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9 years ago
Michal Studeny
Hallo, I am Michal Studeny from Czech Republic. My rodbuilding company here was destroyed by my ex-wife. I would like to find work like custom rodbuilder anywhere in the World - best in USA. I am profesional rodbuilder for 10 years, 2 years I built rods for Mr. Kurt Grabmayer from Austria (carp legend died 2011) and last 36 month I am working for Angelsport Kock also from Austria. I did mo
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13 years ago
Michal Studeny
hallo, I need urgently sage SP 570-3 Sage Spinning 7'0 3pc 10-20wt 0.61B 6T R5/B38 Is there anybody who has it in stock?????? whenever on the Globe. Thank you Michal
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13 years ago
Michal Studeny
my warnishing room has constant tempriture 22-25 degrees Celsia and humidity all the time between 30-40%. it is not problem with process. I am doing 100+rods every year.
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13 years ago
Michal Studeny
Thank you all, my opinion is that on rods like this - special carp fishing rods 12´ 31/2lbs casting weight, that means 120gr. casting for distance about 150metres. The presure on the guid foot when my client casting is to high and than on the place where the coat is ending is occuring small micro crack and then humidity and watter is going under coat. These micro crack is occuring when
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13 years ago
Michal Studeny
Thank you Tom, I wrote a few article on my websites for my client but still some of them stress me with this qestion, if you agree I will show him you ansver.
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13 years ago
Michal Studeny
One of my client ask me for this question, after 2 or 3 years of using his rods - from March - December every weekend fishing trip, flex coat coating on his rods change color in rain from clear to milky white or grey, help me to explain him that this is normal if he use rods. Explain him why it is. He do not believe me. thanks Michal
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14 years ago
Michal Studeny
Hallo, I would like to ask if anybody of you have in stock 4 pcs of Fuji NPS 20 cobra finish? I ask all supliers and no one have it in stock. I promised my client finish his rods till the end of March. Thank you. Michal M.S.Handbuilt Custom Rods
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14 years ago
Michal Studeny
yes, will do, maybe it is a secret, but are you mix the clear coat as usual for spies hecker or do you have your own formula for mix? I contact manager of spies hecker, I hope he will call me back this week.
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14 years ago
Michal Studeny
thank you for the information, I will try it that way. Michal M.S.Handbuilt Custom Rods
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14 years ago
Michal Studeny
Thank you, I will contact them next week, they have distributor inmy home town, I have spray gun 0,8. Are you using also top coat from them?
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14 years ago
Michal Studeny
Hallo should you tell me which type of paint (brand name) are you using for blank painting? Price is not important, I need the best paint on the market. I do not want to do it with cheap spray! I have a new room only for blank painting because my customer want diferent colors. Thank you for the answer. Michal
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14 years ago
Michal Studeny
Thank you I will try it.
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14 years ago
Michal Studeny
Hallo, one of my customer ask me only for tip section for Sage RPL 2pcs blank 9´6". Is there anybody who have some free tip for this rod in stock.Regards Michal Studeny M.S.Handbuilt Custom Rods
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14 years ago
Michal Studeny
Hallo, I would like to ask how many roller guids I need for boat rods from 5´7",6´,6´4" and 6´8". I do not know nothing about guid placement for these rods. Thank you. Michal M.S.Handbuilt Custom Rods
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15 years ago
Michal Studeny
Hallo, a few of my customer need these special fly blank, do you have any offers, thank you. Michal
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15 years ago
Michal Studeny
We need rods like this for Catfish in river PO in Italy, there is neccesary use line from 50-100kg because we catch the fish over 80kg in trees under water an 100-200meters from the bank,. There is no chance to give to this fish 1meter of line because you lost it in that case.
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15 years ago
Michal Studeny
I find Calstar blanks now, but there is no e-mail adress: I need contact to this company and wholesale price list of their blanks. Please help.
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15 years ago
Michal Studeny
Thank you, looks good but I need black finish.
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15 years ago
Michal Studeny
Hallo, I need fiberglass blanks for catfishing 2pcs lenght 9´and 10ft, for using a lines 30-100kg, but with cheap price. Please recomand me some of these. Best regards Michal Studeny
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17 years ago
Michal Studeny
Yes Bob, I cleaned it several times by alcohol before threading. I cleaning my hands several per day. Do not use any cream on my hands. I finish a few rods in the same time with the same flex coat as I wrote but problem is only with these Shimano rods. It looks as wrote Toby.
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17 years ago
Michal Studeny
I am using Gudebrod nylon thread - new spool, the problem started after second coating. Not for the firs time. It is also on the place where is no thread - place with the name of the rod.
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17 years ago
Michal Studeny
Hallo everybody I have a problem with the flex coat finish.I rebuild 8 Shimano Tribal rods. After warnishing there are a lot of holes in the flex coat after 3 hours. Any bubles! For the first I thought that I had dirty hands or bad brush. I refinished it and it is much worst than first time. I cut off the place with holes and refinish - any changes. Make a new threading of that guids - any
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