stan mclean
Registered: September 2005
Location: MA
Posts: 321
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Sun March 16, 2008 6:59pm
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Looks good. Nice idea let us know how it works on the water.
Thanks.
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Jorge Pozzobon
Registered: May 2007
Location: Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil
Posts: 1,147
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Sun March 16, 2008 7:56pm
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I think it works well Jim.
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Jim Hicks
Registered: May 2007
Location: Maryland
Posts: 135
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Sun March 16, 2008 9:07pm
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It feels real good. The hands fit the grips nicely. Once I get the rest of it put together I'll take it out and see how it feels while casting. With any luck I'll get to see how it feels when fighting a fish too:)
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Mike Pedersen
Registered: December 2007
Location: Wilmington, NC
Posts: 304
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Sun March 16, 2008 10:32pm
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Nice job!
Bet there were some sticky finger moments there getting that sleeve the way you wanted it.
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William Bartlett
Registered: March 2005
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 102
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Sun March 16, 2008 11:30pm
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Just shows the versitility of the foam cores.
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Ralph Scaglione
Registered: March 2005
Posts: 1,009
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Mon March 17, 2008 12:39am
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Jim, great job, what blank is that
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Jim Hicks
Registered: May 2007
Location: Maryland
Posts: 135
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Mon March 17, 2008 12:43am
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Yup, lots of sticky fingers, still cleaning epoxy out from under the fingernails. I ended up doing the "glue ups" in stages; folding under, let set, trim, glue up the next flap, let set, trim, re-ream, fit to blank, glue up, lots of tucking and poking, real thin coat of epoxy on all edges, and then a final coat. Every once in a while I'd reverse the dryer to keep the rotation from piling up epoxy in the nooks and crannys. It's real pretty though!
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Jim Hicks
Registered: May 2007
Location: Maryland
Posts: 135
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Mon March 17, 2008 12:47am
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The blank is a Sevier 7'6" two piece MH tiger eye.
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Paul Kneller
Registered: February 2006
Location: N.S.W Australia
Posts: 49
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Thu March 20, 2008 9:39am
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Jim. I did a similar concept a few years back in a wood grip. I found using a normal left hand casting reel had your thumb almost reaching back for the thumbar release and spool, however if you can get hold of one of the Daiwa TD-S , X or Z left hand models with the thumb bar release on the side plate and forward set spool, you will absolutely love it. I had a couple of outfits set up the same and loved them, only trouble was after a couple of seasons of the right arm casting and working the lures, and the left hand only winding the handle a painful bout of tennis elbow set in. Good luck, Cheers Paul.
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Jim Hicks
Registered: May 2007
Location: Maryland
Posts: 135
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Thu March 20, 2008 10:15pm
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Most of my rod are spinning reels where the right hand does all the casting and the left hand turns the handle. I've only got three rods with casting reels; 1 right hand and two left hand. I just don't like the right hand reel. The leftys work better for me and I've grown accustomed to pressing the release bar with the thumbs big knuckle. I will look at the Daiwa though... could mean a new rod is needed! 
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