gimbal butts on spin rods

[Sam Beeby]

I need to shorten the butt on one of my jig rods (spin). It is fitted with a gimbal connection and I was thinking of doing away with it and putting on a standard end.  What are your opinions on running spin jig rods without gimbal connections?  And if I do go for a standard end, I'm sure they're not all created equal - what are the best fittings to get?

[Hon-Su Chin]

Wont make too much of a difference with spin rods. I prefer gimbals on the heavy gear as they stay in your gimbal belt when you do have to lower the rod to horizontal under heavy drag.

What rod is it?

[Greg Burt]

They also help when placed in rod holders [Targas] for traveling, stops them swinging around.

[Sam Beeby]

A GF760L and a GF600M Calstar. The Butts are about an inch and a half too long for my arm length on both. Good point about going past horizontal on the heavier rod (which will happen at some stage I'm sure) - can that actually happen that the butt cap flick out and hit you - might re gimbal the GF760L then!   

[Rohit Saqa Lal]

Sam
If the two rods have a funky foregrip then I am intimately familiar with them. If you are in Sydney then please give me a call on 0422 315 058 and I can help you with a few options and mock-ups with and without gimbals and the dearest butt caps available

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