I have built on the gt popping and the vertical jigging and like them . first rod I did for a customer after he went fishing he came back and ordered a second rod.
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The stuff in coke that breaks rust ,corrosion is Phosphoric acid which you can buy at a lot of hardware stores and then you don't have the sugar to deal with.
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I have a lot of mildrum tungsten carbide tips and a few guides send me a email if I can help you out
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kroil is the best stuff I have found for getting thing apart that have corrosion . I have soaked ferrule for a few days and had them come right apart.
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I take a 90 degree air sander with a 1 inch disc and sand down over the guide feet or a file to remove the finish and thread pop off the guide ,peel the thread and finish off then find the end of the thread and pull it out from under the remaining finish. I have stripped some rod ( penn ) were the finish wouldn't crack off and a little heat was needed to soften so it would peel off.
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chad I too use kroil also on chrome reel seat and ferrule I use vinegar to clean the green corrosion off .
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I just got one of the flex coat burnishing tools I think it is made out of cow bone. I just took the guides off a rod and was trying to remove the finish the old credit card as a scraper didn't work so I tried the burnishing tool and thought it worked good it is hard but has a dull edge I used the handle part which is curved and followed the curve of the blank.
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chuck thank you for your reply I just learned something new today and I have a blind fishing buddy and the problem he has is winding the snap swivel up into the tip ring and knocking them out.. You gave me a great use for these tips. thank you
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I have tips that I got that I don't know what type of rod they would be used on some have 20mm rings and 7/64 tube ,16mm ring and 8/64 tube they are carboloy. most tip sold today that I have seen in catalogs the tip to ring are close in size .
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working with metallic thread is harder then nylon for new builders in my opinion because of some problem that happen with this thread. you need to read a post back a page that was posted on august 1st titled "how many of us are willing to pay ---"
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captain Neil I feel your pain I wrapped a rod today with metallic thread and had the same problems even a knot. I would pay more for good thread it would make the job go so much easier .
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Thanks tom , randolph and don for your help did not want to screw up that blank
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I have a bushido BP76125 popping blank 1+ pcs listed as 7'6" the ferrule goes in 4" the blank is then 7'8" my question is will 4" be ok or do I need to sand down the blank so it goes in the other 2"?
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I could not agree more if the person is hard on rods a composite or fiber glass is the ticket the crb are nice rods.
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I replaced my with ones that I got at hardware store .
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Kerry go to a post on power wrapper problem that I started on oct 19 2014 there is a lot of information there.
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I don't have that wrapper but I have had spool where the hole was to big and found straws at a fast food place bk that I cut down that fit great and the spool spun nice and centered
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not including all the ones I broke as a kid. I broke one that I had fully loaded try to get a spiny dog shark up for the mate to get the leader and the line broke and the rod snapped from the recoil.
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I read somewhere that only 2% of the people that fish would be in the market for a custom rod?
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I look at how much there boat cost I charge the guy with the 45 ft sport fishing boat more than the guy with a row boat and no motor.
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I like pac bay rod finish I don't have problem with bubbles that I have with other finish
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send me an email I might have some one in wildwood I will talk to them
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Chad I use a 90 degree air grinder with 1.5 inch sanding disks I start sanding the tip if it is hot glue the friction will heat it up and they will come off if it is epoxy I sand till there is a split in the tube and the heat expands the tube and I take a pair of pliers and peel off. I do 30 to 40 rods in a hour .try to file a split in the tube then then apply heat.
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thanks for the help if i get these rods to reguide i will take a guide into work and the one guy i the QC department goes fishing with me and has put guides on a machine that tell % of alloys he has done it before and the fuji tip we did was a good stainless steel.
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I was at a fishing flea market this weekend and was asked about titannium guides corroding in use in salt water. The guy told how he bought some rods and the guides have corrosion on them. Are titanium guides corrosion proof ????? thanks for the help
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you just invented the sprial reel seat rod!!!!!
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I have a wooden fixture that holds a deck plate off of a penn conventional reel which when put into a reel seat will hold the rod straight or level for putting guides on i use a over head light that shines to shows the top of the ridge of the blank. I turn the rod over to put the tip on because i found it was easy to line it up from the back.
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what does 1+ mean on the bushido GT popping blank listing under pcs thanks for the help
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Don thank you i will check it out
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I have a friend ask me to build him a 8ft rod for amberjack fishing they use 60 -80 lbs braid he whats a lite rod modfast action, heavy power one blank i looked at was ST CRIOX 2SWS80HM any others recomendation ? thanks for the help
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