Rod building - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Siebler · 02-11-2010, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by T Bone

Cork tape and tuna cord is good for fishing 30# and less.For anyone thats caught a bigger model(I caught a 60# yft on my 800H cork tape wrap)on these grips you know what I am talking about.Cork tape is available 1/16" or 1/8" thick.1/8" covered with X wrap shrink tube would be sweet.

With a stiff rod and a nicer 30+ yellow the kayak can cause the same problems since a lot of time you are pulling on the fish for a greater period of time. Ive got a few fish that had me Hurting by the end.

Typically my Jigsticks have Cork Tape (including my YoYo rod). Bait rods have EVA (sometimes also with Xwrap over them to keep the foam nice)

Hunters Pa · 02-11-2010, 07:43 AM

When I do use cork tape I double it up. Extra diameter is easier on the hands. I also put a piece of heatshrink where the reel goes to help protect the tape. Guess I'm gonna have to post some pix soon.

Current project is a fairly light Shikari with cork handles & trigger. Four others in variious stages

makojim · 02-11-2010, 01:06 PM

Thanks for all the ideas. I have not done a rod with the old school tuna cord but I may give that a shot in the future. I alway load up on rod blanks at the Fred Hall show. Hope to find a deal on a Calstar Grafighter blank. I think I'm going with cork tape and X-wrap for my kayak rod to give me the option of where to mount the reel fro fishing from a sitting position. Once I have that info/experience I can do the next rod in EVA with reel seat.

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02-11-2010, 07:43 AM	#2
Hunters Pa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fullerton Posts: 1,361	When I do use cork tape I double it up. Extra diameter is easier on the hands. I also put a piece of heatshrink where the reel goes to help protect the tape. Guess I'm gonna have to post some pix soon. Current project is a fairly light Shikari with cork handles & trigger. Four others in variious stages

02-11-2010, 01:06 PM	#3
makojim Junior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 14	Thanks for all the ideas. I have not done a rod with the old school tuna cord but I may give that a shot in the future. I alway load up on rod blanks at the Fred Hall show. Hope to find a deal on a Calstar Grafighter blank. I think I'm going with cork tape and X-wrap for my kayak rod to give me the option of where to mount the reel fro fishing from a sitting position. Once I have that info/experience I can do the next rod in EVA with reel seat.