PacBay creates an exposed reel seat for spinning rods. It's part of their Minima series.
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Clint, To be honest, I never heat up the thread for it to sink in deeper. Most instructions will actually ask you to create separation from the under and over wrap. This is why some people tell you to put on a couple layers of epoxy on before you put the over wrap on. I, however, when short on time, skip this step and my tigers turn out fine. You just end up with less distortion. A neat tr
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Hey Sam, I have done a few tiger wraps. Personally I like having 2 sacrificial threads on top because it bring out the real focus color of the wrap. My last wrap had a Black, Silver, and Navy under wrap and a Navy over wrap. Silver and black worked for contrast and the navy brought the wrap together.
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I haven't had any real good luck with it personally. I know that there used to be a thread that had silver spliced into black and other funky colors. Used to be good for making a "fake" tiger wrap. Not sure what company it was though. If it was Gudebrod, good luck lol.
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I'm not sure how much my answer is going to help you but here's a shot. When it comes to epoxy running downhill, I have personally never had that issue. I use thin coats of epoxy and make sure that it is warm while I coat. From the time I start coating, the epoxy has a life of about 20 minutes before it starts becoming too thick to work with, in my opinion anyway. The purpose of your dryer is
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For sure you can use an old rod for your first blank. Just make sure you clean it pretty thoroughly. Keep in mind that if you are switching from casting to spinning and vise versa, the guide spacing is going to be different than the original. Tight Lines!
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