Looks like you might have an answer. haha.
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Stick with it Richard, you'v got great advice above. Don't let the epoxy beat you! Once you get it dialed in it will become the easy part.
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put the seat on the rod, put a reel in the seat at the desired spot on the blank. mark the seat and blank with a continuous line on both the top and bottom halves of the seat. Put your epoxy on the blank, slide down the seat and line up the marks.
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Andrew, you'll be fine either way as mentioned above. If it is a dark color D won't show much different than A and will wrap much quicker.
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I'm with Tom, the Quick Bond should solve your worries.
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Bill, if you'd like to try Fish Hawk we are offering free shipping 'today is the last day' on orders that contain 5 or more spools. I'd be glad to get some out to you today.
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I personally do both at the same time as well
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Great Choice of Blank! One of the best out there in my opinion. I personally wouldn't go less than a size 6, maybe a size 7 if you are contantly running your leader through the guides. I'd have to have a ring pop while you're out on the water. I would avoid bringing the knot through the guides if at all possible, unless you are using a long leader and have to. A lot of builders use the length
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Awesome Story Kevin!! Glad you didn't get hurt. Batson/Forecast are unbelievable blanks and your story is a true testament to that. Thanks for sharing, now I'm amped for the rest of day.
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I'm just glad you weren't a member of PITA, haha. Today is my Birthday 'I try to get in the woods on my Birthday every year' and I knew I wouldn't be able to hunt today due to the nasty weather so I decided to sneak out of the shop for an afternoon hunt yesterday. I had a few does come by not long after we talked but decided to let them walk knowing that I'd have been twice as late for dinner
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They are up, In Stock, and Ready to Rock!! Fish Hawk's Varigated Nylon, Silk, or Kaleidoscope threads could quite possibly be the best on the market. If you haven't worked with them we are offering FREE SHIPPING on orders that contain 5 or more spools of Varigated, Silk, or Kaleidoscope as an incentive for you to try them out. You won't be disapointed. This offer is good through Tuesday 10
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Have you thought about extending the ISJ781? That blank is 6'6 and a 6 inch extention wouldn't hurt it any. That could be your ticket. We have plenty pieces of blanks laying around the shop we can size up for you.
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Glad to hear it Tom, Fish Hawk is Great Stuff! Today is the last day for FREE SHIPPING on orders that include five spools or more. Take advantage of this offer to Stock Up on your favorites and add some new colors to your mix.
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I'm with Ken, I put the epoxy on quickly using a wrapper and then switch to one of my dryers and haven't had an issue at any speed. We are offering 20% off the prices on our site on our dryers and wrappers to kick off the fall season.
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Glad it worked our for ya Gabe.
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I can't speak for the Matrix, but its hard to beat the RX7.
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I would personaly single foot it, as for the blank it depends on what you are throwing at them. There are a lot of blanks int he 20lb range that would work, post up details of how you are fishing to help us offer some more specific suggestions.
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I'm with ya Casey, it is a tough call depending on how you like to fish. Ultimately it comes down to which you feel you 'fish' better, not so much about what the rod weighs. I balance quite a few of my rods with the batson weight system.
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Down Right Wippid Right there!! Well done!
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Hi Joe, yes you are correct for general specs on an all around spinnerbait rod. You can get more specific regarding the size spinnerbait you are throwing and how you are fishing it but for 'spinnerbait rod' you are correct. I love the xmb843 for throwing spinnerbaits, it is light yet powerfull and you can feel every tick of grass before that 'Thump!!' we we all love. We have them in stock and
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Zirconia has my vote
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Hi Greg, a lot of good info above. I've had my Pac Bay Wrappers in use for 10yrs and they haven't skipped a beat. The ALPS chuck is a great addition as Ken mentioned. Very economical, reliable, and versatile. We are offering 20% off the prices listed on our wrappers to kick off the fall rod building season.
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Hi Gabe, we have Fish Hawk Black / Silver 'twist' in stock and can get it out to you today if that is what you are looking for.
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Gabe, if you are using regular rod bond and not five minute, you are most likely okay. Rod Bond takes a good 4-6 hours to harden and overnight to fully cure. I'd give it time before worrying about it.
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Dave, feel free to give us a shout anytime, glad to help anyway we can. Enjoy the process and don't worry about looks, its all about function if you ask me.
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Welcome to the fire, get ready to get addicted. Feel free to give us a call anytime 407-448-3635, we're more than happy to help. Sometimes it is easier to explain things over the phone. This should be an easy fix with a little more tension as mentioned above.
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Our site is now faster than ever and we've finished adding Fish Hawk Metallic A, Metallic P, Nylon, and ColorLock Threads to our site. We'll be adding Fish Hawk Silk and Varigated threads in the next few days. They are IN STOCK and READY to ROCK!! Please lake a look and let us know if there is anything we can do. Since we've opened we have had a blast getting to know quite a few of you an
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Andrew, I would highly suggest taking a look at the Batson Blank line up particularly the RCJB's and RCLB's. They are very affordable, come in a wide array of actions, and will not let u down. Great advice there from Ken, be sure you don't sell yourself short. We have both lines in stock and are glad to help in anyway we can.
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Andrew, if you have a power wrapper you should give it a shot. Not a true lathe persay but I've used mine many times.
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The hosting provider is probably the biggest in the country and believe me they have heard an ear full. I am told it will be back up tomorrow Am. thank you for hanging in there with us. Don, you are welcome anytime to come down, we'd be glad to get you out there. Thank you for the comments about the site.
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