I have the CRB tent and am very happy with it, it's lite and easy to store during the off season, I was going to build a drying box but I dont have enough wall space in my garage. However, I only use it to keep the dust at bay as my garage is heated.
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Alps
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I have a large quiver of Rainshadow (Batson) blanks, real happy with all of them. Try one, I'm sure you'll like it.
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The locking ring for the reel is 33.29mm (1.31") the largest od. And tapers to 30mm (1.18") at the grip.
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I just got done building on 4 of those blanks this winter, but have not fished them yet. They are really nice, have a nice bend to them. Just give Kerry @ Batson a call as I did, as he helped me chose the blanks for the fish I will target with, (Albacore Tuna) As for the guides, I used the Alps XN series, also spiral wrapped. Sorry not much more help then that,
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I think there was a post about this a few days ago, It was recommended to apply a coat of CP after the decal is placed, let cure, then epoxy. I had the same problem with the last MHX decal too, and will try the CP trick with the one on the wrapper now and post back. P.S. I was able to save that one decal by using a double edge razor to trim the lifted edges, then applied the second co
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Wow......... I'm a newbie at all of this, only been building rods for about 11 months, been reading a lot here, "Thank you". I got my kits from Mike about 5 days after ordering it, not sure what the problem is. I ordered mine on 7/18/15 and got it on 7/24/15, fact is I have 6 new grips ready for rods. I too am self employed, and at times it gets overwhelming, I understand, I ha
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