How to pick reel possition on rod???

[FLEX ROD]

Help please, I picked up a new 13' Raven on Saturday and I am curious how others pick the location for their fishing reel.

 

In the past I have always tried to find the center / balance point of the rod with the reel temporarily attached and that is my location, but the new Raven has a nice long handle so I was thinking that I would position the reel high enough so that the end of the handle is just at the end of my elbow.

 

All advice is greatly appreciated.

 

And a quick second question, what do you use to attach the reel, clear hockey tape or electrical tape?

 

Thanks,

 

FLEX

[danbo]

http://www.floatfishing.net/

 

http://www.questoutdoors.net/phpBB2/forum-2.html

Edited April 15, 2008 by danbo

[MJL]

For me, I normally line up the reel seat to have the butt end line up with my elbow. I hate having long butt grips - I find they get caught up in my wading jacket when casting and trying to land fish.

 

I don't use sliding rings to attach my reels. I prefer fixed reel seats. My dad uses electrical tape on his sliding rings...He never had a problem.

[danbo]

http://www.floatfishing.net/

 

http://www.questoutdoors.net/phpBB2/forum-2.html

 

 

Use the rings to hold the reel to the rod. Cut 2 pieces of bicycle inner-tube to cover the rings after. No tape!

Leave lots of the rod butt out so you can tuck it under arm.

[FLEX ROD]

Thanks guys.

 

Just wondering why no tape?

 

FLEX

[wallyboss]

I use self-amalgamating rubber tape on all my ice rods. That tape has no sticky residue. Main reason that I would not use electrical tape.

[MJL]

I think Danbo was referring to using the inner tube, you won't need to use tape.

 

I've got this cool shrink grip material I use for my carp rod butt grips and I would imagine it probably would work the same as Danbo's method - albeit a more permanent solution.