split grip or traditional?

Tikka280ai

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what does everybody thinks about split grip handles. I like them a lot and don't think I will make another rod with a traditional grip for my self. Only place I wont use a split grip rod is if I make one that is specifically designated as a jigging rod for in the boat.

Who has an ice rod with a split grip and what are your thought on it?
 


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Long rods I'll only buy split grip from now on. Ice rods don't care to much there
 

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I love split grips. I do a lot of decorative stuff there and not above the grip. It adds some flare and keeps the weight back. It also cuta down on weight bigtime if you're using a wood handle.
 

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I don't make my own rods, but I try to find a split grip every time I purchase. I think I feel more with a split grip combined with one of the new no stretch lines.
 

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If you're standing up casting all day, that lighter split grip (at least most of the split grip rods are light) really makes a difference at the end of the day.
 


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Doesn't matter to me. Balance is more important to this feller.
 


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Standard rod is what I'm accustomed to, and I'm good with them. Cast a lot. I feel like weight loss in the reel might make more of a difference than a 1/2 oz of cork.
 

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I have one split grip made by gillgetter which is really nice.
 

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I just got my very first split grip. It's a legend extreme or some such.

Took it walleye fishing recently and got skunked!

Wondering if the guy I bought it from maybe sold me a lemon. :;:huh

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I gotta say the FK-R guides (yes, you read that right) combined with nano cast further than anything I have ever cast in my life.
 

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