There is an article on this in the RodMaker issue that just mailed. ..............
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Epoxy doesn't really get old in terms of how it sets, cures or performs. The hardener will darken a bit with age but that's about it. ...............
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Kerry Hansen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It isn't always foot thickness/stiffness. I have a > rod that I had a big weave on it that someone > wanted to show at some function so I wrapped the > guides and shipped it to him. Without the rod > being used, the epoxy had cracked. I concluded > that the only reason that fit the circumstances
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This is a common issue with epoxy and when guide feet are not tapered shallow enough. Most offshore rod guides have very thick feet and it can be difficult to really obtain a thin, shallow taper at the foot ends. The good news is that this rarely creates any real durability issues. ........
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Phil Erickson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > All of us on this site, need to keep in mind, that > we are not the market for our rods, our customers > are! Many if not most could care less about rod > nomenclature. If a species specific blank fits the > bill for them, so be it! Exactly. Any time you're in a business position and you primari
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I like any of the nylon composite seats for the simple reason that they hold a reel securely and are not prone to come loose from vibration, temperature changes, etc. And... it's easy to fabricate a combination rear hood/fighting butt for the type seats if you wish. In fact, you can swap back and forth if you like. .........
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It won't shrink much lengthwise. Very, very little in fact. Most of the reduction is in the circumference. ............
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They have not purchased booth space at this time, although it is still very early. I would suggest you call them directly and ask. ..............
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It's not necessary but use one if you think it looks better that way. ...........
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No, you can get into that with just a line tied to the tip. Guides are the problem. Improperly spaced or sized, you can force the rod into a bend that it would not otherwise take. ............
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The term I used for the article title was "Oddball Guide System." But it doesn't have a specific name. It's something I discovered 20+ years ago and played around with again recently. It does add about 10% in additional casting distance in most cases. It won't matter if you're using a NGC or KRT or whatever. The results are typically the same. The one drawback lies with stress distr
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Use a larger and larger reamer as the bore opens up. Twist it rather than use a push-pull motion. This will help keep the bore centered. .............
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I tried the current "return to the top" format early on. It didn't work for the very issues that John outlined. It's not a matter of opinion, it's a matter of what we know happened. That's why I got away from it and the forum flourished under the descending posts format. Alex has said that something having to do with the ability to post photos on the forum requires the return to the
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Another handle type that was covered in a RodMaker Magazine article by Raymond Adams. I should probably re-run at some point due to having been a much earlier article. It was in Volume 14 #5. Raymond suggested punching the rings and gluing them up on a core - this saves a LOT of weight as leather is heavy. The final process of shaping them is much like what you'd do with cork. The final result
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Because most builders and fishermen wouldn't know what the heck RF was or how to use it. You'd have to spend untold amounts of money to educate the general public and most wouldn't care to begin with. The other terms you used are very, very important. They describe the action of a rod and over many decades a good many rod builders and fishermen understand what those terms describe. If your goal i
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Plenty of physical facts have been presented on this forum over the past 20 years. Ten times that number have been in the magazine over the past 25 years. Data. Facts. Measurements. Test results. You choose not to look at them. ..........
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Our epoxy wrap finishes are typically 100% solids. .....
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Roger sat for an interview which was published in an early issue of RodMaker back around 2000 or so. Interesting stuff. ..............
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You are, and that's fine. Somebody has to push things along for the other 99.9%. ............
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Nuno Paulino did some articles for the magazine on this type of thing. The exact issues escape me at the moment (Bob?). It can certainly be done. There are several ways to hide the seam. I think Nuno often uses some stitching, ribbon, etc., as an aesthetic component that hides the seam. I'll try and take a look in the book I put together for him this past year. I'm sure the article is in t
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Less than 1/10th of 1% are "curious" anglers. And the market is not interested in the most knowledgeable anglers - just the ones that buy their goods. Industry statistics over the past decade show that the two most important aspects of fishing rods for the vast majority of people who buy them are "species specific" and rod color. No kidding - these two "features" dri
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Again, the CCF is for making relative comparisons. And that it does. Trying to fault it for not doing something it was not designed to do is of no value. ...........
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Spencer is correct. Go with the tried and true products. ............
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > " The CCF was intended for making comparisons in > rod speed." If by speed you mean the velocity it > attains when recovering from deflection, then it's > dynamic, relating to movement. If you mean by > speed the action description, defined objectively > by AA then it's static.
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For starters, when rod blanks are bent and > released in a cast they oscillate (dynamic > measurement) at different frequencies and of > different lengths of time. The deeper the > oscillations and the longer they persist the more > friction is created and the less efficient and > shorter (
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm having a hard time understanding how > "frequency" is not a "dynamic property." The word > "dynamic" implies movement doesn't it? Please > elaborate. I don't care if something is static or dynamic in terms of making comparisons of rod speed and adding weight to
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Leslie Cline Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I recall an interview with Gary Loomis in which he > recounted a story of how some people would return > blanks that had a bit of curve at the tip. Gary > assured them it was not a defect but a 'natural' > aspect of blank making. > Gary went on to share that there was another > builder who w
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Mandrels are often only a few human hairs in diameter at the tip - they are rarely dead-on straight, particularly after they have seen some use. The curing process also tends to draw the blank into a less than perfectly straight alignment. However, the natural curve of most rod blanks can be used to advantage. Here is some information for you to consider: .......
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