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Thread Colors for Pac Bay Traditional
Posted by:
Greg Pennell
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Date: December 07, 2001 10:16PM
Hey guys, I'm getting ready to build a 4 wt Pac Bay Traditional series, and was wondering what colors have worked well for you on the guide wraps. I haven't received the blank yet, and have heard the color of the blank described as "plum" and "rootbeer brown". Any suggestions? I'm using all titanium carbide hardware. Thanks! Greg Pennell Re: Thread Colors for Pac Bay Traditional
Posted by:
Robert Balcombe (REELMAN)
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Date: December 08, 2001 04:20AM
Hey are you building the rod for your self? I recomend picking your own colors. You don't want a copy cat. That is what rod building is all about Reds, greens and lavenders go great with plum and rootbeer with a gold or yellow accent. Good luck Bob Re: Thread Colors for Pac Bay Traditional
Posted by:
Bill Doherty
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Date: December 08, 2001 08:43AM
Greg I collect pictures and buy fishing equipment books. I see what color combinations look good. I cut out fishing rod advertisements in fishing magazines and save them in a notebook. Professional designers call this a "picture morgue". I get ideas for turning grips from pictures also. When I build a fly rod I get out my book by the Fly Fishing Federation Museum. I study the grips and wraps done by the classic bamboo builders, like Garrison. I don't copy directly or "steal" sombodys design. I use this to get an idea of color combinations a proportions. You will find you don't want to copy sombody elses work because these pictures will inspire you to try different things and experiment. Kind of like, I will see a picture of a saltwater rod butt weave with colors that work well together, later I might use two of those colors on a baitcast rod for the guide wraps and trim rings. I hope this helps. Bill Doherty Re: Thread Colors for Pac Bay Traditional
Posted by:
ron pulitano
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Date: December 08, 2001 09:10PM
To answer your question, on the two PacBay blanks I have built I used Gudebrod #396. It is a brown color and when used with Flex coat and no color preserver it blends into the blank perfectly. Which length 4# are you building? I built one on an 8' blank and it is one sweet rod. Good luck. Re: Thread Colors for Pac Bay Traditional
Posted by:
Will Parham
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Date: December 10, 2001 10:11AM
Gudebrod Garnet w/ no CP is what I used. It was "exactly" the same color as the blank. Re: Thread Colors for Pac Bay Traditional
Posted by:
Greg Pennell
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Date: December 11, 2001 04:10PM
Thanks for the suggestions, guys! As I get further into this hobby, I plan on making up some color sticks on various color rod blanks, but for now, I'm just winging it. I should have asked which colors complement the Pac Bay blanks best, as I usually don't prefer the wraps the same color as the blank. Guess I can do some experimenting when I pick my blank up. Greg Pennell Re: Thread Colors for Pac Bay Traditional
Posted by:
Bill Doherty
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Date: December 11, 2001 06:02PM
Greg I did not mean to bore you with my advice. A lot of people come to this board and ask for new color combinations. I misunderstood your question. As it is, I have not built up a Pac Bay fly rod blank. I'm sure you got good answers above, and thats all that counts. Bill Doherty Re: Thread Colors for Pac Bay Traditional
Posted by:
Greg Pennell
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Date: December 12, 2001 10:37PM
Bill, good advice (and yours was good) is never boring, and I hope I didn't imply that in my post. I have many hobbies, and one is taxidermy. In taxidermy it is extremely important to collect as much reference on your subjects as possible, to ensure accuracy in their reconstruction. I took your suggestion in much the same vein, and most definitely will keep a scrapbook of designs that I like, as I progress in this hobby. Ron, I'm building the 7.5 footer...I hear it's a nice little rod. Thanks again! Greg Re: Thread Colors for Pac Bay Traditional
Posted by:
Greg Pennell
(---.214.15.192.Dial1.Seattle1.Level3.net)
Date: December 26, 2001 11:13AM
Update: I went with plain ol' Gudebrod red, and grey 5-turn trim bands, with no color preserver. The wraps darkend nicely under the finish, and are not quite the same color as the blank, and have a pretty, sublte, appearance that I like. Thanks for your input, guys! I enjoy (and glean a LOT of info from this board:)) Greg Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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