ORIGINAL: fishgod
Do you find that a long run of the small diameter carbon rod outside the fuse lends itself to rod flex and trim changes?
That long run can be reduced by the use of 5/16 CF pushrod material (I believe that's the diameter that will accept the Teflon sleeve.)
My 9" run was reduced by 3" as you can see in the picture. The 5/16 rods used here are about 4" long overall so they extend 1” into the fuse and butt up the clear Central sleeves.
Makes for a nice exit as well!