you can make a really high quality rod from preformed blanks preformed reel seats, preformed guides and preformed grips.
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i agree with jim..i use a fly tyers bobbin holder...let it hang from rod over the bench edge and turn it with both hands...if rod angle is set right, the wraps will climb up the guide and lay right next to each other...it only takes seconds to wrap a guide and i never had to add weights to the bobbin..so far.
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lynn...bingo
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hi nick...just wondering, the wrap in your video looks new with fresh e-poxy...is that the case...thanks
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nick, great video...i learned a lot from it...thank you sir.
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i stand corrected...thanks.
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i,m sorry, but i just got to say it....who dreams up this stuff?
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i don,t think that l.a.garcia was doing this for rod aesthetics but for rod blank care. scrapping the epoxy ring left on the blank with whatever can easily damage the rod surface and paint. so it seems best to not get epoxy on the blank just thread, and fly rods can be very expensive. it,s much cheaper to replace wire guides over the life of a rod not a damaged rod...but everyone has their own st
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it makes it easier to replace the wire guides, less clean-up.
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Hi Mike: I have been flocking EVA grips, but use 20 min. fflex coat glue. I suspend the grip in a long bottle from the lid. Put in about a half inch of Donjer's flock, hold the bottle horozontal and just shake the flock on while rotating the bottle. You get very good coverage and it still feels soft. This is not true flocking, your just carpeting the grip but the epoxy holds a lot more fiber an
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Golf balls spin. Are we saying asmooth surface fly line offers more resistance as it flies through the air than a textured or dimpled fly line? Just asking. Thanks.
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Try bottle flocking to cover the pits. Suspend the grip in a wide mouth bottle by a bolt attached to the lid and just shake the flock onto the glue covered grip. No muss no fuss.
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