scott i use graphite grit on my reamers its getting hard to find.... i know jann's netcraft has it buy some cheap cork for the handle... epoxy the length of your blank with something on the table to catch the grit let epoxy get just a little sticky and then sprinkle the grit on until covered while turning on the rod dryer dont be scared to use alot of epoxy so grit sets in good when dry yll have
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sound like you dident get a permanent ink i did this with a pen once before got permanent ink and havent done it since..
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thanks for the info paul im driving over so i think im going to hit a few spots ont the way so im bringing an army of rods with thanks guys tight wraps crabtree's customs
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hey andy thanks for typing this all in now i can print it out blow it up ad a few of my words and stick it on the rod shop door.. i couldent tell you the amount of customers that have asked these ???
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it should be strictly the manufactuars problem now i have received a couple of crooked blanks this year on my main rod i build on for instance i got a 9ft 4wt looked like i had a fish on before the rod was built but there is no way my distributer would have ever caught that because top and bottom have rubber bands... i dident until i got it out. even if they did that then there would be another
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toms absoultly right i just got done talking with my distributer and he said the same thing there is so many new items with rod building now. and are dealers have to have so much for an order that its almost imposible to keep everything in stock all the time. look at pac-bays line up for fly guides this year they got so many new guides the dealers cant keep up with them.. it is very frustrating
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thanks for al the info guys im thinkin we might check out a charter or maybe the pier or maybe play a rich guy in the hamptons lol j/k and thanks jesse for the heads up on things stripe bass shure would have been fun too ive never hooked anything over the size of a salmon i know if we go with a boat they supplie everything he just wants a rod to have there i was thinkin a navy theme hmmm gray blu
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hi all my brother is in the navy posted in virginia and i know this much he said he is around virg..beach if that means anything im going to see him shortly and i was wondering what they fish for over there this time of year and what kinda rod would be built. then when im done im just going to give it to him for i would have no need in michigan for the rods they use over there any info on the fis
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i agree with spencer many reels today are far advanced look at the shimano line also and diawa tough reels to beat i went through many reels now i only fish with the two up above shimano exp...i fish hard on the river in the winter and shimano has yet too fail me they dont freeze up like others also my stradics bullet proof wouldent trade it for the world.......
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g.loomis has a a grey pearl finish on there gl2 blanks
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i think your more then right tom trying new things is always frustrating when it comes to a customers rod. need to trust what im doing key word. its a little differnt then the way i put the guides on before thanks tom. by the way wife says im to anul and i need to quit talking to myself and the kids think im going crazy hope i aint alone in that department either lol
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hello all having a little trouble with guide placement on this one im building on a g.loomis 9''6 med.power with a fast action i kinda followed the stadic guide placement and ended up with eleven guides 12 with the tip does this seem right any help would be appreciated......
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hello Bruce i do alot of smallmouth fishin up here in michigan as far as the river goes i like the7''6 med.lite with a fast action more then enough rod when drifting crawlers or leaches. when throwing rapalas the 6''6 scv has become my favorite. depending were your at the 7''6 will hold up to steelhead in the med.lite deppending on what kinda waters you guys fish myself i use 9ft and 9''6 drift r
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nice concept on the dryer dick wont have to worry about rods falling out of that one whats the motor you used?
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you aint a kiddin very beatiful work mr.Hiro full body dragons and guide wraps are sweet complimented with a good coat of epoxy very nice.
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black ......cobalt blue.....grey.... ???????????????? or even better a black grey and white marble??
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if its a factory g.loomis i would send it in if you correct the problem on a factory rod it will void the warranty later. loomis has a good turn around time just a suggestion though..
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graphite arbors shaped to fit with the cork a great amount of builders have done this to create better sensitivity to the rod. many sponsers on the side have these in stock i have done this before on smaller rods like my perch rods you can almost detect every little nibble.......just look for reel seat arbors
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sounds like what we call in hockey town i high stick a rod deffect would have broken long before good luck though like every one else said try the manufatuar first...........
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hey guys heres one for ya how do most of you guys set up your bass rods with one or two double foots and the rest singles or all doubles just curios and what guides do you use thanks R.crabtree
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mitch the best thing you can do is use the pigments from enamel paints testors is used by many rod builders we use this to get a marble effect on the rods but you can also achieve what your wanting to do also tap pigment works good to..
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jack check out merrick on the left they got a bunch of eva....
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how you did that i dont know this is a 8ft rod marty what did you build on???
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ok guys as many rods i built i havent built many multie piece rods im building a 3 piece 8ft 4wt on my last guide i ended up on the back section is this normal or should it be up on the second piece i followed a similar guide placement to a 2 piece and was only off an inch behind the ferrull ??? any suggestions would be appreciated thanks in advance R.crabtree
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whoops my fault the sclV is the cobalt blue
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in the scv spinning there cobalt blue and there fly rod line is the brown pearlesence........
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david drop me an email ill show you were to go he might be able to help.......
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well tom it wont work for me even after you deleted and i tryed again.... now i registered on the forum no problem i dont understand why it wont on the other i guess ill figure it out sooner or later...........
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