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10 years ago
Jim Rippe
Received this bottle from a friend. Just trying to find out how old this could be.
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11 years ago
Jim Rippe
This is in the split grip area of the bubbling finish. Rod is about 5 years old. What could cause this?
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11 years ago
Jim Rippe
What could cause the finish on a rod to bubble up like this? This rod is about 5 years old. The bubbling is from the split grip area all the way to about the first guide.
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11 years ago
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11 years ago
Jim Rippe
7. 411

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11 years ago
Jim Rippe

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11 years ago
Jim Rippe
Used the fluorescent thread from Maderia.
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11 years ago
Jim Rippe

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11 years ago
Jim Rippe
Burl cork foregrip with checkers.
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12 years ago
Jim Rippe
Spider wrap on the pink CTS blank.
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12 years ago
Jim Rippe
White pearl split grip on a pink CTS blank.
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12 years ago
Jim Rippe
Pink CTS guide wrap
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12 years ago
Jim Rippe
Spider wrap. Silver, white, and Madeira 1749 green
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12 years ago
Jim Rippe
Spiderwrap with a 4.5 mm micro
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12 years ago
Jim Rippe
Random thread work and color changed grip.
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12 years ago
Jim Rippe
Closer look at the thread work. Notice the color of the grip.
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12 years ago
Jim Rippe
Grip was painted with Dupli-color color changing paint (green to purple. Random Thread wrap with Sulky Holoshimmer (black.
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12 years ago
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13 years ago
Jim Rippe

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13 years ago
Jim Rippe
Just a few of the guys going over micro guides. Others were in the other room checking out rods and others were eating. Wow! The food was great.
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13 years ago
Jim Rippe
As the gathering was going, Billy had to call to see how things were going.
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13 years ago
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13 years ago
Jim Rippe
In the process of building this bass rod. Decided to paint the grip and the reel (Revo Premier)to match. Used Dupli-Color Mirage paint
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11 years ago
Jim Rippe
Completed this wrap on an ultra light blank. I wrapped a dozen of these on the rod for the wife. Her favorite color rose is yellow.
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14 years ago
Jim Rippe
This is the third tartan I have done using only Madeira thread.
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14 years ago
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14 years ago
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14 years ago
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