Another completed rod with Matagi Flicker 5 blank, complete with Fuji trigger reel seat and saddle guides. Max lure 150g
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Another combination of colours for this Matagi light jigging rod 25lbs class. The choosen is overkilled for its class.
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Was just thinking about a colour combination that will strike attention.
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Self style guide wrap combination, may not be a trend today, but someday it might be accepted
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Yellow and black guide wrap with a new twist.
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Butt wraps
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Simple blue and traditional guide wrap
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Sample wrap with national colours of the Phillipines.
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Single layer wrap finish with silver as decorative wrap above.
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Contrast red and silver. Simple and neat.
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Blue threaded fish against yellow background, good contrast.
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Yellow bindings with metallic blue bands
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Dimishing Silver thread against blue threads
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Complementing the Red and Black lined Chevron
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I love Chervron
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Thread Hosel for Game Rod
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Blue subdue
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In contineous motion
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Chervon in pepertual turn
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Two colours binding wrap with blue trims
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Single spiral row of UAE Flag
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1st attempt after 12 years.
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Thanks Gentlemen, It like a mythbuster program, but the truth speaks for itself. So the backbone of the blank is NOTgoing to have any additional punch, into launching the fly off to a good distance. The straighest axis........and the fly line is the key factor. Is it true to say that with a slower blank "cannot'' hold a long length of line out in the air on a back cast? It always c
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Folks.... I will be building a 4 pcs 7wt fly rod blank. and would like to max out the casting ability of the blank to deliver a large fly for saltwater use. Do I now align the lower two piece of the blank like a conventional rod and the top two piece of the blank like a spining rod? Or all should be in the same alignment from tip to butt. Which direction is the rightful, and how is the alig
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Hi All I bought a dozen of epoxy and have stored them over a long period, the bottle and packing is already yellow and sticky all over. If I were to use these on my customers rod will it compensate the strength and finishing of the finish products, while I continue to use the recently order epoxy which are both clear in the packaging. Or it is better dispose it safety or making some pa
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Hi All, Like everything in the Art scene, rod building is considered as a work of Art for individuals and whether it could be admired by others is simply another add-on. Unlike the Fashion scene, you may considered it as a art but it constant influx of varities of the same things put together has created a fashion show of the latest trend..Do you consider showcasing your Rod Building works is
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Hi Tom, Thanks for your insight into the matter from your persepctive. It is good to know which directions is RM Mag heading. This is good information. Cheers LY Chua
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Hi Tom, Looking at the amount of traffic generated by the community of both Professional and Amateur Rod Builders in this forum, it is well that the community has achieved a reputation of savvy computer Rod Builders. Inline with this, is there a possibility in the near future that the RM Mag can be made available for immediate download or distribution using the internet to subscribers? Can
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You can get a small pin to punctual into the bubble, if the bubbles are big enough. This allows the new epoxy coating to fill up the air gap. On the other hand, you can also use the miniature file set, to level any undulating surface. I use this method many times with success. Do give a try. Cheers LY Chua
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Almost the same question in my mind! I recently use a combination of lite and regular as finishing coat. The lite coat while coated thin soaks into the crevices of the guide foot and so forth. When it comes to butt wrap, it will coat over but will not form a layer over the threads. On one hand it eliminates the formation of bubbles, (although it can be remove by using a alcohol torch)
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