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3 years ago
Roy Bertalotto
I'd love to come to Florida....But I'd be out fishing so much, nothing would get built! Thanks for all the kind words!
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3 years ago
Roy Bertalotto

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3 years ago
Roy Bertalotto
What is a "Winding Check"? What does it do?
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3 years ago
Roy Bertalotto
I just ordered a 110V to 36V DC / 5A power supply so I don't have to use the variable PS......$14 on Amazon!
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3 years ago
Roy Bertalotto
Got up early and continued the wrapper build....
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3 years ago
Roy Bertalotto
The braid will be used on a spinning reel. That is what it was bought for.
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3 years ago
Roy Bertalotto
QuoteWhy would you even consider it , rod building thread is plenty strong. I'm new to this whole rod building thing. I just ordered and received the braid and was surprised how thin it was. I'm a long time saltwater fisherman, so braid is not new to me. But I'm talking 50# and up for saltwater. Sold the big SW boat and bought a 14' tin boat for freshwater. I'm reading folks are using braid on
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3 years ago
Roy Bertalotto
I just received some braid fishing line I had ordered. It's 10# weight, lime green and very thin. Yes-No?
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3 years ago
Roy Bertalotto
Love the HiJack! I have an old trolling motor I was going to use also. Great minds think alike. But this set up was much more controllable with the foot pedal. The motor is 36V and it will not operate with anything under 31.5V.....Luck would have it that my variable power supply , rated at 30V, actually does 31.5! Perfect! Lots of torque and can go down real slow. I installed a bolt in the foot p
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3 years ago
Roy Bertalotto
Thanks for letting me join this great resource! A bunch of years ago I built a couple fishing rods......Haven't built one since. My 40yo son decided he wants to take up fishing. So instead of buying him a rod. I decided top buy a kit from Jann's Netcraft and build him one. I used the cardboard box method to wind the thread and an old BBQ motor to dry the epoxy. It came out rather nice! And
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