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Nate, I'm just about to sit down to wrap a similar rod tonite. Did you use locking wraps ahead of the guide foot? Check out the library link above. Hope this helps, RW
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Over the past 6 months, I have used some FC that I bought about 7-8 years ago. The resin had some crystals in the bottom. I warmed it on my boiler, and then s-l-o-w-l-y brought it back to room temp. Had no problems with pot life, curing or anything else for that matter. The old stuff is gone now, and I will be using new F-C on my next rod.
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I have had good results using Nickle/ Silver rosettes from Tandy, a leather craft supply house. they are decorative, have a domed shape, and have a screw/stud attachment on the underside.
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Thanks again Steve. I will work on fitting a line to the rod. Maybe in the future, I will look into the CC system, but for right now, I just want to cast and fish. ;-)
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Thanks for that advice. I was planning on trying a heavier line tonite. As far as my casting ability, I've been fly fishing since my teens, (Now in my late fifties), I haven't even thought about casting form, and have never had any problems in the past. Casting becomes like breathing, you get to the point where you don't even think about it. It's very possible I may have casting faults that are m
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I was hoping for more input, still wondering if I have under-lined the rod or if my casting ability is better suited to a slower action rod.
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Last night I had a chance to fish with the XT51 6'6" 2 weight rod I put together earlier this spring. I was very happy with the quality of the blank, and that is not in question at all. I am using a RIO DT floating 2 wt line with it, and to be honest, my three weight built from a Blanks.com $15 second, is much more fun to cast. As soon as I can, I will try a 3 wt WF line on it, am I
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