Talk to Steve Gardner. See above.
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Thank you everyone.
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Just my 2cents but I fish as a co-angler and for my flipping/pitching rod I built it on a 7'11" XH ModF Swimbait rod rated for 4 oz. that I cut down to 7'7" and love it. The Moderate is the way to go for me. More forgiving plus the backbone to move the fish. Now I'm not sure about the length because for me I want at least a 7' rod simply for leverage on the fish also for longer pitch
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I am a novice builder and have been wanting to spiral wrap the guides. I was just wondering for what application(s) should spiral wrapping guides be used for OR not used for? Any advice on the subject would be appreciated. Also which is the best way to do a spiral wrap? I know of a couple different ways to do it but everyone has their own way and would like to hear everyone's opinion. Oh, a
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Okie doke. Thanks.
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Thank you very much. My next question. Is sanding the only way to remove the glossy finish or is there a finish remover that can be applied to dissolve the finish? Also should all of the finish be removed or just sand enough to scuff the surface?
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I am a new rod builder and have built on rods without a glossy finish from the manufacturer. I have a blank and it has a glossy finish on the entire blank. My question pertains to applying epoxy for the grips, reel seat and also the thread finish on the guides. Is there any special procedure before applying epoxy or finish to the blank. Basically what I'm asking is should the glossy finish be
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This may be a dumb question but I'm just building my first rod and am new to all this (including this site). So please bare with me. In reading this I've heard the term "simple spiral". What is this and how many different spirals are there. Also what I am getting from this is there is no set way for guide spacing (am I right?). But what should someone like me who has never wrapped
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Yes thanks.
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I am a newbie and just wondering does it matter which way the spiral goes??? Since I fish left handed to me in my mind the spiral should turn down to the left side of the blank. That's just what seems like would look/feel proper to me. Does this effect any part of the rod action as far as roll or twist???
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