just snapped my spiral wrap rod. I was just flipping a 5oz sinker and BAM! its a 7ft mhf with line wt at 15-30. no brand name from mudhole. bottom to top, the set up is, 19 1/2 to top of fore grip. 1st guide 321/2, 2nd 371/2, 3rd 42 ( snapped 1 in above) 4th 51, 5th 66 1/2, 6th 67, 7th 73 1/2, 7th 79, tip 85. was the spiral to close? need help before I start the next one. thanks.
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I tried my first abalone wrap and I messed it up royally. thankfully it was on my personal rod. however i do have to do one for a friends rod. I tried the heatgun method and it didn't work for me. it cracked almost instantly. I suppose it wasn't warm enough. any tricks would be grateful. thanks
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I am building a rod for a good friend and he's a carpenter. I am goin to do my first wooden rod handle(fore and rear) and want to inlay a 10p nail in one of the grips. any ideas how to countersink the nail? I am goin to epoxy over everything if this is a good idea. all info is awesome.
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I want to try to do chevrons on 4 axis's but don't know how to start. all help is appreciated.
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Roger just did a couple of arbors and it worked out PERFECTLY! just saved me a bunch of headaches since this is my first time with eva. would you recommend u-40 rod bond or flex coat builders? next time I will measure more carefully. and this will let me do my butt wrap under the foregrip and put a winding check on for a clean look.
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im makin a striper rod and im using eva for the first time. I miss measured on the size and now I have one that is way too tight and one that is too loose. I don't have a reamer for the tight one. can I use tape arbors or should I just build it up with thread. its prob a good 1/16 at the reel seat and a lil more up the blank. foregrip is gonna be about 6 or 7 inches. thanks
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for the most part I have mostly built on cork. gonna make a rod for myself using hypalon. only thing is that I haven't worked with it yet. the rear grip that I have is good just a lil too thick for what im looking for. what grade do I start with and finish with. I heard on here that using denim for a shine at the end works well. how far does hypalon expand? im using u-40 just wondering how much t
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phil, i mite have put it on a bit heavy because i didn't realize how little it takes to get a glossy finish. did i put it on to heavy? prob did. will the guides loosen up after awhile?
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i wrapped a guide and then took it off right away. that's when i saw the grooves from the thread.
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I used lumiseal for the first time and like the way it came out. when I wrapped my guide, I didnrt like the way it came out so i re did it. when i took it off i can see where the thread imbedded into the lumiseal. is this normal? i thought it hardens totally. it has been drying for a couple weeks. does polyurethane do the same? i want to try poly on my next rod. does it crack when the rod bends?
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lol! phil, just jersey slang for fishing rod.
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thanks for the info. is there any tutorials here on how to start the process of makin a complete pole?
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I was thinkin about makin a wood handle for a flukin rod. im a big fan of old school stuff and want to replicate some of the handles I have collected. what kind of wood would be best? the lightest for flukin? I checker shotgun stocks too and make clam bats with checkering on them. is this practical? thanks
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bill, its an old seeker 748 that I showed you a couple years ago at your gathering in si. I didn't like the way it came out the first straight wrapped time so im redoing it spiral. whats the new seeker for that model?
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I have built a couple fluke rods with spirals and now I want a striper/cod rod with spiral. I heard that it mite "pull" the 2nd guide off the blank since the pressure will be on the side of the insert. does this happen with the heavier rods? I try to transition the line fast to the underside so I tend to use less guides. for fluke rods its not bad but just curious about the heavier rods
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thanks Tom. should I bring it upstairs to cure before I put the guides on? and wait to do my wraps? thanks again
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I just coated a rod for the first time with lumiseal. it feels like its a bit soft. does it stay this way? how do I harden it? when I let It dry in the cup it peeled right out of it. is this right? its not real warm in the basement but it did dry to the touch. I put on 2 coats and it looks good enough to stop there. thanks Greg
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I have an old seeker hgl 748 that I am rebuilding. its 7ft and looks to have a fast action. I planned on using it for blackfish and seabass. I have caught stripers on it and wanna redo it for them(stripers). im lookin for the power and line rating any info would be great.
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I have a couple light fluke rods that are spiral wrapped with a level wind reel. would it matter if I have a penn 4/0 w/o levelwind on a 7ft striper rod that is spiral wrapped? I don't mind moving line with my thumb but will it consistently stay on one side of the reel? Thanks
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I have seeker 748 in 7 ft which I think is now the inshore light. at least that's what ive been told. I use this for striper and blackfish. I wrapped it a long time ago and decided to do something different. when I took off the under wrap u see where the old epoxy was. I don't want to use such a long underwrap and gonna turn it into a spiral wrap. should I paint the blank? I don't want to. what
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i wanna experiment with a really light flukin rod for myself. i ve built @ 15 rods now and i kinda know what i want. i really like cork tape on surf rods and lookin to use it for a fluke rod. im gonna use a 7 - 7 1/2 ft casting with a spiral wrap. anybody try this? i wanna see how light i can make it. also.... any suggestionsa on reels? i used a abu 5500 and i liked it. i saw the 5601 and its sim
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saw a couple of TRL blanks for flukin in jersey, anyone user them? how do they perform? just askin.
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just looking for feedback on some rod wrapper 's that you all have. no hand one's. i have one of them. just a lil info that you may like or dislike about them and where you got them.
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would you want to see a rod with a wrap or just a sample?
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i just stripped a shimano tallus rod that i have because the epoxy was cracking. after removing the underwrap, it felt like it was alot bigger than A thread. really felt like C. does this have an advantange? is it worth it? every rod that i built for saltwater, so far, has A size underwrap and no prob's so far. thanks
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just got a couple ?'s on cork tape. 1. do you install the reel seat first or cork the entire butt section? 2. how do you finish off the top and bottom of the reel seat? 3. how to i figure the total lenght of the butt section? any standard sizes? sorry these might be a bit elementary but its gonna be my first surf rod build and i havent used cork tape yet. thanks!!! p.s. do you have
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has anyone used abalone as an underwrap? is it a good idea to use it? where can i get pictures of what it looks like? thanks
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Thanks Bob. you are the reason that i use Mudhole.
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im gonna build a rod for the old lady cuz that will let me go fishing more. lol. she wants a pink rod and mudhole has a good selection. just curious on the action. we will be fishing in Jersey for fluke and bluefish mostly. at least she will mostly. any suggestions on the action and power for both? its gonna be a casting rod that im gonna mate an avet 5.3 or 5.8 to. thanks all.
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anyone know where i can get a pink rod that i can build for the lady? i would rather not paint it unless the paint is good. prob in the 30lb class. gonna mate it with an avet 5.3 or 5.8. Thanks Greg
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