Have a Canon Powershot A70. It took great pictures until I fell into the river. It never came back to life. Have a Minolta Diamage X60. It took even better pictures with a killer macro...until I fell into the river. It "works", but has water spots on the lenses. It'd cost a $250 for Sony to even open it up. For Xmas my lovely wife gave me an Olympus Stylus 720 SW. It's waterproo
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My 9ft 8wt FT from Dan was labeled "Five Rivers FT". I'm not sure which of his blanks he labels "Five Rivers." I recommend you give him a call. He's a great guy to talk to and will give you as much help as you need.
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Just glued it up using Tom's suggestion. Looking good so far. Found that the bottom of the tip section on a busted 5 wt fit just about perfect on the ID of the top of the butt section of a 4 wt. What were the odds.
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You're right Larry - embarrassing mistake for me. Important to keep male and female parts straight! More precisely, the break is 3/8th of an inch from the top of the but. The total overlap was 2 inches. I suspect I could cut the section and still have plenty of overlap. Typically the top of the male section is plugged. Any ideas on how this is done? Tom, I don’t have a lot of extra
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“Long time listener – first time caller…” I need advice on a rod repair. I managed to break the female ferrule of the butt section on a 4-piece Forecast 4wt. Apparently the fit had loosened during casting and as I loaded it snapped. The circumferential break is about 1 quarter inch from the top of the section and goes around about 3 quarters of the tip. The tip of the section is st
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