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6 years ago

jim thompson

1. Re: guide spacing for 2-pc 9 foot surf rod

Meant to add 9 foot surf rod for "SPINNING" reel. Also, original guide set up was cheap and too few guides. Thanks for the replies. I'm new at this.
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6 years ago

jim thompson

2. guide spacing for 2-pc 9 foot surf rod

Would appreciate suggestions on guide placement along a stripped, 9 foot surf rod I'm about to rework.
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14 years ago

jim thompson

3. trouble starting the wrap

Any tips on securing he initial turns of the thread wrap would be appreciated. I've read the instructions and still don't seem to keep the first few turns from coming loose, which is especially frustrating after I've completed the wrap all the way up.
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14 years ago

jim thompson

4. Re: Harnell 566

Just , checked the message I sent you. Appears it wouldn't let me identify the @#$%& site for the Harnell rods, but its the popular site that starts with the letter "e" and ends with the letter "y".
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14 years ago

jim thompson

5. Re: Harnell 566

Steve: There are a number of Harnells on @#$%&. There's a 580 (130 lb class) currently up for @#$%&, and you can watch it to see what it fetches. These Harnells sold on @#$%& are all over the place in selling price, but the key value point seems to be the qualtiy of the Harnell decal. I love old fiberglass rods and recently completely restored a 9.5 foot fast action Harnell 626 for surf fishi
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14 years ago

jim thompson

6. need a turkey decal

Am building a spinning rod for my son in law who is an avid turkey hunter. Does anyone know where I can find a good turkey replica decal?
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14 years ago

jim thompson

7. how to cure "gaps" in the overwrap layer

I applied gold metallic underwrap followed by sections of black overwrap on top of the gold. On a few of the black applications, it was very difficult for me to completely cover over the gold with the single course of black - the black thread would occasionally not fit snugly together, resulting in slight gaps where I could see the gold thread underneath. I think my problem may relate to thread
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14 years ago

jim thompson

8. first epoxy coat

Just getting started in this fascinating hobby. I'm refinishing an old Harnell 9' two piece spinning rod. Had good success in getting the rod repainted at my local body shop with black flexible gloss paint, the kind they use to paint things like plastic bumpers. I've installed all of my guides. Put down an underwrap of metallic gold followed by overwrap sections of black. Then I applied firs
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