Found this pic but dont remember where. Would like to know how you change color on tiger wrap like this
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I usually use an old tooth brush with some soapy water but have used DNA with same brush many times works great
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usps killed 2 blanks for me a while back, they all break them from time to time
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on the supports, pull the 2 lower wheels off and clearance the metal between them so that the smaller diameter near the tip can not rub on the support. I dont know why they dont do that from the factory. I remember way back when i got my powerwrapper i learned that lesson the hard way on the tip section of a thomas and thomas blank
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MHX s6010, you could always trim a few inches off the butt if you needed it to be shorter.
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or you could just wrap black thread over it and then a new coat of epoxy
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These may be along the lines of what you are wanting.
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Yep ive had to do this to my rod bond and it works perfectly
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If you want one lighter, the SP720-4 by batson makes for a great ultralight. i have and use one regularly great rod
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think charcoal or very dark dark grey
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I have not used the new fuji sk2 spinning seat but mocked up a minima spin seat which is very similar and i hated it. I prefer either the amtak aero seat or lately ive been making the SBSS seat for all my spinning rods.
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St Croix 3S66ULF-2.
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Batson SP 720-4 for an ultralite 4 piece spin blank. I know thats not what you originally asked, but since you just mentioned nobody made one, i thought i would steer you towards it for future use. It is a great little blank 6 ft long 2-6 pound line rating, light as a feather and breaks down to under 20 inches.
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They probably meant a size 6.5 tip which means 6.5 64ths of an inch, which is 2.6 mm
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I don't spine. I build on the straightest axis. If you want to test wether or not it matters. Grab a blank and tape on a reel seat and guides in line with the spine and go cast it or fish it if you want. Then line everything up with the straightest axis and see if you can tell a difference. Biggest reason I build straightest axis is I couldn't tell a diff when I tested and trying to line micro gu
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billy broderick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wish mudhole would do fly in there high > modulous! I have to say there high mod blanks are > great for the price. Now just give me a 2 or 4 wt > two piece fly rod in high mod. here you go this seems to come up every couple weeks and has been answered by mudhole basically they already are a hi
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I have and use the sp720 for trout fishing. Use it a lot for throwing small rooster tails and drowning worms. It is a great little rod. Definitely slower and less powerfull than the SB. Based on whay you say you are wanting i think you will be very happy with it.
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Pretty sure there was a post a while back asking the same. IIR the reply from mudhole was that the fly blanks are already a higher modulus than the other mhx blanks were and there were no plans for anything higher as of yet.
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You might try elkhorn, they make some pink blanks i have had good luck with them.
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now im chomping at the bit waiting for my copy to show up. I tried permagloss based on the last method and it just didnt give me the results i wanted. It was probably me but i got frustrated and gave up. Looking forward to trying the new method. Love the carbon grips
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next time heat the milky resin before mixing, it will go clear, then you can let the temp come back down a bit and you wont lose your working time
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I use the guide foot adhesive you mentioned and have had great luck with it on rods with tips down to 3.5. As far as pull through loops, i just use braided line and i tie a small bead at one end of the loop so i dont lose it. I do wipe the braided loop down with alcohol several times before the first use so that there is no waxy type build up as mentioned earlier. They last forever
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mike harris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Uplocking trigger reel seats with the threads > hidden under the front half of the split grip. That sounds cool, hopefully they will be available to us soon if not already
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About a half hour before i start to finish, i set the AC fan to ON instead of AUTO to prevent any dust from being stirred up when the system first kicks on.
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I just ordered "teh book". After looking at all the pics of wraps done by billy and the other nerbs, i have decided i need to learn how to do this stuff. I already have a feeling im going to be spending a lot more time in the rod room. As if i needed an excuse LOL
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Eric they look exactly like the P series tops just have size 4 rings. They match the size 4 fly guides perfectly. I will take a pic of one tomorrow and post it. Just order them I think you will be very happy. They in no way resemble those awkward match style tops on the web site
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Eric, Utmost enterprises was able to get the small tops for me. Im sure other batson distributors could as well.
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Yes the new tips are available, I got some back in january from utmost. The match up great to the size 4 minima fly guides. part # is xfm4xt04-(tubesize)
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Love the stcroix 3s56ulf-2. Very light and sensitive. I have one of the batson SP720-4 ultralite, great little rod. A real blast on the trout and breaks down into a nice packable 18" long. I havent tried the SB720-4 but see it is rated as light, with a little heavier line and lure rating than the SP
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