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7 years ago
Andrew Goble
Mousetrap tensioner is cheap and works well for me!
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7 years ago
Andrew Goble
I would suggest a blend rod, carbon fiber on the butt end, transitioning to fiberglass at the tip! I personally like the Batson/Rainshadow Bullet Proof series (BP)!
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7 years ago
Andrew Goble
Wow those are some heavy spinners, I have fished the 1264 and 1265 a fair amount, while I have casted 1 1/4 oz cannonballs I am not sure this is the right blank for your application, i have built 6 or 7 rods from this series and they are great trolling, downrigger and mooching rods. At the weights you are casting and retrieving the blank would need to be loaded up to get the feel of the spinner w
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7 years ago
Andrew Goble
Anton, Welcome to a new addiction, I just finished rod 28 today, I built my own dryer with a $3.00 motor and my own wooden Rod holding/wrapping station. I am far from a professional, the tools you absolutely cannot live without are reamer, extra thread colors, color preserver, brushes, razor blades, scotch brite pads, multiple widths of masking tape and a drying station. Popsicle sticks
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7 years ago
Andrew Goble
Any suggestions for thread colors that match in CP?
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