roger wilson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tomos, > Then there is the other side of the story. > In years past, I built a number of spiral wrapped > guides. Some simple spiral, some with several > transition guides. > > But, simply put, every rod came back to me and the > client asked for a conventional casting rod. >
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Hi Tom, I have the bumper set dead on 5 inches. And thank you for all the help ( thanks to everyone) its greatly appreciated! Regards, Tom
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Thanks Tom, il certainly consider bringing them both in a little closer! I have yet to apply thread finish so plenty of time to play about with it. I feel much happier with the over all build now, those small river Wild brown trout better watch out! haha
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il check my measurements when i get home and get back to you! Off the top of my head it was around 11 / 12 inches between the butt and first 180 Time for some late evening fly fishing!
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Just tried the simple acid wrap and its worked great! Casting performance is on par or even a little better than it was previously with the added bonus that i no longer have to worry about blank rub. Il definitely be experimenting more with the acid/spiral wrap on other rods.
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Hi Michael, By small guide between the size 8 ( got another guide just incase) and size 6 double foot would a single foot 4.5 work? The same as my running guides. Am i correct in thinking that this is the bumper guide? Thanks, Tom
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Thanks all, Think im going to go the acid/spiral wrap route. Everything ive seen makes it look perfect for what i want to achieve. Seems pretty simple to implement too.
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Thanks Patrick, no i certainly wont be lifting any fish with it. If im being honest its purely for looks. Im trying to have this build be a simple classic looking rod. I might need to do a bit more research into the acid wrap. It might convince me to try it.
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Thanks Patrick, no i certainly wont be lifting any fish with it. If im being honest its purely for looks. Im trying to have this build be a simple classic looking rod. I might need to do a bit more research into the acid wrap. It might convince me to try it.
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Hello, I need someone to set me straight and tell me if im being an idiot. Im currently building a 4 piece, 5ft 6 fibre glass bfs rod but im running into guide placement issues. This is my first casting rod build. I currently have 9 eyes and taped on the rod handles well. Casts well and performance is good. My issue is under load the line touches the blank. Ive gone back to the drawin
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Hello all, Im hoping to build some fibreglass bfs rods for small stream work, casting up to 5g. Finding blanks here in the UK is hard for this but I can get hold of plenty of fibre glass fly rod blanks. Is it possible to use a fly rod blank for bfs? What line weight fly rod would you recommend of it is possible? Thanks, Tom
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