Al Ciner
Registered: October 2005
Location: joliet,illinois
Posts: 692
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Mon January 7, 2008 12:02pm
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Beautiful grip. Your rod or his? Looks a little nippy out.
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Mon January 7, 2008 12:09pm
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He bought it from me, I didn't like the blank. SAturday was NICE out, I thnk mid 30's on the water. Friday was the cold day, it never got over 27 and it was pretty windy in the AM. If I go again I'll take a picture of what I look like so you can see. I go fom 210# to 325# in gear, lol.
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Mon January 7, 2008 1:22pm
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Billy, nice looking rod. At least you didn't have to drill a hole to fish (lol).
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Ralph Scaglione
Registered: March 2005
Posts: 1,009
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Mon January 7, 2008 1:25pm
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bIlly, that is awesome
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Mon January 7, 2008 1:27pm
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No drillingholes, but on FRiday anyone who left their rod in te bow was unable to use it due to teh 1/2" thick ice which formed around the reel seat. Ralph, thanks, I'm gonna make another Blackfish grip but put it on a better blank for myself. That one took me 15 hours for the inlay, and another few for the rest of the grips. Not the kind of rod you want to dislike the first time you use it, lol.
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Dan Makauskas
Registered: February 2007
Location: Lombard IL
Posts: 246
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Mon January 7, 2008 3:10pm
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That's great stuff Billy! I'm gonna have to try that one of these days, I'm guessing that the first 100 are the hardest, lol.
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Scott Parsons
Registered: September 2005
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 98
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Mon January 7, 2008 3:12pm
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Awsome Billy. Looking foward to seeing you in Feb.
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Mon January 7, 2008 3:15pm
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Same here Scott. THanks. Dan, tehy are really simple to do, they just take a very long time. I don't consider it a "skill", like scrimshawing is (I think). ITs' simple as tracing and gluing together a puzzle.
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Dan Makauskas
Registered: February 2007
Location: Lombard IL
Posts: 246
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Mon January 7, 2008 4:43pm
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I understand, seems like it's an exercise in patience (like a lot of other areas of rodbuilding. How do you deal with the seams?
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MARCO ANTONIO SILVA
Registered: February 2006
Location: São Paulo (BRASIL)
Posts: 1,451
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Mon January 7, 2008 11:30pm
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Billy, I appreciate very of the work in the Grip! true grip custom
Billy, grip is in EVA?
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Mark Daley
Registered: September 2007
Location: Woodland, CA
Posts: 283
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Tue January 8, 2008 1:36am
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That's pretty cool Billy! Speaking of cool, fishing in that kind weather doesn't look like it would be very much fuh fuh fuh fuh fuh fun!!!!
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Tue January 8, 2008 9:03am
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MArk, it's a lot colder when the fishing sux. When you get on a roll and catch a couple, you warm up. Sinc I do not wear gloves, teh first fish makes my hand FREEZE, adn I'm forced into teh cabin for a bout in front of the heater. I usually have to do that twice before I'm good for the entire day.
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Phil Richmond
Registered: April 2005
Location: Yokosuka, Japan
Posts: 168
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Tue January 8, 2008 7:40pm
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That is a gorgeous grip.
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