hello Ed theres plenty to choose from you might want to check out some fly rod blanks i build trout rods out of em all the time and most are fast action make for a nice light rod and plenty available worth a check anyway tight wraps ............Rob
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yeah i cant make it either going to be a depressing weekend .........lol..........have fun guys i will be there next year guaranted
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when using cork dust and epoxy you might want to ad a little white paint pigment to lighten it up a bit........
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Mudhole.............
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check out mudhole on the left the seem to have really good pre shaped cork.....
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yeah thats the best thing you can do the benifits of making your own rod is to fit it the way you like.....only you will be happy what ever way you go.....
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if your talkin about the fish decals remove the bottom.... place were you want on the blank smooth with finger.... peel the top and your done...........the other ones i will take my exacto knife get the corner carefully up peel off and place..........
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my guess Sakari would be once encapsulated with epoxy you should never have to worry about anythng............
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sorry to hear about your loss Andy family is always first tight lines Rob...................
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for me on my steelhead rods i find also my forearm falls right in the split make for a very comfortable rod plus like Randy said leaves room for decorations .........
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thats what im trying to get away from Tim not that theres nothing wrong with what you did but thats basicly the same way the kistler rod was and they way he fishes it wasent working i guess... how i plan to do this is take the arbor down to fit flush with the reel seat outside diameter pre drill my inside hole to the blank then taper the graphite ring to the blank wich Mike explained in your post
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i guess this would include the nps reel seats also about having little or no cork in front how this started was i had a customer come in bass fisherman he had a kistler liked the idea of no cork in front but fishing all day with it he said was uncomfortable front of reel seat dug in i guess.....so coming to me he wondered what we could do and make a custom rod ... upon reading other posts i figur
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how many guides???????????
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yeah some kind of spatula id reccomend trying this on a scrap blank to get the feel for it and yes two coat process will save you a ton of problems.........you will get nice even finish with no bubbles practice makes perfect
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Duane's right Scott also deppending on how you apply your finish is going to make a big differnce also rather then brush on try using some kind of spatula mc. donalds coffee type works well this will help out alot less or no bubbles and if you catch them right away use a straw to blow the bubbles out only use heat when you have to tight wraps................Rob
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make sure its permanent ink too otherwise it will never dry.........
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when you start running down to a 7ft fly rod blank there going to get light like 4wt down probably not a good idea but im not down there either and wouldent really know.....there is a ton of rods available if you can check out some first hand that would help you out alot........tight wraps
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i know thats right Mike i did a redwings rod last year man what a task finding a color decal.........
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lamiglas just came out with two new models both 3 piece one 4-8 and the other 6-10
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i build many steelhead rods out of fly rod blanks myself i use 6 to an 8wt whats the species your targeting???
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hello David i always use 25 guide starting out on steelhead rods if thats what your building.... surf rod then a 30........
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i would think you tape it off start your butt wrap and then do final wraps at the ends when your butt wrap is finished i might be wrong though im sure someone will chime in
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alot of colors would look good... Billys right a color wheel does help chestnut brown is good i like that with copper trims..........
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whats the color of the blank???
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thanks for all the info guys i went through my book and it explained just as Tom noted when i take my picture then i can resize it guess i should have read through it first instead of playing with the camera thanks again all................. tight wraps.....Rob
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well i killed my batteries so i guess i figure it out tomorow ill go and read through my books also thanks again ...........Rob
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thanks guys mike yes i installed the disc so what i do is go in the program it gave me and i can resize images the cd was picture project 1.1 ill go in there and see what it does
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hi guys i finally got my camera but how do limit my file size when posting pictures mine seemed to be way to big any help would be great .......thanks
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i havent had a problem with it either i marbeled 6-1/2 to 7 inches in front then wraps and then a final coat this far it has been the best ive worked with and im up here in michigan too so it isent exactly warm just dont pile the finsh on is the key i find two coats works great three is a charm............
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uhhhhhhhhhhhh ok
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