How do I spine the short, stiff butt sections of my multi-piece rods?Updated 3 years ago

You would want to spine them the same way as you do your other sections. However, these short and stiff sections can be difficult to bend easily enough to find the spine.

Since most of the spine effect is generated by the top half of the rod, sight down/along the butt section by eye and determine the blank's natural bend or curvature. Mark the outside of that curve as the effective spine. It won't be exactly on the spine, but it will be more than close enough.