they are also known as centre bits and they come in various sizes, dormer make them as do irwin i believe
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hi Rob what was the outcome on this as i have a similar issue on a 6'6" using a daiwa sol 2500 regards keith
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thanks guys for all the info, just need to clarify a few things as i live in Australia and purchased the rod from the USA to send it back prior to cutting the tip back would probably cost as much as a new blank. the rod is for myself and the action is still well suited to what i want to do with it, medium heavy, mainly spinning for flathead and barra and maybe some light tackle jigging. I now
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Hi Guys i am in the process of building a 6'6" spinning rod of which i have cut the tip back 2.5inches as it had a kink in the blank, and have decided to go with the NGS guide spacing, the reel i am using will be a daiwa sol 2500, which has a diameter of 48mm. when i use the calculation i.e. i get an answer of 1296mm to the choker guide, when i mark this point i have only about a foot lef
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Rod i am in the same position but in Aus i have ordered from Mudhole and anglers workshop and found there postage to be quite reasonable, also try ultimaterods here in Aus, they are St Croix distibutors here so they may be a good bet also
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Tom looks like you did a great job, only wish i could have been there but australia is a long way, will start to save my pennies and attempt to get there one day. keep up the great work
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Thanks guys looking at the sb781-3 or the sb783-3 i think they will be what i am looking for
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hi all i am thinking of building a travel rod, would like an multi piece graphite 4-8 kg med fast 6'6" (Bit like the Nitro rods sold here in Austarlia) does anyone have any ideas what blanks are available and wher i can buy one. thanks keith P.S. Merry Christmas to one and all enjoy the holiday season
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Hi Guys i am new to rodbuilding and am just about to start my first build, i have a question about epoxy for Grips and Reel Seat. i have been watching the Steve Petri dvd and noticed that he uses two different typs of Epoxy for mounting the Grip and the Reel Seat, what is the general thinking on this, Steve says that he uses the thinner Epoxy for the grip as it lubricates the inside of the grip
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thanks guys much appreciated
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hi all i have a few questions to ask of you all, as i am new to rod building and most of the info has been gotten from the internet i thought i would try and renovate a rod first befor i go on to building from new, so i bought a rod at a garage sale that needs a bit of TLC, its a 2peice trolling/spin graphite daiwa rod of unknown name. i have removed all the guides and the from part of the handl
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Thats ok i just thought i would ask as i cannot by over here
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Hi Tom can you send any to australia
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