onthefly Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Completed this butt extension for my buddy. My friend is 75 and has a un repaired biceps tendon for 30 years for this reason he has not been able to cast any rod greater than a 5 wt . I took his st Croix 9 wt which had been sitting on the shelf for years and added a removable butt extension kit. Maybe he can master two hand overhead cast. This upgrade should make it easier for him. I'm thinking setting him up with an outbound short about 375 grains so he can cast bigger flies to bass. The kits came from proof fly fishing. Domf, mro, snapper1 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oliver Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Nice job. Plus a very kind thing to do. Mikey The Fisherman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook I Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 4 hours ago, onthefly said: Completed this butt extension for my buddy. My friend is 75 and has a un repaired biceps tendon for 30 years for this reason he has not been able to cast any rod greater than a 5 wt . I took his st Croix 9 wt which had been sitting on the shelf for years and added a removable butt extension kit. Maybe he can master two hand overhead cast. This upgrade should make it easier for him. I'm thinking setting him up with an outbound short about 375 grains so he can cast bigger flies to bass. The kits came from proof fly fishing. Have one about 20 years never used it . But time will come when it does , you are a nice friend If it has fins i want to catch it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C. Regalis Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 Nice job, Jim. "Life's too short to fish with ugly flies."Cynoscion Regalis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suave Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 Onthefly: your friend is lucky.... to have you as a friend. And having done a similar thing (albeit differently) two years ago with two 10' 10w salmon rods I have and hadn't fished for more than 20 years, and now using them all the time for striper fishing and really enjoying them, I'm willing to bet your friend will do as well with his "rediscovered" rod. And learning to overhead cast with a TH rod, at least to a level where one enjoys it (which means well enough to reach and catch fish regularly) is easy. So a tip of the hat to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthefly Posted January 31 Author Report Share Posted January 31 Thanks my friend has been undergoing cancer treatment for prostate as well . Just want him to get on to some better fish than the trout, crappie and sunnies we have been catching the last couple years. This week is his last treatment so hopefully he will be ok for awhile. Suave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcobbett Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 There is someone on the west coast that has a web site (********* com. or similar).Always talking about short extension rear butts for longer and more comfortable casting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suave Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 15 mins ago, dcobbett said: There is someone on the west coast that has a web site (********* com. or similar).Always talking about short extension rear butts for longer and more comfortable casting. Certainly makes for more comfortable casting with a SH rod but longer casting with a TH? I think many expert TH casters, among them Mike Oliver, do not share that view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthefly Posted January 31 Author Report Share Posted January 31 He's not necessarily looking for long cast like from a beach just wants the ability to cast a bass bug or streamer 70 ft or so . I think using the lower hand will take the load off is bad upper hand which he struggles with on bigger rods. I'll post the results when it comes bass time and we get going on this project. Maybe helpful for others as well with similar arm issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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