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Expanded KL choices add huge flexibility in designing reduction trains for more applications.
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Built by EP Custom Rods using Fuji's KR Concept. Lightweight with short wraps, split seat, limited fu fu. An "anglers" rod all the way!
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By far the best way to test a blank...
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This is a snapshot from the reference guide we will publish in February showing the parts, assembly and order list for a couple of SK2 handles.
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<p>This is in JPG format for upoad to this forum. Might not be as "crisp" as we would like it to be. WEbsite available soon...</p>
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I feel like 2.2g won't be noticeable on a 10 wt., but building a custom rod is all about building to maximize performance, so why throw the weight on if I don't need it. DON'T
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Here are the specs on both 6'6" and 6'9" PB's. Note the comments by Kyle Welcher, Bassmaster ELITE Pro angler on the models he has fished (in italics). Click "Hard Specs" for CCS and RDA info on each model.
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1) STOP pulling as soon as you realize you're hung up[. 2) Motor past the hang up in the opposite direction on a slightly tight line. 3) Once past the hang up, jiggle with sharp, short pops, throwing slack in the line every time. 4) Keep going beyond the hang up to increase the angle. Keep popping. 5) At about 8-10 feet beyond the hang up if the pop/jiggle has not worked, Point at the snag wi
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1) STOP pulling as soon as you realize you're hung up[. 2) Motor past the hang up in the opposite direction on a mostly slack line. 3) Once past the hang up, jiggle with sharp, short pops, throwing slack in the line every time. 4) Keep going beyond the hang up to increase the angle. Keep popping. 5) At about 8-10 feet beyond the hang up if the pop/jiggle has not worked, Point at the snag with
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If Norm says buy a 30, buy a 30. If Norm says buy a zebra, buy a zebra.
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Hat's off. Michael...lots to digest here. Already has the "Norm Seal of Approval". Strong!
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April 2nd, Anglers Resource will be hosting a NERBs gathering at our R&D shop in Foley. Considering the cost of gas and "Spring Break" motel rates, we wanted to encourage builders within a few hours of Foley to come in for the day and join us. If you are in Alabama, the Florida panhandle, Louisiana or Mississippi come on over for a day that will be chock full of stuff you didn't kno
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Thread is dyed under huge pressure for long periods of time. If you insist on trying it I would leave the thread in the dye for DAYS.
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I'll be there.
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Tom, it occurs to me you will be able to say what you're really thinking on the forum now. Hmmm.
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Godd call, Anthony. ;)
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I have no proof but I think keeping guides close at the tip may help with high-stick breaks. Just a feeling I have. Comments welcome. Interesting point you make, Leslie. From a fish fighting perspective, the deeper bend effectively makes the working portion of the rod shorter, moving the "fight" lower into the blank and applying more power. Any portion of the tip that is straight cou
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Send your mailing address to info@anglersresource.net and we'll send a catalog, or pick one up at ICRBE next week.
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John Cates...do you guys still offer the top glue that has been run through a glue gun and offers a perfect little string of adhesive to drop and trim into the top tube? Roger gave me a handful of them years ago and I couldn't believe someone had not thought of it before. It is the PERFECT way to get a tip glued on with absolute glue coverage throughout the tube. You guys should do a 1 minute vid
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When we first published GPS (NGC) I intended to build a much larger library of reels with the help of the rod building community. Because everyone was a little skeptical to begin with, I got very few reel measurements from the field. If you have measured a reel, layed it out according to results and it performed as well as expected, I would love to have the A, B, C measurements so I could add the
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yeah...me too.
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GPS recommends a full complement of guides. A number that will support the bend of the rod and be lightweight and cast well. The "extra" guide we are discussing here is a debate that "crazies" (said with great affection) like this group enjoy talking about. And, you would be shocked how often we have to field accusations that "Fuji just wants to sell more guides" wh
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I think the double-foot stiff section break is unlikely. Not sure I have ever seen that. More likely a burr on the foot scored the blank in a very delicate narrow tip...or something along those lines. IMO. Or an earlier "ding" at that point.
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When I was working on KR GPS we actually discussed the addition of the extra running guide that seems to be "missing" from the readout. It was a cost consideration to leave it out. I'm confident the prescribed number will do the job but I will now admit publically that I always add one to my results. In size 6 or below...it can't hurt!
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