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What a start
Posted by: Rob Warren (---.east.dsl.telkomsa.net)
Date: January 10, 2016 04:57AM

Happy happy to all the builders out there.My year started well with 23 orders for custom builds and 4 orders for a custom boat gaff I designed.Hope everybody is doing as well
Rob

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Re: What a start
Posted by: Randy Weakley (---.lsanca.fios.verizon.net)
Date: January 10, 2016 10:47AM

How many hours/days would you say you spend per rod? Do they all include butt wraps?

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Re: What a start
Posted by: Steve Gardner (---.nc.res.rr.com)
Date: January 10, 2016 01:27PM

start with the first order you received.
Do complete in order of receiving them.
Then spend next week looking for more orders so you have something to do the rest of the month

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Re: What a start
Posted by: Get Bit Outdoors.Com (---.biz.bhn.net)
Date: January 11, 2016 04:26PM

Congrats Rob! That is awesome! Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help.

Tight Lines and Bull's-eyes,

Get Bit Outdoors
407-542-7840
www.GetBitOutdoors.com
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Re: What a start
Posted by: Rob Warren (---.east.dsl.telkomsa.net)
Date: January 12, 2016 03:17AM

Thanks guys
Randy each rod is different but as an average about 11hrs per rod including butt wraps excluding hi build(most of these orders are for 12 to 14ft Rock and surf)
Steve Wish I was that fast
Get Bit Thanks will do
Rob

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Re: What a start
Posted by: Randy Weakley (98.180.150.---)
Date: January 13, 2016 04:16PM

Wow, do you start wrapping guides before the handle and seat dries? I recently finished a purple one for my daughter. I was proud of myself to get it done in about 3 weeks! It was supposed to be a Christmas present started about a week prior. Ended up being an early January present. I was building it in my bathroom rather than my workbench because I wanted it hidden from her. Very uncomfortable! I've come up with a brand for myself. I don't build commercially, but maybe when I retire from the Marines. Corn Dog Customs is gonna be my trademark.

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Re: What a start
Posted by: Gary Kilmartin (135.26.161.---)
Date: January 14, 2016 07:15PM

Corn Dog Customs. I like it. Is it fair to assume you'll be building rods for dork fish?

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Re: What a start
Posted by: Randy Weakley (---.lsanca.fios.verizon.net)
Date: January 15, 2016 12:00AM

Not sure what a dork fish is??? Oh...just checked Google! Got it ha ha ha!

Got my first request for a rod today. My CO asked me to build one for him! I actually brought it up because of my brand name, which happens to be my call sign. There's more to the story, but pretty exciting as I wasn't even looking for business! He wants a squadron themed rod.

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Re: What a start
Posted by: Get Bit Outdoors.Com (---.biz.bhn.net)
Date: January 15, 2016 07:58AM

Congrats Randy, that's awesome. Thank you for your service!

Tight Lines and Bull's-eyes,

Get Bit Outdoors
407-542-7840
www.GetBitOutdoors.com
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