About to cut my rod down... any advice?

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by ivanputski

I have a 9' and a 10' that I want to shorten... I love the rods and theaction, but I like a shorter length from reel to the butt... I usually rest the butt at the top of my thigh rather than in between my legs... any advice on removing the rubber end, cutting, and finishing? I was going to use a hacksaw, but not sure if cutting it will make it splinter upwards and destroy the rod..

Tape it off like mentions and use a finer blade on the hacksaw and take your time. A coarse blade runs a greater chance of ripping up the blank. Keep in mind, any cutting will change the action, but especially off the tip.

Originally Posted by 439elf

I did this to a pair of tica's and a lami.grab the rod as you would geting redy to cast when the grip feels right mark the back of you'r bottom hand the one not on the reel seat.wrap with masking tape make cut put on new butt cap and be happy.

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