Forgive the newbie here but what brand of thread is it? what is blue dun?
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Correct sir. Mark
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Just ordered some yesterday and am very interested to see the large piece burl cork. Going to be my first custom cork handle. wish me luck! Mark
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So if I understand this, it would make more sense on a 9' 8 wt. 4 pc fly rod that I'm building , to use single foot guides of some sort. There for reducing the overall weight since I am gonna have more wraps due to the wraps at the ferrules. Or am I wrong? Thanks Mark
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bill boettcher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > depending on how the customer likes to cast a line > What he has used and is using now > The softer casting - IMHO - would be the Matrix > The rod with more power in the butt and a faster > casting action would be the St Croix Thanks Bill...he wants to use this rod mostly for King salmon and
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Well thank you all for the help! As for the St. Croix it is model # 4F908.4 at Get bit outdoors. For $115. I wasn't sure I could post other sites info here. I have a St. Croix myself and love it, but this is for a customer and they are wondering if the St.Croix is worth so much more money. I haven't built any matrix rods yet and wasn't sure how they were. The customer pointed the matrix blan
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Hello, I am a newbie and have a question concerning a couple rods I am looking at for a build. A few opinions would be helpful. First is a Black Matrix...... Model Length Line Wt Pieces Action Tip Size Butt Dia. Blank Wt. AMF908-5-B 9' 8 5 pc. M
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