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2 years ago
Paul Darby
Sorry for not being more clear , I'm a saltwater fly fishermen and teach with the most accurate language to the students understanding . The word casting means so many diffeerent things to so many different people , I simply don`t use it with flyrod students.
Forum: rodboard 2 years ago
Paul Darby
I never use the word 'casting ' when instructing fly fishermen. it serves only to confuse them, as they already know how to 'cast' most any other type of fishing rod already and it just serves to confuse them.
Forum: rodboard 2 years ago
Paul Darby
Perhaps your rollers are a bit to tight, thus drawing the the blank away from the chuck.
Forum: rodboard 2 years ago
Paul Darby
Think I saw one of them things on E bay, called the Hum-slinger.
Forum: rodboard 2 years ago
Paul Darby
As I said, if I want an opinion I ask a human , if I want an exact repeatable, I employ a machine. Go with whatever works for you .
Forum: rodboard 2 years ago
Paul Darby
I use pumps and nothing other than pumps, I'm just not big on guess work , Then too, its a lot in what you git used to.
Forum: rodboard 2 years ago
Paul Darby
I suggest , the question as in, What types of adhesive has any one witnessed a failure of, on roller tips?
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
If your using a static { thumb screw retainer} rather than a dynamic { rubber disk} retainer , its best to hook a rubber band from the rod butt to one of the thumb screws , thus pulling the rod into the cup preventing drop out,even if the screws get a little loose.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
If your using a static { thumb screw retainer} rather than a dynamic { rubber disk} retainer , its best to hook a rubber band from the rod butt to one of the thumb screws , thus pulling the rod into the cup preventing drop out,even if the screws get a little loose.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
Most hardware stores carry sliding door rollers, they work great, built several dryers for customers and students.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
13. Re: Rod Dryer
Hi Mark glad you have an interest . The bottle adapters came about as an answer to the problem of over size rod butts on large rods walking out of thumb screw drying motor chucks . Along came the diaphragm drying motor cups and a new challenge to over come . one hole size needs to fits all!!#**. Alright that idea didn't work out . Believe it or not, not all rod makers wanted to have the
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
14. Re: Rod Dryer
Well Mark I just offered a better method, but hay happy hunting to one and all , I have a stack of stainless steel burnishers to finish. Stainless steel only material worth making a thread tool out of.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
15. Re: Rod Dryer
If your using the rubber chucks , with the hole in the middle ,Tom ran an article on simple plastic bottle adapters showing how you can chuck up anything from a sewing needle to a soup can. Yes the list includes pistol grips.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
16. Re: Rod Finish
Been using 2CC pumps on my Flex coat quart bottles for longer than I care to try and remember. Never seen a better method than pumps any were for me.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
Just have to ask , what problems have you had with the rubber dryer cups. I been using them cents thy came on the market with flex coat . I can say Ive replaced a few rubber plates when needed . and have replaced 0ne motor in the last twenty years .
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
18. Re: Dryer chucks
I use bottle adapters on almost every thing that goes into my flex coat dryers , never a nick never a slip never a dent in the cork or or foam grip. Adapters all easily fit and never slip the Flex coat chuck.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
19. Re: How Come?
If you really want to develop your technique you you need a quick light tip rod spinning rod and a good quality trigger flip spinning reel . Personally I use a Shimano 2000 Solstace , on a 37in. solid glass ice fishing blank . It allows me to practice the moves in places an develop the feel and the moves without having to seek great wide open spaces and places . I can lock off the line a
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
20. Re: Underwrap
Simply put, there is no benefit to under wrap on a fly rod. I'm well over fifty years building and teaching both building and throwing fly rods. Building one is much more difficult than learning to throw one. But equaly fun to do.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
I have it in both Holland and gudebrod. I'm sure we can get ya thru a project.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
If you take the long view, putting the design in historical perspective, if its the only horse in the barn, than you ride it. In their defense I will offer. They did make a number of improvements to the hanger arms. Three I'm sure of and perhaps a forth.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
Good upon ya for bringing in a next generation an offering a taste of back in the day. One hint on the Herters , I put a piece of cork tape on the spool carrier back, to smooth out the turning of the thread feed.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
Just started collecting old manufactured hand wrappers. Thought using a coffee cup an a phone book was slow and challenging. How ever I'm finding some to be rather ingenious. Just looking at the sport from a different angle.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
I got 11 sz.6 and 9 sz. 8 . Don 't know what sizes your looking for.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
Its a rod tip , for goodness sake, it aint rocket science. Fifty years fixing tackle and when a customer walks in needing a tip its likely because they want to go fishing. I been buying assorted size tip kits from fleabay for years . Do yourself a favor, pick up a tip gauge, it will save a lot of time and grief.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
You can always do a test wrap with or with out the guide and just wet the thread with water. Then you know what your going to get when you apply
the finish.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
28. Re: priorities
Ive had great success with , What isn't in the market but deserves to be. Every market has voids, fill the need.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
Before I started to clean my brushes I kept all my handles and used them to fashion various tools that I use in painting fly's. Also use some to repair fishing tackle and and as handles on other tools I build for fishing tackle repair and creation.
Forum: rodboard 3 years ago
Paul Darby
Building ice fishing rods in Florida Can cause old men to dust off trick casting skills and get asked questions like "What is that, and what did you just do with it?
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