Spencer Phipps Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why don't you ask the builder of the bait what > they use? I did, and when I did, he stated it wasn't ideal and he wished he had a more powerful rod. Not three days later I got the ad from NFC that they had their 12-24oz 2piece 9' musky blank coming out. So I sent him the ad and he instantly asked if
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Evening Everyone, I'm looking to build a rod that can command Prescence of a 23oz musky glide bait. I have built on a NFC SWB 909-2(X-Ray LMX) that was rated for 12-24oz baits and while it can handle casting the bait, it doesn't feel like it owns up to the job. Ideally I'm looking for something faster than that NFC blank, and in the range of 7'11" to 9'. I have been looking at the MU108XX
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Neil Toland Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Joel Wick Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Heat shrink tubing over foam core works well, > too. > > Very fast and simple. > > Wish I knew your secret. I've tried heat shrink > many times over foam core but never got the ends > where I
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Boom! All fixed! Appreciate the support Aleks.
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It's baffling to me that anyone who I'm trying to give money to would say they can't help me spend money with them.
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Has anyone else had any problems logging into NFC's website? I can't login, I go to change my password to recover the account, it says I don't exist. When I try to setup a new account it says an account exists with my email I just tried using to recover the account with. Support at NFC says there isn't anything they can do about it. Anyone else experiencing this?
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Got the brain going the other day and a lightbulb came on, I'm not sure how bright the bulb was. The grip looks extremely funny like this, but it feels super nice in hand.
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pearl blue auto paint additive powder.
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Makeup samples in the sun, the white ones turned bland if at all, the black of graphite blank made the colors look real good.
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blue pearl automotive paint powder, the flash is exaggerating the effect here, it'll look good in the sun, the farthest wrap was when i took the rest of the finish and added 3 times the amount in the closer portion, it's overloaded, but I want to see it in the sun.
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makeup and rod finish with camera flash
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makeup and finish, no camera flash
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The crude test setup for testing makeup in rod finish.
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another shot....Setup the rods to turn in pro-kote overnight for the second and final coat, woke up with one of the rods had two flies in the finish opposite the rod info decal.
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First fly inlay into finish.....and it was a double at that.
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Split grip using mud holes custom handle system EVA handles, both were trimmed a bit.
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Dried the skin with salt and then rubbed all the salt off(I think anyway) and after I put the skin on the blank I was happy with the results, until a day later when I saw this.
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Micro wrap, rather time consuming with the fancier wrap.
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Pink ice rod for a friends sister, she broke a brand new factory ice rod in 3 pieces on the first fish, a 20 pound pike. She needs a new rod that suites her style a bit better.
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Cut down Fuji DPSM for a skeleton seat on my 8wt. I think it will finish nicely with epoxy ramps.
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In case you thought this craft requires fancy tools.
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First diamond wrap attempt, need work, but came out better than I expected.
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I love working with sheet foam to make trim accents in cork handles.
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