<p>muskie guide wrap and dragon scale wrap</p>
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<p>added a little more bling to the bling </p> <p>candy clear jig paint and a tooth pick</p>
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I usually drill a 1/4 hole just where the hood meets the seat where the reel foot sits and then rotate the handle 180 and put 1 or 2 1/8 holes to relieve the pressure of injecting the epoxy and then when I see or get a drip or flow I wipe off the excess and tape over them and let it cure over night and ready set go fish the next day . I also use 30 min or Thread master opit flow epoxy has a lo
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the blank doesn't know that it is a trolling rod or a surf rod if it fits your need build it and try it no reason it wouldn't work as long you don't get silly and try tossing heavier weight
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the fighting butt is just that has nothing to do with casting just the fore grip and the placement you have for the stripper is correct the fighting but gives you a bit more leverage on a large fish
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well imho that is a lot of heat to apply the wrap and could affect the blank. I would do a wrap with some cord like a guide wrap and coat it with some thinner finish and then apply the shrink wrap over that and you achieve what you want
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Dennis Danku Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It makes me wonder sometimes, What cost more, the > blank or the decal that comes with it. that is very true a big part of the cost of a blank/rod is the branding that is where the $$$ come from
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its fiber glass you got it way to hot that is why it broke down
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0 37 music wire from the craft store or hardware store.
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this should help you
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burnish the feather shaft first then apply
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over the years that I have been building and following the trends there some worth there salt and then there those that you can take or leave this one I prefer to take and use as I feel that it gives you the peak performance from a rod you build as a custom for your self or a customer. it is just one of those extra steps that you take when building and not just slapping it together like the ret
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no not a good idea as it is an expanding product and can cause damage because it has to expand and have the path way to do so or you might get a burst out .
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My prayers and condolences go out to the family I pray that I may live to fish Until my dying day. And when it comes to my last cast, I then most humbly pray: When in the Lord's great landing net And peacefully asleep That in His mercy I be judged Big enough to keep.
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To you and yours also and lets hope it is a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous new year for everyone
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size for motor set screw is m4
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you should be just fine with #8 for runners
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the best I have found is this stuff Createx Opaque AirBrush Paint and followed up with a thin coat of PG or luma seal you can thin it down to get the cover results you want
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just buy a copy of Billy Verona" s book on weaving and you have all the info you will ever need aside from the looms. It will be the best 50 bucks you ever spent
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some have been making ramps from epoxy putty and forming it right on the blank and smoothing it down to suit and then coating with finish no gaps no fuss no muss
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a 5 foot rod would be fine as he will hit a growth spur turning 4 and will be a couple inches taller with that said it will fit him well till he is 9 or 10 yes old but that is just my opinion
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Dave this would be a great time to get them involved in rod making get them a kit and help them make their first rods and learn about the craft a good time to have farther and son time something that is rare these days with busy life's , they will learn as well enjoy catching fish with something they built for them selves. Happy holidays to you and yours !!
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this works for me CREATEX TRANSPARENT AIRBRUSH PAINT and top coated with either pg or luma seal
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I use these and my customers are well satisfied with their builds Mega Heavy” XXH Power Blank: – Blank length is 7’6? or 106? (9? blank) – Lure weight rated: up to 16oz – Power: XXH or Mega Heavy – Speed/Action: Medium Fast – Blank weight 5.9oz (7’6?) or 9.8oz (9?) – Butt dia. 20mm/0.7875? – Tip dia. 3.22mm/0.1265? (we use BMNAT8-3.6 Fuji Tip Top guides) – Application: All purpos
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you wanting just plain nylon thread pro wrap makes it so does fish hawk fish hawk is closest to the old Gudebrod
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rod wise a telescopic Tackle industries MHXH 9" used or either one of these from rod geeks Musky Rod Series - MKY86HF or this heavy duty one Musky Rod Series - MKY86XHF have used them all and customers are more than happy with their build reel wise the favorite here in Wi. Abu Garcia® C3-7000 Casting Reel Abu Garcia® Revo® Winch Casting Reel or you can buy any reel that has a good
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consider the size of suckers you will be using some get up to 2 lb rigged on a quick strike rig or a quick strike jig rig and the fish is looking for more than a tooth full of food so 8 ounce - 32 ounce suckers about 10 - 18 inches is what most use and it is a dead stick method drifting with the boat while tossing other lures the fish caught on a sucker rig usually followed a lure to the boat a
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seems that your stuck on the word switch if you used a spey would you be able to tell the difference ??
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