Lots of Bass lakes there , I have tried a few there , with a little sususcess ,
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It is all up to you as to what you want it will all work no matter what way you put it down on the DECAL , you ban even try your hand with a pen an ink, , it will all work , an the rod will look an feel like a $ 1,000,000.00 I assure you of that
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Sounds like a good plan to me , I have a question for you Shawn , what size fish will you be after with an 8 WT fly rod ,
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Did you call them they might have one or 2 left in the back room ?? just a question ,
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Have you dun a search on this web site on the blanks by North Fork blank makers an the service you get from them ?? PS the blanks are great I think ,
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any time a spin a shaft , it could vibrate [ not balanced ] an your handle is long [ spey ] be careful , as I see it
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Have you called them an asked ???
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will really helps on the heavy weight rods, so it won't twist when trying to landing large fish , out side of that it is a coin toss, as I see it .
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Mud hole is good but what you want it would be better to go to the Maker of blank I think , not to belittle MUD HOLE as they are great ,
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A couple of fish will take care of the quality of the feather , unless you are making them hang on the wall.
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Have you called them ??? great people there , the last time I called there
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Any place you go it will cost , there was a person that razed them in NH. don't know if they still do , look around I got some a few years back of the web , the one you bid on the stuff ,
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They are all good, it just depends on what you are after , There are CD 's out there that are out standing .not sure of cost but look around the one's you have now or on the web site , I for got where they are listed
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what method did you use to get he blank section out of the grip ??????
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what method did you use to get he blank section out of the grip ??????
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I think FLEX COAT is now selling a paste EPOXY in small amounts now , not sure of there name check there web site on the left on this forum , I like it , no break down on it on my builds ,
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Not sure it is a good idear as the epoxy will not be very good after it is heated , the fiber is put on the foam with epoxy , so I don't think is will be worth much , if you get a thin metal tube an cut it off , like stated above , then fill the void with on the new blank with epoxy , if it was me I would get a new grip an install . Fiber or cork , I can see all kinds of problems with thi
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The HUMIDITY is not a problem , you will find that the TEMP need to go up, 75 F.. is good, but 80 is better I think ,
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As long as you don't mix things up , they will work for a long time , if you mix things up , by new , yes DNA will remove the markings, so don't clean just wipe with a clean paper towel , just use till the COWS COME HOME AS I SEE IT & do
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Lets hope they got there act together now, time will tell,
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I don't know what you mean on load up on winding checks , but Mudhole has a box of them [ 50] of the BLACK ones , cost is cheep as I see it ,
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Roger I was looking at cost to set up , out of pocket & use what was there , not the size, different idea
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Roger if the man has a good battery on hand why buy a new one when you have a service one on hand , granter it is an over kill but cheep , as I see it could be wrong
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Move on with life you can't kill a DEAD HORSE , cut your losses , as I see it
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A DC motor with a car battery a series resistor to set the speed of motor , an a car battery charger to keep it charges up , use as a PRIMARY an will work when the power goes off , not sure how long it will work have to time it a couple of times , if not sufficient time have a second battery charged up ready to switch out . other ways to do it but ? take more money to set it up , you coul
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If the crane boom was made to bend like a fishing rod you might think some thing else , Phil, don't take this wrong , I am just pointing out that the BOOM don't bend, made to take the weight of the lift, as I see it
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Could Tom K. chime in on this ? I know I do it with a few coats of thread EPOXY an it comes out very well . don't know about the life of it { YEARS } ,
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They are very poor at returning E mails, or phone calls, good luck , they are just not very customer orientated , as I see it , good luck
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Kevlar thread ???? color ??? more than YELLOW I think but not a ton , but more than Yellow , I don't know how the EPOXY works with it , let us know
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An old saying the difference between a man an a boy is the cost of his TOY'S an don't take it wrong , we all do it
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