I just built my Step-Father a custom rod and in his appreciation over it he began to dig through his lifetime accumulation of fishing gear and gave me 6 incredibly old bamboo fly rods along with some old reels, a wicker creel and some hand tied flies. Some of the rods were his Grandfather’s and my Step-Father is 73. My question is does anyone have any suggestions of resources i.e. books, web si
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Patrick I used Titan guides on a spinning rig for a friend, not a fly rig, but was very pleased with the looks and performance of them. The best of all was price when compared to other titanium guides. I don't think you would be disappointed with them either. I personally feel that just a Fuji Hardloy guide or Concept Alconite would be fine for me, but a friend wanted titanium on his rod. Here
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Patrick I have used the Titans and they seem to me to be polished, some brighter than others. They are very good guides with style. What is you concern?
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Hi I just received two 6wt blanks that FedEx decided to break in half. I was thinking of making ice rods with the tips and reamers with the rest. I looked at a few retail ice rods to get a good idea of guide size and spacing. Can anyone suggest what kind of guides to use? Is there any guide ring material that reduces ice build up better than others? Thanks for any help!
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Mrs. Mumford and Family My deepest sympathy - prayers be with you and good luck.
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Scott You hit it on the button, it is a ST Croix SCII spinning blank. Thanks for your input.
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Thanks Raymond, as this is only 1/2 inch blemish spot that should be easy to spray.
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Thanks Tom. I will use that tape in the future.
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I guess it was on for a few days as I went outside to test cast for proper guide size and placement. Maybe that could be it as it is winter cold here and then going back to room temp. Maybe the temp changes and length of time it was on the blank? Thanks
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Thanks Mike great info, many of the books I've read on rod building have many "Do Nots" in them., but never mention alcohol. In fact suggest alcohol to clean up excess epoxy, which can easily get on a blank. Oh well, that's what is great about this hobby learning from past mistakes makes your next rod even better.
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There really is not alot of tape residue it is 3M too. I was just concerned about any contamination of the wraps, a little too concerned I think. Being my first rod and a gift for my Father, I am very nervous and want all to go well. Thanks for your reply
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Thanks I will give that a try first, if that does not work then is Permagloss my next hope? Do you suggest anything other than alcohol when removing tape residue? Jeff
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I was just using alcohol to remove the masking tape residue, can you suggest something better? Repositioning the guide might be a problem; it is a single foot #6 and is quite small and after covering up most of the blemish at least a half an inch shows below the end of the wrap end. Is there some type of gloss finish I could use on that area?
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