I’ve built four or five rod geek fly rods as well. Two five weights, two eight weights and one nine. The paint job is awesome and I would 100% recommend the colored options. The rods cast very well and perform exceptionally well for the weights they are rated. I would say they are a bit lighter as previously mentioned. The 8wts both felt a hair on the light side. Perhaps more of a 7/8 then an 8 b
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Living in Alaska I have to deal with cold temps in my shop almost daily so high build is a no go for me. The viscosity is just to thick and the low build applies better for me. It’s all very situational dependent IMO.
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Roger, The belts are both broken and the chuck is a lathe style but has corroded pretty badly. I am going to try and clean it up but I may have to replace the chuck. I also need the thread carriage.
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Good evening ladies and gents, First time posting on the forum but I must say I have learned a lot from you guys. I’ve searched the forums as well as the internet and haven’t been able to find parts or manuals for an older Custom Power Wrapper. I was just given an older model and would like to restore it to an up and running machine. I’ve found the belts on Anglers Workshop but I’m not sure if
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