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1 year ago
Chris Taylor
I live the Alps seats. Very high quality. I buy mine straight from the Rainshadow warehouse in Sequim, WA. Fighting butt? Definitely if you’re fighting steelhead and salmon. Even large trout.
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13 years ago
Chris Taylor
I finished the butt section of a new rod with Flex Coat epoxy. I had a streamside fall and there are now several fairly deep scratches on the part of the butt section where I my finish wraps/logo/signature are. Should I try to remove all the epoxy and wraps and start over (if so, any ideas how are welcome...can I really get the blank stripped down to square one?) - OR - should I try to epoxy ov
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15 years ago
Chris Taylor
The Winston company will not devulge this info. Does anyone know how I can find out and then how I can get some? I am building a Winston WT. Thanks.
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15 years ago
Chris Taylor
Thanks, but the last coat never cured fully...too tacky to sand. I remember hearing that you can peel off the coats...ever tried this?
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15 years ago
Chris Taylor
I have done a poor job of applying my Flex Coat on this rod (waves and bumps)...and have tried to fix it, but now (after 4 coats) I need to strip the finish and wraps and start from scratch. This is a Sage graphite blank and I don't want to scratch the blank finish. Any ideas?
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