Good comments and food for thought. I suspect that I will probably just use light-wire snake guides (at least in the upper sections) as I have in the past! Thanks
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Hi all, I have a new fly rod build in the works and I'm looking for a little input on guide selection. I purchased a CTS Affinity X 11' #3/2 nymphing blank and I'm looking to use Silicon Nitride single foot guides instead of traditional snake guides or wire single foot guides. These guides are the very small "micro" type guides which I think should work well with the small dia
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Levi, I just ordered up and received some of the brushes that you mentioned. I like them. They have a bit more stiffness than most that I've used and have the fine fibers I like. As a 1/4" brush, I can see using these on larger wraps and especially fancy butt wraps where i might need to "push" some finish into the wrap. Thanks for the suggestion.
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That's a great idea Roger. I think i'ii give that a whirl...no pun intended! Thanks
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Hey Rog, I'm with you on this one. I kinda wish I saw that coming too! The very reason I liked the Cabela brushes were mostly for their overall length, which is essentially the same size (3.5") as the ones I mentioned. They just feel a little more precise to me when doing the small stuff... I would often find myself cutting the shank on the Flex-Coat 1/8" brushes to try to
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Thanks for the replies. The specific reason I ordered these "mini" brushes is that I've always preferred their small size (3.5") to the normal "Flex Coat" brushes (6.5") when working finish around small wraps. I also like that their fibers are both finer and a little bit denser, and splay well when working the finish. The fact that I can toss 'em when I'm d
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I used to use the small disposable finish brushes that Cabela's offered years ago until my supply ran out, and have been looking for replacements with no great luck ever since. I like the finer control that these brushes afford me when doing small flyrod wraps. To those who might have been searching too, I have found what I consider to be an even better brush on Esty. Some of you may have alr
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Several great ideas. Thanks. I contacted Mudhole, and while they used to offer down to 6.5mm, they no longer do. I am seriously considering just upsizing to 8mm as suggested. That said, I have a blaster, so I might also try giving an existing check a little high pressure grit love too! I appreciate the feedback.
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Hi all, I'm looking to find a 7mm ID Matte silver aluminum winding check to match a reelseat. on a new build. I've searched all of the suppliers that I can think of. Any ideas? Thanks, Marc
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