice, durable, rod in the rocks where an occasional bang against a rock will not hurt it.

Rod is not top heavy at all, in fact it is pretty well balanced, don't know what you're talking about with the wobble, casts perfectly for me...

mine wobbles. tonight i took off the 7000 big game and replaced it with a 6500cs mag....... no backlashes, and whooped a couple fish in the mid 20's twice as fast as my 1201L......

This is a great thunderstick.. a tad heavy, but so am I :hihi:

Try more body english :smokin:

-spence

the "tip heavy" is typically due to the guide selection, but it is also due to the beast - this blank is heavy as far as blanks go. some of the sb series blanks in the m power are usually a little tip heavy. this can sometime be compensated with where you place the reel. as for the wobble, that is part of the fun in having a very moderate to slow action rod and the weight of the hardware from the reel up. personally, i just deal with it as there is nothing better than having a glass rod i never need to worry about baby'ing when fishing.

I need a good SEAL STOPPER will this blank work

:uhuh: :humpty: :hihi: