<p>A variation on an old school classic.</p>
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<p>This is just an old school wrap. 9 box chevron. I love the classics!</p>
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<p>This is a copy of Steve Paterson's High Points diamond. Thank you Steve for such a simplistic yet beautiful pattern!</p>
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<p>This is a modified version of Doc Ski's Jumping Tarpon pattern. Thank you Doc for a great pattern!</p>
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Steve, Regarding micro guides, I don't like them as the rings are often times not big enough to pass a surgeon's knot through. I know I'm in the minority now a days because I still fish monofilament line, so maybe for braid with PR or FG knots micro guides are OK. Just don't like them for mono.
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Valid point Russ.
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While Kent builds soft side up, I build soft side down. I think either of these are going to work better than having the soft side pointed off to the right or left. Few people have a perfect backswing when casting. When casting a 1/8 oz lure or something like a small live shrimp, I don't want the soft side anywhere other than up or down. I doubt anyone will spend the time or money to scientif
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I'm certainly no expert rod builder, nor am I a novice. I built my first rod 35 years ago and have built several dozen since. I cannot really think of fact vs fiction examples, but I can say that this is one of the most rewarding as well as the most frustrating hobbies you could have picked. I cannot tell you how many hours worth of thread art I have razor-bladed off due to the following: - not
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