Spencer Phipps Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm a fan of the TS66MH, the rod will handle > 'buttons in excess of 100 lbs. and now days bigger > than that are pretty rare. I use a graphite reel > seat and a slick butt, they slide out of holders > so much better, very durable and are easy on the > pocketbook. What graphite reel seat ar
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Awesome! I’ll go ahead and look at the blueprints and get my supplies ordered!
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I’ve been waiting on a couple blanks and a bunch of their carbon fiber handles for almost 2 months. I’ve heard they can be painfully slow.
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I tried talking him into spiral (after doing some research) and he still wanted to go with conventional. Can you get away with graphite reel seats or do they need to be aluminum? Doesn’t really seem to be much of a price difference between the two, so that’s not a factor.
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I have built a number of freshwater rods and ice rods, but this is my first venture into salt water rods (I live in WI). My brother-in-law has asked me to build him a pair of Halibut rods. He lives outside of Anchorage and owns his own boat. I planned on going with Rainshadow blanks, possibly one built on an RX6/E-glass and not sure on the other. Thought about going with the RCKJB606-325 and
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I took the Mudhole class that Todd is talking about this past spring in Minneapolis. Well worth and and highly recommended. I’m sure I could have figured it out using YouTube, but it was so nice talking to guys that make their living at it. When your building and you run I to a snag, these guys can show you their techniques to make the rod building process smoother, more enjoyable, and headach
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