Shorten AHI Sabiki Rod

[Caballito]

Originally Posted by trob

we do that here in the shop with all the sabiki sticks. if you have any questions, we can give you some pointers on making it perfect.

Trob,

When you say you quit using this setup a long time ago, are you refering to the original Ahi stick, the conversion, or something else?

Thanks,
Brian

[trob]

that was a quote from the post above mine. i use mine all the time. he was referring to his sabiki stick setup.

[Caballito]

Thanks for your patience....

[dsafety]

OK, I'll ask the question. Why would you want to shorten a sabiki rod? I just got one and have not used it yet. I did rig mine up and had to shorten the lure rig to fit. Am I missing something?

Bob

[Siebler]

Originally Posted by dsafety

OK, I'll ask the question. Why would you want to shorten a sabiki rod? I just got one and have not used it yet. I did rig mine up and had to shorten the lure rig to fit. Am I missing something?

Bob

Did you buy it from OEX? We Pre-Shorten the rods. Standard lengths are 7' and 8'

[buki]

Originally Posted by dsafety

OK, I'll ask the question. Why would you want to shorten a sabiki rod? I just got one and have not used it yet. I did rig mine up and had to shorten the lure rig to fit. Am I missing something?

Bob

I have a standard AHI 8' sabiki rod and it's cumbersome to use on a kayak because it's too long. I stopped using it because I prefer to use a regular rod and learned how to avoid those sharp hooks.

[dsafety]

My sabiki rod is made by Proline not Ahi. It is about 7' long which seems about right to me. What is the ideal length for this kind of rod?

Bob

[trob]

Originally Posted by dsafety

My sabiki rod is made by Proline not Ahi. It is about 7' long which seems about right to me. What is the ideal length for this kind of rod?

Bob

ours are 53"