Well, I feel qualified to add to this debate. I have previously owned two Phenix K2's expertly built by Terry Graham of Truly Custom Rods and I was very impressed. Of course, they are really light and crisp and the sensitivity is superb. A little while later I built a rod on the HM 782 blank and.........well... it was a really light, super sensitive blank with awesome feedback, that rod was used
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william G Sidney Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > when you put on grips make it permanent [ any > grip ] ,no tape to hold it, can dry out or > soften up by water or bug spray oil what ever, > even sweet getting in there , unless it is just > for show only then who cares , show only , not > for work [ fishing ] what I think Tha
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I have just built my fourth rod and, for ease, have used Winn grips on all - 2 x split grip and 2 x full grip. I have simply used epoxy but with Tourstar grips you can use double sided tape in the same way that golfers replace their club handles - I assume (but not sure) that you could use same process for Winn?
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Ha ha, thanks Roger. Onwards and upwards - can't wait to start the next one.
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Thanks for reply. Yes I think I will live with it - sometimes it doesn't make a noise at all. I just want to make sure that it doesn't happen on the next one.
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Hi Guys, Just completed my first couple of rods and one has a very slight clicking noise from the fore-grip when I whip the blank in a hard casting motion. It's a Winn fore-grip and I used Roddancer Optimum 15 with no tape arbor. Not sure why I am getting the noise but my questions are.... (a) Should I have reamed the fore-grip and made a couple of shallow tape arbors? (b) Is a tight fit
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