I glad to hear it. The expo is something I look forward to every year. So many awesome people attend the event.
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My first try using thread over marble.
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I used 5# urethane with no skin on it. This was built for me and so far so good. It has held up, but I'm pretty gently with it.
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Lots of metallic thread.
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Abalone with gold metallic band.
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30# trolling rods. My first two rods with Abalone.
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This was put on a 30# stand-up trolling rod.
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my sister requested a lot of colors. I think this worked!
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This is a wrap on a recent spinning rod, before epoxy.
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I covered the reel seat with matching Cobra skin on my fly rod.
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This is a 9 wt. fly rod that I used six inchs Cobra skin with copper and gold matelic thread.
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Tom, PLEASE resume in 2022. I’m sure this COVID mess will be behind us by then. I have not missed a show in 12 years and would hope to have the opportunity in 2022.
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Wow, just saw I won the drawing. Should I call to collect it? And thanks a lot!!!
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I thought the reception was great. Walking around talking for a few hours works for me. Tom, thanks for all your hard work putting on the show, it was a lot of fun as usual. My only suggestion is to get Billy V. to have a booth. I've learned a ton watching him do his wraps at the show. Improving my skills is most important to me. Hope you do it again next year, I've met so many great people
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No, there is no cover or back. I've been getting Rodmaker for a long time and know about the white address protective cover. I have no cover, inside of first page, back page or inside of back page. Weird, I thought that maybe all current issues were like this one, I guess I got the only defective copy. I should put it on @#$%&, starting bid $100,000.
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Tom, I see the intended cover phone for my latest issue of RodMaker here. Quesion: my issue looks like the Beatles "White Album". No cover photo, nothing on the back of the magizine and the inside of these pages are blank as well. Did I get a collectors item here or was there a problem with the whole run? The first page with print on it is the contents page.
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Ray, It was great to see you too and back in the game. I've got to get one of those reels you had, they look nice!
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David Mata is a great rod builder. He lives in SA and is well known for his work. His email is biminirods@aol.com
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I used their colored tape for a few years. My issue is when I see one of those old rods, the text has faded so badly that it looks awful. I started using Decal Connection and it is worth the time and cost for me. I did buy the paper that has been sold at the show over the past few years and it works great. I just need some to do the layout for me. If the clear tape is the difference, please
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Are we getting a new issue of RodMaker over the next week that will have the tickets. They were not in the last one so I guess we have an issue coming soon? Thanks, Brandan Martin
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Mr. Beenen, none of your comments have anything to do with my post. I find your reaction to my post, strange at best.
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On Lake Lanier for Striper, we often drop a bait below a school of fish and slowly reel the bait through the school. This method gets a lot of strikes from fish that don't touch a live bait swimming next to them. This method is what the guy wants with micro guides. You get a first tap and you need to stop power reeling at this point.
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Thanks for the information. A local tackle shop is telling my friend that the ring being closer to the blank makes it more sensitive. Any merit there?
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but is there an advantage to using them on a live bait boat rod, no casting involved?
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A friend just asked me to build him a boat rod for live baiting and power reeling stripers and asked me to use micro guides to improve sensitivity. Is sensitivity a big advantage on micro guides in an application like this. I was under the assumption that casting distance was the big plus of micro guides. I don't see the logic in using them on a boat rod just dropping a live bait over the side
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I buy small/med/large packs of 10 each for around $4.00 per pack. Go to www.Theriaultflies.com They are out of Maine as I remember. I looked hard to find them at a good price. This was the best deal I could come up with.
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I do a lot of kayak fishing. I would make sure that the rear grip is long enough to keep the reel handle from touching the kayak. If you are trolling and get a big hit, the handle gives the rod leverage to pop out. I've also made a bunch of split grips for myself. A couple of them don't work well in the kayak. The top rear grip hit right at the top point of my rod holder. It chips the grip
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I buy 12 cc syringes and fill them up. I mix 1 to 1 1/2 cc's at a time. I like the consistency of the epoxy mixing small amounts. I get the syringes from Scott at Fishsticks. I use the same ones for 100 rods with no problem. One time I told Scott when ordering syringes that I liked to fill large syringes and build a few rods from the content. He didn't do that and seems to not think that wa
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Brad, I use Threadmaster and live 20 miles from you. The area does not matter. I fill the large syringe using equal amounts and never have a problem. I can do 2-3 rods with the large syringe. BTW - we need to talk about the custom decals, I've done it a few times now. .... Brandan
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