Thanks everyone for the info. Ill definitely look into the fly blank option. I hadnt thought of that but it makes sense. Chris, I've bought a few blanks from Mudhole and as you say the postage is nice and cheap. I was just wondering about the T Russell blanks? Ive had a bit of a look on the net and they get a pretty awesome wrap. I assume that you have had them sent to Australia in the past
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As a relatively new rod builder, I’m hoping to tap some of the wealth of knowledge this forum provides. I am building a spinning rod for a friend who's main stipulation is for something that is super, super light (both in blank weight and power). He wants it for fishing lightly or unweighted soft plastics in shallow water, and wants it to be at least 7’ long. My problem is the choice of bl
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I have a question about the design of decals. I have created a picture in Paint that I would like to use as a decal on a rod. The problem is that the logo is too low quality to use as it is as the pixels can be seen on the curved edges. I was wondering how I could get the image to a quality that could be used as a decal? I’m sure there is a simple and obvious solution but I have never desig
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Hi Heath, Thanks so much for the offer mate. I have emailed Ian Miller but I haven't heard back yet so, if possible, I might go ahead and take you up on your offer. Obviously this depends on availability. If you would like to email me so that we can organise things my email address is blair.chilton@gmail&#
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Hi Tom, I was just wondering if there would be any chance that I could get one of these CD’s sent to Australia? I would be more then happy to pay for the extra postage of course. Cheers mate
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Thanks heaps for the help guys. I’m just going through my options now. I need to decide exactly what blank I’m after as well I guess. Cheers
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Hi, This is my first post on this site as I am pretty new to serious rod building. I have been reading this forum for quite a few weeks and find it very useful. I have a problem though. I am looking for a supplier who is in Australia, or who ships to Australia, who sells Batson blanks. I haven’t even really decided on a specific blank yet but I have heard so many good things about them an
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