Does any one know what is going on with Pac Bay? been trying to contact them with no luck. thanks Barry
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you also use them to be covered with shrink wrap or cane.
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used on 8wt. and 9wt. no problems.
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you should be able to do line up dots some how?
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Eternity 2 from Batson is a sleeper for 8wt.s great blank, as is CTS
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just use a rec snake guide, they also have single foot hook keepers.
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I meant to ask if you are using the REC cerecoil those are the ones I use on 6 wts on up,
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Are you using the REC RECOIL guides? I have found that they cast better than the regular recoils.
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when you use the handle, it throws a twist in the that ends up at the tip. if you watch the line when you use the handle to close bail you will see how it does twists the line. closing by hand stops that from happening.
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do you close your bail by hand or by handle? if you close it bye the handle it throws a loop around tip, try closing it by hand and see how it does,I think you be surprised.
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Big shout out to Gabriel I needed 2 spools of thread and delivered them to shop as he was setting up for a show in Harrisburg PA . Can not ask for better customer service than that. His thread is great give it a try.
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Hi Randy I have them email me, bdreamweaver@msn.com
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Superior thread is real good locks up good and has some great colors. It is a embroidery thread so it is not the stongest, If you can find some Gudebrod HD metallic thread it is the strongest thread .
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Herb Contact CTS they will make just about anything you want, They made me a 5pc. 11' surf rod.
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I would also recommend CTS i have build on them and they are great, and the guys loved them.
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CTS
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why did you take these out ice, fly, and surf rod blanks.?
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I would have not thought my profile would have started all the comments about FB, I also thank Jim and Bernie for the opportunity to share my rod building career. I have met a lot of great people over the years of rod building and most times the only time I get to see them is at rod building shows. With facebook and other IT outlets I get to see work of other builders. With out it I would never k
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res they can be reused.
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check out the clamps that JOE has on CUSTOM FLY GRIPS, they work great.
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check with CTS they have made me special blanks.
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touch base with Greg Thorne at getrodblanks. He has what you need.
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Give Fuji thread a try. Very consistent and really looks good.
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Anglers Resource Point Blank PB661MLXF 6'6" 1 6-12 lb. 1/32 - 1/2 oz. call the girls at the Rod Room
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my shop is in Elizabethtown,,Lancaster County I am a fulltime builder.
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It is called a back stop nut, and does what you are looking for. and it does work with older seats, but it your reel seat has a fore grip on it you might have to take it off to install it. along with any guides that it will not go over.
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I and some of my customers have been fishing these blanks from day one. Jim sent them to me to try out before they went into production. My finished rods came in at 2.8oz (carbon fiber grips with split seats and torzite spinning guides built for braid line) . We feel the same way Bill does. WOW is what everyone says, as far as durability we have fished them hard for big pike and small mouth and
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I agree with what Billy said.. I have seen surf rods that are always in the truck racks, and they look just like your pictures.
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