where can I get Shakespear blanks I can't find them to buy if any can lead down the right path
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acid rods jaws rod I'm making 7'6 for channel cat and for blue cat fishing. they do have 8' and 9' they quit making the rod I like ot use so I got in to making my own + we catfish alot of tournament
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sometime the epoxy will not sick to the decals i use u-40 color lock it is like using paint primer
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what I found that d alcohal in a walmart eyeglass water sparer because it gives a lite mist, lite is key almost a vaper
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I polish all my rod i like the look and pro tec I use 3m rubbing compound then meguiars polish per-waxing glaze then I use wet looking wax
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you make the greates reels seats but there not big for saltwater blanks I need Aluminum reel seat triger that fits .980 to 1.24 or 22mm to 24mm
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you make the greates reels seats but there not big for saltwater blanks I need Aluminum reel seat triger that fits .980 to 1.24 or 22mm to 24mm
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you can heat it up and take stiff brush take it down be careful
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you can heat it up and take stiff brush take it down be careful
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you can heat it up and take stiff brush take it down be careful
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you can heat it up and take stiff brush take it down be careful
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you can heat it up and take stiff brush take it down be careful
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you can heat it up and take stiff brush take it down be careful
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I like a good walleye rod but depads on what you are doing if your jigging or trolling I like jigging and 2 way jigging are sc3c66mlf and trolling and or long lining 4c69mlxI like a good walleye rod but depads on what you are doing if your jigging or trolling I like jigging and 2 way jigging are sc3c66mlf and trolling and or long lining 4c69mlx
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me to I will not give up my power pro I like filling my reel 80 % Mon 10% because you may only use max of 50 ft that way the spool lasts for 10 tournament on sizes desponds on what you are fishing if I'm fishing frog over mats of grass laley pads I like 50 to 80 flipping too crank baits I open water ledges 10 to 20 strucker I like 20 to 30 cat fishing I like 80
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I'm a big walleye fisherman, I wanted something that would handle planer broads and clip waits but can handle a fin shad at .5 to 5 mph some little baydanock I like using St. Croix surf blank 2srs100m2 and nanolite ring so it could handle lead core I ran 6 colors
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I got a mixer and metal mixer moves a bit but still rotates I found if you don't clean metal mixer sticks and just go around and it take just a little bit
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st.croix has a carp rod but it's 9' but i think that you can cut it down 3cs96mmf2 it is mf rod most carp rods lonley have 6 eyes + tip but it is 150.00
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I use west system epoxy you can put it on in two layers then sand, I start at 320 go to1200 then I tape up stuff paint it then gloss then get deep glossy look
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I'm bluiding a crappie rod too but I'm using a salmon & steelhead rod mhx st1262 but I'm fishing buck brush hook set & up and out they turn down there gone
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now less back to what ask about first off so you like docs but the wander weaver harder to use I do the software the wander has or can you use the software for both
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bob I'm just a little jumpy about that stuff
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I'm sorry Tom Kirkman I'm just trying to learn for the best of best rod builder
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You know Fred I you talk bad about you I did not appestat that was wrong I hope that someone deals with this I will not talk bad about you but this wrong
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I just getting into weaving and I was seeing what was easer to use the wander weaver or docs weaver just reamber i'm just learning
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I let it set up for over night or 24 hr this is all I use there isn't anying better I think but there is good drection on the pack but I keep my rod bluiding area at 70 degees its a good around degees ot keep it at
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I havn't use alot of lamiglas but you parble using top water frogs buzz baits snooks and being money frogs you mite want to fish for snake heads but the blank I likerx8+c865 batson my father lives in fort myers fl he likes it for red and snooke
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got to seal the cor with epoxy let setup then wet the cor sow win you put the carbon seleve on the cor sokes though the carbon then I put a little bit because I am using the heaver carbon then you put shrink tubing on or saran warp need to do same to make them look good it took me acupple but there are good dierction on riley rods .com
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phil what I did is to measre 1.5" on the roll and taped it off with painters tape and cut it with a shap raver blade
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thank you that help alot I tryed wet down with the saran warp that was "great" , mike the brush was a big help I went to a art store and got flat brush stiff brisle that way I didn't get on bubbles I didn't need heat to the bubbles I did two with the new ideas that turned out asome!!!!!!!! thank you all
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