schoolofhardNox Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I finally got around to putting on a carbon fiber shaft that steveg designed for my GPX 5000. Sorry for the long delay Steve 馃樁. I put it on the backup GPX and finally tried it out. The shaft breaks down in the center for easier travel. The 3rd section is a short shaft around 8" that connects to the coil. I wanted聽 to have short shafts on various coils so they would backpack easier when traveling deeper into the woods. We were worried about a clamp that would have to be located right next to the coil, and if that would interfere with the coil. It does not and it still pulled silver at 15+" at a beach site it was tried at. So no worries there. Design and weight of the shaft is top notch. Those of you considering this for a GPX, just remember the main 2 pieces have to be designed for your height, as there is no way to adjust them. The adjustment comes from the 8" coil shaft. So you will only have about 4-5" of usable adjustment. This is necessary to keep the shaft assembly strong. The stock Minelab handle moved slightly for me since, I'm chicken little with it due to breakage. I've cracked too many of them, and I was over cautious of tightening it fully. I will do so in the future. Even though I under tightened the handle it did not move much for the whole hunt. I'm pretty confident the handle fits on it when tightened.聽 Thanks Steve for the great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Was working with Steve to get a custom long upper shaft built. Found out his shafts are not compatible with Minelab鈥檚 lowers. I own way too many ML lowers to change over, so the deal fell though. I hear good things about him and his products.聽 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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