Harry, thank you so much for that awesome reply. You are exceptionally detailed and I really appreciate all the great info - especially your final guide spacing. I would assume the XS will be somewhat different than your X, but that will give me a great place to start after static load. I ended up ordering the 10'6 Euro XS #3. I live in PA but do 2-3 weeks out west each year, and last year fis
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Hey Friends, I tried euro nymphing on my 10' 5wt rod this past weekend and I must admit it was exhilarating to feel the hit of the fish. Caught two rainbows and a few creek chubs, it was a lot of fun. So I'm thinking about building a euro rod. I see CTS makes a euro blank but I can't find any reviews on it. I saw some folks have built euro rods with the Affinity X or MX and liked them. Wonderi
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Hello! Married to PA but Colorado is my mistress. Was recently in CO for some abysmal dry fly action (high flows and muddy water) but some heavy streamers got the job done. With that said, my 5# did not handle the casting very well. Typically I do not care, but fishing streamers all week on an unhappy rod makes an unhappy angler. I've built two CTS rods now (love them both) and would like t
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Hey All, I am very new to rod building and am trying to learn how to select blanks for future builds. I am curious what difference there really is between a Sage X blank for $700+, a CTS Affinity X for $250, or some other brand blank for $100. I would say I am a slightly above average caster (certainly not anything crazy), and I don't want to spend money on something I'm not good enough to app
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Josh Boege Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do not set a deadline for the rod to be completed > or for any one step in the process to be finished. > Go slow then slower. I'll try.. patience is a virtue I was not born with. It's a wonder that I like fishing at all :)
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Ben, I've never even fished a glass rod! Been fly fishing for about 9 years now on three different rods. I figure it is time to expand my collection
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Jason, Thanks for the advice. Is it possible that acetone will damage the finish of the rod? I had planned on using denatured alcohol, though this might not be much better. What would you recommend?
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Thank you Herb! I sent you an email!
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Hi everyone, first time rod builder and first time poster. I've decided to build a 3wt CTS glass fly rod and I've done lots of research on what to do, but I haven't really found anything telling me what not to do. I'm hoping some of you guys can tell me what I'm most likely to mess up on my first rod, or what some really common mistakes are for first time rod builders. Thanks in advance!
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