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Thanks guys will do!
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Hey guys, long time no post. I'm looking to acquire several glass fly rod blanks from CTS. Can anyone help me locate these in the USA, or do I have to go direct?
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I've been impressed with the Quickline line from day one. Its nice to see them finally getting some good reviews on the forums.
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Thanks Karry...Ill take alook..
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Thanks guys. Although I've done more than my fair share of muskie fishing, I've lost touch a bit since I've been addicted to the fly. Keep the suggestions rolling however.....
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I've got a friend who will be taking a muskie trip to Lake Of The Woods this late summer. I offered to build him a bait casting rod Wll probabaly be tossing anything from spinner baits to top waters to suick jerk baits on the trip. I'm looking to build build him a somewhat "all around " rod for the trip. I'm looking for the best bang for the buck. He is looking to spend somewhere betwe
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Hey, Just wondering what blank you found that weighs 1.31oz? Thanks Even the Orvis Helios weighs in at 1.5 oz.
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Yep!! I think a slight lack of marketing has kept these things from completely catching fire!!
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I think you will find the Xi3, has a little faster recovery than the MHX blanks. A tad more responsive.
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kevin gross Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I just looked them up. 1st time i have ever heard > of them. I looked at their prices and for the > money i would stay with a Batson. I am in love > with their fly rod blanks. That all my buddies and > i use in Alaska. Very tough and a great all around > blank for a great price! Wasn't it you
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I have to suspect that the builder only market is dominated by lower priced/end blanks for a reason. Lets face it the common business model for builder blanks is one that allows your average hobbiest to build MULTIPLE rods and enjoy the hobby of simply building rods for friends and family that are pretty good bang for the buck. Most customers that go to "professional" builders for "
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I think I'm with Tom on this one.
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North Fork Stepping into the rod business?
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bob, > > the CCS data isn't subjective - it's totally > objective just like a tape measure or > thermometer. > > ................ I'm coming to believe that this (CCS) is only part of the equasion. Resinant frequency and weight distribution is in my eyes perhaps more or equally imortant
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Thought Some of you might find some interest in this. Now rather than opinion we can have data on wich rods we deem as tip heavy....
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weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
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Tom, Feel free to state on any forum that I have written articles for your magazine, heck, go ahead and say that I did some seminars for you too!!!! I will gladly take the prestige... ; )
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havent tried a spey yet but love the single handed so far. And fast to... Quickline:
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I believe that Quinn is on the right track. The > casting stroke has more to do with fatigue than > the rod, so long as we are talking floating or > sink-tip lines. Lifting full sinking lines and > "depth bomb" shooting heads from the water is the > worst culprit in shoulder/arm fati
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Greg Foy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Have you tried out TFO BVK, Batson RX8, PacBay > Quickline, MHX fly blanks in 8 weight? I have not > yet, and I will be building a couple 8 wts. These > blanks are all are about the same price range and > weight in ounces. Specifically for shooting > sinking heads and/or bass taper floating lines.
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This post is only directed to heavier rods like 8wts and up, and is just a rant,,,take it for what it is...no more no less. -Its amazing how much you can like a rod when casting with no comparison to base it against. But take several rods out at the same time and the differences are amplified significantly to the point where you notice huge differences in performance qualities.- As some o
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Never said you were wrong either. Just pointing out that in the super competive world of distance fly rod castng and production rods, none have made the transition to single foots, or ceramics for that matter..
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I wonder why guys (ie. Steve Rajeff,Ruairi Costello) going for world class distance records never made the move to single foots? In a competitive world of that nature I am sure the transition would have been made by now if it helped gain even a couple feet.
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I am back to snake guides as well...don't know why...just am.
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A little trick of mine for getting rid of the bubbles: After you pour you mixed contents onto the foil simply exhale your hot breath over the epoxi once or twice. Vuala!! No more bubbles!!
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Dr. Hannemans own words: "A rod’s ERN is a measure of the force required to load, but not overload, that rod. An average rod designed for a No. 6 fly line should exhibit an ERN value of 6.5. The force required to load a rod defines its weight designation. If the ERN of a rod is less than 6.00 or greater than 6.99, it cannot be called a 6-weight rod. Although all of the the rods in
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The CCS doesn't label any rod as a "5-weight." ERN > is power, not line weight. > > A rod with an ERN of 6.5 will cast lines from 3 to > 10 equally well, at some distance. You can put any > label you want on it and that won't contradict the > ERN measurement. Again, ERN is power,
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