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Colored carbon fiber for fly rod handles?
Posted by:
Andrew Ogilvie
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Date: November 24, 2021 07:26AM
Are there any vendors who sell colored carbon fiber handles— other than black?!???
In particular, full wells. I know a few vendors sell them for spin/cast, but nothing in a reverse half or full wells. Re: Colored carbon fiber for fly rod handles?
Posted by:
Ron Weber
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Date: November 24, 2021 09:20AM
Sure are, but not a sponsor so they can't be listed Ron Weber Re: Colored carbon fiber for fly rod handles?
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
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Date: November 24, 2021 10:08AM
There is no prohibition about mentioning non-sponsors. Please consult the forum rules.
In the meantime, carbon fiber is black. There is no other color of carbon. So if you're getting a carbon handle that is some other color, it is either not carbon or it has been painted or tinted to obtain a different color. ......... Re: Colored carbon fiber for fly rod handles?
Posted by:
Mark Talmo
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Date: November 24, 2021 02:58PM
Andrew,
If you cannot find the exact premade handle wanted, build your own; they are not particularly difficult to make. As Tom mentioned, if it is not black, it is NOT CF!!! Soller Composites has a large selection of woven bi-axial sleeves in various materials; the colored ones are a hybrid of CF and colored FG. Note that the colored sleeves are ~ 2X the thickness of plain CF = more weight, if that is a concern. Mark Talmo FISHING IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM LIFE BUT RATHER A DEEPER IMMERSION INTO IT!!! BUILDING YOUR OWN SIMPLY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE. Re: Colored carbon fiber for fly rod handles?
Posted by:
Andrew Ogilvie
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Date: November 24, 2021 06:08PM
Mark- you are correct. Carbon fiber handles are black in color….I used the term too loosely.
Are there any vendors/ distributors who sell fully complete colored (Kevlar/ fiberglass/ composite) fly rod handles? Re: Colored carbon fiber for fly rod handles?
Posted by:
Ron Weber
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Date: November 24, 2021 07:01PM
Falconer rods. [www.facebook.com][0]=AZXuvlKHwC2v-WxUesyIt7jy8YYb9O4I9WH0KftIpGOM0RipfxpHgOGg6KKbawJe-j_KC_GE7AvwrAyUy9Wo1RiLuvfDoMBF0RakCcob7tnCwlBrqd4dfhZa9PwewoI7ScLNbbc-AHiaSpDI7sNmv5fq&__tn__=*bH-R Re: Colored carbon fiber for fly rod handles?
Posted by:
Mark Talmo
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Date: November 24, 2021 08:18PM
Ron,
Good link to Falconer. It looks like they do a very nice job gathering / compressing the weave at the ends of their grips. Mark Talmo FISHING IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM LIFE BUT RATHER A DEEPER IMMERSION INTO IT!!! BUILDING YOUR OWN SIMPLY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE. Re: Colored carbon fiber for fly rod handles?
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: November 24, 2021 08:27PM
North Fork Comosites does colored grips, the color is from the fiberglass weave in the sleeve. I haven't seen a fly grip, but since they have them in everything else, and they make their own, give them a call. Re: Colored carbon fiber for fly rod handles?
Posted by:
Andrew Ogilvie
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Date: November 27, 2021 06:54AM
Spencer Phipps Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > North Fork Comosites does colored grips, the color > is from the fiberglass weave in the sleeve. I > haven't seen a fly grip, but since they have them > in everything else, and they make their own, give > them a call. NFC does not carry colored flyrod handles… only carbon/ black. If they do, it’s not listed on their web site. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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