Sorry to hear my good friend Dick French has passed away. I met him at the first Rod Crafters meeting I attended many years ago. Dick, Cam Clark and myself used to dine on Saturday night at our meetings. I have great memories of Dick and Cam and the times we shared. Dick was a legend in rod building to a lot of us who had the pleasure of knowing him he will be missed. Fuzz Morgan
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Curtis, I fish the MB 874 MHX on Lake Guntersville Alabama. This lake has very heavy and dense vegetation and the 874 has the power needed to move a big fish. I agree with my friend Bob on his choice of blank for this type of cover. Bob is familiar with Guntersville when he lived in Tenn. and now Florida and the type of vegetation growing in them. Set the hook and start cranking with this ro
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Bob, I agree with you on the MB843 being so great for different baits. A great blank to fish with due to the action.as well as all my MHX'S. Have been a true user of MHX'S since 2008. The new PRO Elites and the X-Elites are the best I have ever put in my hands, especially the new NMB873.5 MHX. Fuzz Morgan
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I have two of these blanks and they are second to none. They are the lightest rods I have ever built and by far the most sensitive I've had in my hand. You almost tell when you go from muddy water to clear. lol Laying all joking aside they are awesome rods to have in my boat. I have been using the MHX,S since they were developed in 2008 by my good friend Todd Vivian. It's great to have Bob and To
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Mr. Glover, In my opinion the MHX Blanks designed by my good friend, Todd Vivian at Mud Hole Custom Tackle are second to none. They are tough, durable, light weight, and very sensitive and fishing these blanks is amazing. The good Loomis Blanks are history and have been for a long time. The now Pro Elite Series MHX's are awesome to fish with, Durability, Light Weight, Small Diameter, Sens
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Steve, Look on page 127 in the Mud Hole Catalog--j ---Super Grade Cork Pistol Grip. I used one of these several months ago for a customer who wanted one on a short spinner bait build. I reamed all the way through the handle from the back side so it would fit the blank. I then filled the hole with a small cork, cut it off and sanded place smooth. Lewis Morgan--- Fuzz's Custom Rods
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Paul, I have been doing feather inlays for years and taught classes on how to do them. I found that the U40 color preserver works best for me, tried several different brands but for me this is the best. The key to feathers to retain their color after applying preserve is to let them dry really good(like overnight) . I always apply 2 coats to my inlays before applying my finish to them. Yo
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Marco, I have just finished 2 of the PRO ELITE series using the EPS86MHF-MHX and the EPS86HF-MHX. I used the MHX WINN GRIPS with the MHX letters in green. The color I used with PRO Wrap Black-A- is the #501 KIWI-A-. Matched perfect. Fuzz Morgan
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John I live in Cedartown Georgia and have been building rods since 1974. Todd; Curt; and the other guys who are doing the Rod Building class for Mud Hole are great friends of mine. These guys do a great job and have a great knowledge on rod building, Todd Vivian is one of the best blank designers in the business. Curt Baker is one of the best creating ideas with thread, marbelig
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James, Try my good friends at Lamiglas,they did have the 2 piece in the color gray. I have built several of them in the past. They are very nice blanks. Fuzz Morgan Cedartown Ga
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Chuck, The SWB956 Todd listed work's great for the Alabama rig. Lewis "Fuzz" Morgan
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Larry, I have a good many of the old decals with the blank number on them which could be cut off . A lot of them are from the GL3's and GL2's matte finish. Most folks didn't want decals on a custom rod back then, so I just put them in a drawer in my rod room. I would be glad to mail you a few if you think they will work for you. Lewis "Fuzz" Morgan Cedartown,
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Built a good friend of mine the SJ 9000 MHX and he truly loves it for throwing light jigs. States it's just what he wanted.
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Dean, Some of the easiest feathers to start out with are Pheasant feathers, they lay down on the rod and work great and look good also. I have made several fly rods and have different fly images on them . Really dresses up a fly rod. Good luck with your inlays. Fuzz Morgan
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Brian, Talk to Bob at Mud hole as to what blank and to the application you desire. This guy is an authority on the type blank and type fishing you want to do. Started out with this guy almost 40 years ago and he never has never made a bad choice because of his experience in rod building is second to none. Spent a few days there in June doing some classes with Pat Vinzant and Don Morton on rod
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BRUCE, i do a lot of feather work especialy feather bait images. I use quite a variety of feathers for my inlays that work real goodl for me. Turkey, quail, Green Teal Duck, Blue Teal Duck, Millie Flur Rooster, Wood Duck, Wild Goose, Guinnea, Phesant( Gold neck and Red neck),Parakeet, Parrot, Mallard Duck, work for me. The peacock feathers have a lot of beatiful colors to work with.
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Lorenzo, Just got several of the HM- MHX to build with the problem you stated you have. I use 91% alcohol to wipe blanks and presto the fingerprints are gone. Acetone is something I never use because of the harm it can do to blank as well as yourself breathing the vapors. Fuzz Morgan
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Pierre, Did classes at Mud Hole on Saturday, they are doing socks for their new High Modulus HMX blanks that are really nice . You might want to check with them pertaining to this matter. Fuzz Morgan
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To keep my rods from slipping I wrap a rubber band around the end of rod several times, never had one to slip out of chuck. No residue to worry about at all. Lewis "Fuzz" Morgan
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Having just read all of you guys comments I wish you could have seen the Demo I did on Saturday morning concerning handle makeup. Not to say your way doesn't work but I think you could have picked up on a few ideas that I put to use. The weight factor and the sensitivity acheived is amazing when applied to your rod blank. Everyone that looked at the completed rod was very complimentary and I
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Nanthaniel, Pat Vinzant is the best on snake skin applications and he uses the Color Lock 2 U -40 as I do with my skin and feather work. We have tried most all the other brands and this works best for us. It won't darken the skin and it lets you move it to position you desire very easily.. After letting it dry real good apply a second application to entire skin and let dry real good. Apply
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Tom, The four of us at the Lamiglas Booth, MR Posey, Josh., Curt , and myself really had a great time. Got to meet a lot of new faces this year and see every one we already knew. Tell Karen she is certainly one of the nicest ladies I have ever met and appreciate her concern as well as your's for the small problem I had on Friday morning. Everything worked out just fine with no p
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John, At the end of your wrap make sure you don't have any cp from under your finish. If any is showing past your finish moisture can be wicked in under your wraps and make them cloudy. Lewis "Fuzz" Morgan
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