Went there , not impressed .
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I built an 8'6" 5 wt AT Matrix and I loved it . However I stepped on it on its maiden voyage . Where did you find it because I haven't seen one for sale . Thx.
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I buy a lot of chinese lines . When you cast like I do you gonna need a lot of spares ! There are very few BAD lines out there ang when I can buy a line for 410 I can afford a few bad ones over the years . I also use Wulff TT a lot but damn they expensive . I shudder to think about paying for a Rio .
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I use U40 on all my builds .
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Mark I dont even have it and I wont try for fear of messing it up . Putting it on the back burner . Thanks for the help guys .
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One word --Ugly
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I recently was asked about Bamboo rods and I have NO experience with them what so ever . This person hates the metal ferrules , and I agree with him and wanted to know if anyone makes a tip over butt type Bamboo rod . So I'm asking you guys , does anyone make something like that in a bamboo rod? Is this even possible ? I'm aware of the spliced tape style , because I googled it but cant find a
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I'm looking for the older green blank , 8'6" 4pc 5wt . Anyone got this blank set hanging around ?
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No pics , didnt happen . lol
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Roger , do you have a pic of that anywhere ? I cant visualize it for some reason . Pain meds maybe ? lol
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More thread tension . When I pull my tag through I do it at a 45 degree downward angle .I've done as little as two wraps and as many as five . I am not a pro and build only for myself and a friend or two .
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I guess I'm the exception to the rule . I use U40 and find that it does indeed darken the cork ever so slightly . Gives it a little character . Now this may be because I only use premade @#$%& cheapo grips as I dont see the value in spending over $40 for any grip . YMMV .
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I bought a Colorado non res license online and had it in less that a week . Call them , something went wrong with yours .
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In the past I have covered cork with Thread Master Lite and it has held up good . I did this for two reasons . The first was a rod that I've had for over forty years and the cork was starting to chip away . I wanted to preserve the handle and memories so I covered in TML . The second was a rod I built for myself and was using a prebuilt one piece cork reel seat and handle . I had it almost done
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Brian at Old English in Florida sells a 2wt 6' that erns out to be a 1wt . It's a cool little blank . If wiggly is what he wants this is the rod for him . I know of a few people other than myself that have built them and they are really happy with them . Mark at RDP has 0 thru 3 in 6' IM 6 blanks . I have built three of them and they are great blanks and has a very good warranty program . Also ,
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I have that wrapper and I dont use the rod . I come right from the spool and works good . Just adjust tension with the wing nut .
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I did it on a couple of cork grips and I used Thread Master lite . It seems to be holding up fine so far . I thought it would be slippery but that hasn't been the case .
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I see some builders using a hosel from grip to rod . I think it looks good but haven't a clue how to do it . I checked you tube and couldn't find anything . Can I get some help on this ? TIA .
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One thing about snakes , the black Nickle is NO where close to black ( why I quit using them) so if you want black go to something else . The cork you want is mortised or hooded . Reel seat the same .
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#1 I'd buy in America all the time IF I could find what I wanted without having to my child . #2 This virus isn't any worse than the Hong Kong Flu and most all of us that had it lived . These flus / virus's all will kill a certain amount of people and we all have to go sometime .
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I'll use chinese blanks but I wont drink mexican beer , or American beer or chinese beer or canadian beer or well ANY beer, I hate the stuff just like cigarettes' but I will drink Rum and Coke , just not rum and coke from mexico or canada or china but I will from and in America . Hmmm
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I built my first rod 62 years ago, self-taught, > and I think I used nylon tiger-dyed thread. Thread ? I built my first one using Gorilla duct tape , the black stuff ! Then again I've only been building for a couple of years . lol
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Heres hoping you dont have to go over an Oklahoma Toll road the wheel fees will bankrupt you .
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I like Thread master lite because it's the first one I ever used and it broke so why try to fix it ?
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Before I started building rods for myself I had one made by a builder in the Midwest . He didnt even put his name on it and when I told him it wasn't finished because of that he got @#$%& and said all sorts of nasty things to me . I still have the emails . What a turd !
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You can build most any rod you want with this kit and it's on sale . I use it from day one and have no intention of getting anything else .
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Nice but I wish they were 2-4 wts . I could use them then .
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Roger , I dont know why but I had you mixed up with a builder in the Phoenix area and his name isn't even Roger . I am such a ditz sometimes it scares me ! lol His name is Ron and you both have helped me immensely and for that I thank you both . Ron
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I use a dry erase marker from a message board and remove it with alcohol . Works great .
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