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Mudhole 1pc Fly Blanks
Posted by: bobby lemmo (---.nycmny.fios.verizon.net)
Date: April 03, 2014 12:38PM

Anyone have any experience with the MHX 1 pc fly blanks from Mudhole, interested in the upper wts 8 thru 11...

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Re: Mudhole 1pc Fly Blanks
Posted by: Phil Erickson (---.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net)
Date: April 03, 2014 02:55PM

I love the MHX blanks, and I only build fly rods, but never a 1pc. Too difficult to travel with!

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Re: Mudhole 1pc Fly Blanks
Posted by: Josh Coburn (---.byu.edu)
Date: April 03, 2014 04:50PM

I'm building an MHX fly blank right now and I'm pretty impressed with it, but it's a 5wt. 4pc. and my first MHX blank. I would however guess based on the blank I have that the ones you're looking at would be pretty nice as well.

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Re: Mudhole 1pc Fly Blanks
Posted by: John Samuels (---.hsd1.va.comcast.net)
Date: April 03, 2014 08:56PM

The multi-piece are really good, so the 1 piece has to be even better.

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Re: Mudhole 1pc Fly Blanks
Posted by: Phil Erickson (---.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net)
Date: April 03, 2014 09:44PM

Why does the one piece "have to be better?" Better in what way?

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Re: Mudhole 1pc Fly Blanks
Posted by: Jim Allen (---.dsl.klmzmi.sbcglobal.net)
Date: April 04, 2014 11:36AM

Might be a tad smoother feeling but after fishing 52 years I can adapt to any rod.Its a really personal thing, I prefer breaking them down to make that 2oo mile drive to my fishing hole.
I do like the one piece rods.

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Re: Mudhole 1pc Fly Blanks
Posted by: Ken Finch (---.)
Date: April 04, 2014 12:18PM

All my multi piece rods seem plenty smooth to me. Not sure whey they wouldn't unless you didn't seat the ferrule and the pieces were moving on each other. I think the days of one piece rods being better or stronger or smoother are long over. Most people couldn't tell a four piece fly rod from a one piece if you blindfolded them.

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Re: Mudhole 1pc Fly Blanks
Posted by: Phil Erickson (---.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net)
Date: April 04, 2014 07:18PM

They are certainly NOT better for, travel, storage and shipping.

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