That jerky is good stuff. Glad you made it home safely.
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Tom Attended yesterday. A great show all around. Hope you will keep the two together as one big show. Thanks
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Thanks Trey
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What should I be doing to prep the underside of the guides? I have only been grinding the topsides so the thread will climb easily. Thanks Trey
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I will back off on the tension some. Thanks.
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Steve Gardner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Are you sure you are wrapping the furrules tight > enough. If your wrap is not at least snug, might > be give in the furrule room to splinter I am using the Flex Coat Hand Wrapper. The thread is very taught during wrapping such that the blank spin if I were to let go during a wrap and I maybe could p
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A few years ago I got into building rods. Took a class that supplied the materials. Built a great 5wt that has caught many fish. After some more experience I orderd enough materials and blanks to make 3 more rods, all from the same supplier. The blanks were all the same IM6 material in 4pc. The problem is the 9 wt that I built for my father in law. The first time he used it was on a tri
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Are those the guides Gloomis uses on their Cross Current fly rods?
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Wow. Thanks for all the responses. I guess the consensus is that I may get lucky and scrape together enough parts to put a rod together. LOL
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Hello All. First time posting on this great board. I didn't go to Charlotte last year, but plan on going this year. My question is this. Is everything available there to build fly rods, meaning not only blanks, but components, cork, handle, guides, etc. as well. I want to build a 4pc 8wt and 11 or 12 wt and was wondering if is worthwhile to wait to until the end of Feb. or if those it
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