Bill, I think I met you at the 2007 ICRBE but look forward to seeing what new stuff you have. My wife and I are attending and I'm looking forward to stopping by your booth.
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Any of you guys going to ICAST in Orlando next week?
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Joe, I've built a few fly rods for Tarpon along the coast of Florida and I use size 20, 16, and 12 casting style line guides for the stripping guides and then use size 5 & 6 REC Recoil Snake guides (RSNX) for the rest of the guides. I also pair them up with an REC spinning tiptop (RSCT) because I like the additional strength and size for clearing knots. I'm a guide and I like my gear to be
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I bought the Helmsman Gloss. I used two coats, sanded after the 2nd, and have applied a final third coat. Looks pretty darn good. I reamed them to fit the blank this morning and will epoxy them in place later today. I'll post pics once I've epoxied them and trimmed them out with wraps. I'm planning to use winding checks between the grips...it's for a 12wt and I'm using a half wells and then
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Thanks guys, I'll stop by the hardware store this afternoon and pick some up...I can't wait.
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All, I'm sure this has come up before but I'm looking for recommendations on a finishing agent for carbon fiber skinned foam grips. I busted out my second batch (and they look great) but they need a finish coat. Anybody got a favorite brand? Spray or brush-on?
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Thanks. I'll probably give it a try and see how it hold up.
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Has anyone built and fished the American Tackle 12wt blanks. I've got a request to purchase and build two American Tackle 12wt rods. The person that wants it (he wants 2) wants a more affordable rod (than Sage, Loomis) that is fast (tight loops) and he casts 60-80 feet of 12 wt sinking line with a 3 inch 3/0 or 4/0 streamer. Most of the fishing is blind casting the passes for tarpon. I've b
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I've built 20+ saltwater fly rods and have been using the REC Titanium guides on the last few. I like the lighter weight and I have noticed that they simply do not corrode like some of the Nitride and other SS Coated guides. I usually use the two footed snake guides on all but the heaviest of line weights (12+). Actually I've only built one rod w/o snake guides and I used the Fuji SIC Fly gui
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