Hello! On my new blank which I bought there is a small anomaly: What do you think, could this be dangerous for braking when the rod will be under the pressure? Thank you and regards!
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Hello, Guys! I ordered and get from the seller some components for my feeder rod and now I have two questions: 1.) The colors of the tips - there are three tips (green, yellow and red). The rod is declared as 60-120g. So, how could I know what color is which strength of the tip? 2.) On my new blank there is a small anomaly: What do you think, could this be dangerous for braking when the
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Les Cline, thank you for all the info - so, if I understand all that correctly ... If I use the Fuji DPS-HPS it's all about the design and how the rod will look like? There is no functional reason to use this "feeder" reel seat? If that's the case then I don't see the problem with using classic Fuji DPS reel seats (where the threads will be visible). :) And if you ask me whe
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Thank you guys - all this will help me a lot! One more thing - if I look at the feeder rods in our local fishing shop, I can see that many of them have first two or three guides double-footed. Why? Any special reason behind this? And about the reel seat: I can also see that a lot of feeder rods has Fuji DPS-HPS reel seat: The front hood of this reel seat is covered with a Duplon hood whi
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Hello! I'm planning to build a feeder fishing rod ... Here is more info: - I'm planning to fish for carp, barbel and other fish on rivers and small lakes - I will use the reel size 3000 or maybe 4000 (that's max!) - I will also use the mono line (diameter about 0,18 - 0,25) Here is a blank I will buy: 12ft (60-120g) Now I have questions ... 1.) What guides to choose? I'm plann
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Hello, guys! I'm looking to buy the components for my float carp rod and I'm thinking about the DUPLON GRIP. How good are duplon grips? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Is duplon the same material as EVA grips? What is better for carp rod - duplon or cork grip? Thank you and regards!
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Hello! When I'm wrapping my guides to blank and adding some trimms or in-lays (simple things) I notice that sometimes some "visible problems" stay under the thread. And today I was watching the MudHole video and saw that they had the same problem. PICTURE: Is there any way to remove this problem or to avoid it? Regards!
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Thank you for your reply and ideas! Just one more thing - do you use this tool only for aluminium reel seats or for carbon reel seats too? Regards!
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Good question! I'm also thinking about the use of aluminium Alps reel seats and now I'm a little bit surprised that they are not so easy to glue like Fuji carbon ones. :) I read the article and I understand the part which speaks about preparing the blank with Scotch-Brite, but how to do this work on the inside of the reel seat? Or is it enough just to prepare the blank ("abrade away
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Guys, if I'm building the FLOAT CARP ROD (12ft), can I use the Fuji KR Concept guide placing? Or is this concept just for spinning rods? Or maybe for FLOAT CARP ROD the Fuji NGC Concept is a better option? Regards!
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Hello, guys! I'm reading a lot about the new Fuji KR Concept for guide placing ... And now I'm thinking what is the alternative for that kind of guide placing?How have people chosen and placed the guides on rods before that? Because if I go to our local tackle shop I can't see any rods being done by Fuji KR Concept. Why not? Regards!
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David, the FlexCoat epoxy I have is new, it's not old! :) My epoxy application was done in two days (steps): Day #1: I do epoxy ramps on the handle and this epoxy is OK, hard as it has to be! Day #2: I do epoxy finish on my guides and this epoxy is not OK, it's sticky! I know that the amount of epoxy was definitely not 50/50, so I'm 99,99% sure that the problem is in mixing proport
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Thank you guys for all you answers!
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Thank you guys for all the answers! I used FlexCoat epoxy so I think that there is not a problem in the epoxy quality I have. Maybe it is really a problem in proportions or in mixing! So what to do now? As Michael suggested: "put on another thin coat of properly mixed AND TESTED epoxy". This will be my third coat, I hope this will not be too much epoxy. Regards!
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Hello, guys! I almost finished my first rod - wuu, huu! :) And now I have one small problem, if this is the problem!? I applied epoxy to the threads and let it dry for approx. 4 days.The epoxy looks nice to me. It's clear, but when I touch it with my fingers it's a little bit sticky. Can anyone tell me why? The temperature in my rod building room is about 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees
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Thank you, Tom! So what would be your size recommendation? It's starting with 30 OK or this is too big?
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Tom, Thank you for your reply! May I ask you what sizes of guides do you suggest? What do you think about that combination: Double Foot: 30/20/16/12/10/8 Single Foot: 7/6/6/6/6 Tip: 8 Regards!
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Hello, guys! I'm planning my next custom rod and this will be a carp float rod. My plan is to use: Sportex Exclusive Floatblank 12ft 10-30g Anyone tested this blank? What do you think about it? Now I have some other questions: - What do you think about American Tackle Vortex Air SS guides? - How many and what sizes of guides do I need? - Is there any good FUJI alternative? - cor
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Thank you, guys!
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Thank you, guys! I used a mechanical method - scraping with a sharp blade! In the end, everything finished fine! :) We learn from mistakes ... May I ask you - why was the epoxy glue hardened so fast? Because of plastic containers? Or? Thanks and regards!
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Hello! Today I made one STUPID mistake while placing a reel seat and grip on the blank ... :( - I take Flex Coat Rod Builder Epoxy Glue (20 min) - Mix it in the plastic container - first, glued the but grip and everything was OK - after that I saw that the glue had started to harden - but when I added it to the place where I wanted the reel seat it was so hard that I didn't pull the ree
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Hello! I'm building a spinning rod ... I have a split-grip and now I'm asking myself, how much free (blank) space do I have to leave between the but-grip and the reel seat. Is there any rule to follow? Regards, Tolo
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Wauuu, so many good answers! Thank you guys, now I know much more ... Have a nice day!
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Thank you, Chris! Are there any special properties that this thinner must have? What is the best one to use? In what situations do you have to use thinner? Everytime when you add the EVA grip? Or? Does it need to dry before the EVA is glued to the blank?
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Hello! Today I watch these video: In the 13:00 min he started using thinner to clean the inner side of the EVA grip. Can anyone tell me - why and in which situations is needed to use thinner? Thanks and regards!
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David Baylor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The only thing you really need to do is make sure > that water can't and won't get into the reel seat, > by at least filling the ends of the reel seat with > epoxy glue. Yes, that's exactly why I'm asking... A Fuji VSS reel seat is down-locking and on the upper side (where the moving part is) ther
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Guys, I'm building a spinning rod with a Fuji VSS reel seat ... If I understand all that correctly, I don't need the winding check on the upper side of the reel seat? Thanks and regards!
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Hello, guys! Can you please tell me what kind of handles are this? What materials are they made of (cork, eva, etc.)? I can see them on many custom carp rods ... I like the way they look (that camouflage color). And, yeah - where can I buy them? Any sellers in Europe? Regards, Tolo
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Hello, guys (again)! :) I ordered all the products I need for rod building - some of them from MudHole, and others from RodHouse. While I was waiting for the shipment to arrive, I watched a lot of videos, followed some FB groups and read one "rod building book" ... Now it's time to try my first wrap, epoxy and ... What do you suggest to me now - how to start? On my old ro
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Thank you so much for all your help! At this moment I have stopped on the first step and that's how to buy all the tools to start in Europe! I'm looking at the Mud Hole and Flex Coat page, but in Europe a lot of their Starting KIT's are not available. Sad! :( I checked Roadhouse's page (France), but if I put one by one product in my checkout (wrapper, epoxy, finisher, etc.), the price is o
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