Thanks guys, I really appreciate your help in identifying these blanks.
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These blanks have never been built on. They look new. There is some tape residue on a couple left over from masing tape I guess. I'm going to clean them up and try and sell them. I just figured I'd post them here and see if anyone knew what they were first.
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Spencer Phipps Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > GSH 286 B, 6 to 15 lb line, 1/4 to 3/4 oz lure wt. > 8ft 6 in, very nice steelhead drift fishing > blank. > GSH 179 B, 4 to 15 lb line, 3/16 to 1/2 oz lure > wt. 7ft 9in. Haven't fished this blank, but the > length was a popular summer steelhead fishing > length some years ago. I believe L
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Hello all! I was hoping someone could help me with four rod blanks I purchased this weekend at an estate sale. All four are labeled SAGE Graphite and the numbers are: B286GSH, B10106GFL, B473GSP, B179GSH. From what I've been able to find the GSH stands for "graphite steelhead rod" but is this a casting blank or spinning blank? Does anyone know what they might be worth? I'd like to sell
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Thanks for the replies. I read Tom's book and he said to make sure you don't wrap too tight, that you should be able to move the guide if necessary to adjust for alignment. I guess maybe I was worried about wrapping too tight. Don't get me wrong, the wraps look good, but I enjoy the heck out of this so I don't mind redoing them. I will say the micros are little buggers sometimes. I bet when I use
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Hi guys/gals. I'm building my first rod and I am currently wrapping my micro guides. Things are going great, but I do have a question about pulling my tag ends through with my loop. All of my tag ends come through ok, but what I notice is the threads they are sliding under are pulled a bit inward when I pull the tag end through. Is this normal? Am I wrapping too tight with my thread? Just curious
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Thanks for the input. Joe, right now I'm building bass rods.
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Hi everyone. I've searched, but not found what I was looking for on here. I want to build something to hold a fishing rod while under a load, and doing the guide placement. Does anyone have pics they would be willing to share of something they built? Thank you all!
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Thank you for all the input! I appreciate it!
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That makes more sense than what I was trying to do. I guess I misunderstood how to perform a static test. I've read quite a lot on this forum and others, but sometimes it's nice to have a visual to accompany what you read. Thank you very much for the information you have provided. It's greatly appreciated. I was going to try and find some smaller tubing to hold the guides, but cable ties sound li
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OK. How do you attach the weight to the tip top only? What do you attach the line running through the guides to? I'm frustrated and confused! I just want to be able to adjust the guides as necessary once I see how the guides look upon stressing the rod. Adhesive doesn't seem to offer a simple solution, because you'd have to remove them and reapply adhesive upon moving them. This is made more diff
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Hi guys, I've got several questions for you. I'm using micro guides on a hydra blank (7'6") flipping stick and I'm finding it very difficult to use the guide adhesive effectively. The directions say to use a thin film, but I did that and on my static test they didn't hold. I then re-attached them using more, which did work, save one guide. What is the best way to attach these little PITAs (u
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Terry Turner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Paul, > > If you unhide your email, I have an expanded > Forhan security wrap tutorial I can send you. It > has a few more pictures and suggestions that can > enhance the library article. > > Terry Terry, could you send me that tutorial as well? I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
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