James Green Trout Switch Handle – build start

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I really like my 10′ 5wt James Green rod, with the vanity exception I wish I put my colour into it, rather than the black and brown. So, here is my second rod.

As I wanted a stablized reel seat – dyed blue-purple from Mike at Snake Brand – I have to assemble the handle on a 1/2″ stint (as the diameter of the blank is to big into the seat).

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The handle was shape short (no surprise, given my previous blogs), but I can get a full comfortable grip aroud the butt.

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and I can get the complete hand on the lower grip, and with a tight grip:

• My fingers are not digging into my palm
• My thumb is on the reel seat
• and I am not interferring with the reel

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And how does this compare with the previous 2 builds – long rods.

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So I continue with short lower grips, where the lower grip is between 4 to 5″.

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For a later post, but I have epoxy in the stint (joing the rod and lower handle (good flex remains), put on the cork and turned the upper on my lathe.

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🙂

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