Worked like a charm. Back to building ice rods. Thanks again!
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Awesome. I wondered about that!? Will give that a try. Thank you!
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I had a bottle of flex coat hi build resin go bad. It has floaties of some sort in it. I have some medium build pro koat sitting around as i prefer hi build. Can i mix the hi build hardner with medium build resin? What effects may i see? Thanks
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Hello. I have a similar question. I had a bottle of hi build resin go bad for some reason. There are floaties in it. Can i mix the hi build hardener with the medium build resin that i have?
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Thanks guys. I agree on depending on what a guy is targeting and lure weight etc. kind of looking for just some all around decent rod and even more for bobber rods rigged up for crappie, perch, bass etc.
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Thanks Randy. The blanks from janns are the one i found too. The 31in composite walleye blank for like 4.69 is what caught my eye. At that price i can build a few and even use for dead sticking possibly?
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Hello. Newbie in building ice rods. What are the main differences in a solid composite blank and a solid carbon? The composite are much cheaper so wondering if there are really that big of differences? Thanks!
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Thanks for the help everyone. Just built the first ice rod using the black fly guides #6 and has turned out great!. I will be using them on most of my builds. I'm using the medium build prokote epoxy and had a couple questions. After 8 hrs of dry time the finish is still a bit sticky. I sure tried to make darn sure the mix was 1:1 and i mixed for 4 minutes. I am assuming I will just have to put a
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Thanks Roger. I know TB blanks are super but are the MHX blanks made to very close the same specs??
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Hi everyone. New to the forum but have been reading many many threads for months now. Thanks for all the info. I am just starting to get into building ice rods for a hobby. Main questions so far are 1.) are recoil guides really worth the extra money? I have ordered regular single foot fly guides and 1 spinning guide for my builds. I do have a Thorne Bros perch sweetheart that i just purchased las
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