Hi Rob, Yes we ship internationally and to APO addresses daily. On Monday the customer service department will check on why you did not receive a response to your email. We attempt to respond to all correspondences within hours of their receipt during normal business hours, however emails don't always reach their intended destination due to spam and junk email filters, etc. We apologize for
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I'm sure some of you have noticed Mud Hole's phones are not working correctly. The phone company is telling us that one of their lines was cut and they are working on the problem right now. The phones should be back up in about 2 hours, we're told. We are very sorry for any inconvenience.
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I'm sure some of you have noticed Mud Hole's phones are not working correctly. The phone company is telling us that one of their lines was cut and they are working on the problem right now. The phones should be back up in about 2 hours, we're told. We are very sorry for any inconvenience.
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Hi Brad, Don't be embarrassed, the only way we all learn is by asking questions. Yes, the reel seat is made in 3 pieces on purpose (as is any graphite barrel reel seat) as opposed to a one piece injected molded graphite reel seat. To make the Extreme Camo spinning reel seat, we wanted to take the extra effort to camo just the barrel of the reel seats and not the hoods. So we start with
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Mud Hole has lots of first quality Shikari blanks for sale at greatly reduced prices at: These are all first quality blanks purchased directly from Shikari. No guessing at what your buying or what you will get. The Shikari model numbers are shown, all the specs are shown, model number, tip size, butt size, length, etc. All blanks come with a 60 day warranty. We have sold out of the SH II
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Team Mud Hole is proud to announce the availability of the BRAND NEW Fuji ACS Dual-Trigger Exposed Casting Reel Seats! Fuji® has developed the ACS -THE NEXT GENERATION OF TRIGGER REEL SEATS, to meet the ever growing demand for better accuracy, comfort and casting performance. By modifying the position and shape of the trigger, the ACS allows you to cast more accurately than other reel seats
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We're pleased to announce our latest newsletter features some great deals and awesome exclusives. Check it out! Inside this issue of our newsletter: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guide Sets – Super Hard Chrome Plated Stainless Steel Perfect for light to medium-heavy action s
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Saturday, October 6th 2007 From 9am-3pm Over 300 Rod Builders joined us last year, this year we hope you'll join us as well !! Bring your family & friends to our second annual Open House! You can meet and talk to representatives from your favorite manufacturers. Meet fellow rod builders and exchange tips & tricks, stories and have a great time. We will have FREE food, drinks, games
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Jay the rod looks great. Yes, these are great graphite blanks, for a little more than $10 you should try one, heck two for that matter, we have sold tons. If you don' like them you can always return them. They can be found on the web page below. To go with these blanks, try some of our colored reel seats, guides and EVA Also, don't forget our Extreme Camo blanks, reel seats and
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We're pleased to announce our latest newsletter features some great deals and awesome exclusives. Check it out! Inside this issue of our newsletter: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • SMOKING HOT Cork Deals – We have recently purchased a large amount of AA-grade pre-shaped cor
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We're pleased to announce our latest newsletter features some great deals and awesome exclusives. Check it out! Inside this issue of our newsletter: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • SHIKARI Rod Blank Liquidation Sale – NOW 60% OFF! We've outdone ourselves again! Now take a
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We're pleased to announce our latest newsletter features some great deals and awesome exclusives. Check it out here: Inside this issue of our newsletter: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • American Tackle Black Matrix Clear Gloss Rod Blanks - NOW AVAILABLE! Crafted from th
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We're pleased to announce our latest newsletter features some great deals and awesome exclusives. Check it out here: Inside this issue of our newsletter: • Dale Clemens' Advanced Custom Rod Building Book - STOCK LIMITED, OUT OF PRINT - $59.95 370 pages of advanced rod building instructions with illustrations on crafting every type of rod. This book has been out of print for yea
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Billy - I did not catch the name of the new series. Mo - No they will not be available as blanks. The process of making them is interesting and expensive at $300 +/- for a finished rod. The blank has a graphite core with carrot fibers around it, the blank was slow in action but powerful like eglass, the manufacturing process is time consuming. Ken said the damping action of the blank was im
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Team Mud Hole is slowly returning from ICAST with loads of notes and some new products. We had a great time with many manufacturers, meeting customers and discussing new products. Without going into a long list now, the highlights included Gloomis has release a few new blanks, Gudebrod is keeping much of their threads, American Tackle has some hot new titanium guides and a new line of Viper bla
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Hi - Your right, oops, we'll get that fixed ASAP-GBFF (as soon as people get back from fishing), thanks!
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LOL....Sorry Phil but Mud Hole is not resting on our laurels of being the world's largest supplier of rod building components, we're going to continue to seek out new and innovative products. With two boating captains on staff, and dozen or so rod builders on staff we can think of a lot of cool products we'd like to see.....we're rod builders first and a catalog company second. Just check out o
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We're pleased to announce our latest newsletter features some great deals and awesome exclusives. Check it out here: Inside this issue of our newsletter: • NEW Custom Painted Reel Seats - Exclusive! New & exclusive! High quality Fuji deluxe model reel seats coated with industrial-quality automotive paint. The finish is guaranteed not to dent, chip or crack even in heavy us
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Hi, Yes, the new pink blanks are a "darker" pink than the light pink eglass blanks we have been selling for years. However, these new pink and purple blanks are available in graphite in many lighter actions and line classes that our customers have been asking for. They will make great rods for the ladies, daughters and grand kids - we have also expanded our house line of graphite C
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We're pleased to announce our latest newsletter features some great deals and awesome exclusives. Check it out here: Inside this issue of our newsletter: • NEW Custom Builder Rod Blanks - now available in Pink and Purple! IM6 graphite rod blanks with custom finishes and lifetime warranty - 5'6" to 6'6" rod blanks starting at just $15.95 a blank! ------------------
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We're pleased to announce our latest newsletter features some great deals and awesome exclusives. Check it out here: Inside this issue of our newsletter: • SAVE $30 on Power Wrappers! Starting this week and going all Summer we're taking $30 off American Tackle Power Wrappers! That's less than $269 for a professional-quality wrapper/dryer! • NEW G-Loomis Soft Side Cooler – Grea
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Re making saltwater rods, we have added a complete new section of FREE online rod building videos that feature building light salt water rods at: We went to the efforts to make the FREE video available in Windows Media Player and Mac Apple formats so everyone should be able to watch it. Also, scroll down that same page and you'll find tons of FREE info on rod building.
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We're pleased to announce our latest newsletter features some great deals and awesome exclusives. Check it out here: Inside this issue of our newsletter: • NEW Mud Hole Marbled Reel Seats - now available, our new marbled graphite reel seats in size 17mm, check out all 12 unique marble patterns for yourself! • SAVE 50% on Shikari Rod Blanks - we've received the final shipment of b
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Tony, We'd like to pass on that we have purchased the complete remaining inventory of graphite blanks from the Shikari factory and we are passing the saving on to you!! We have thousands of first run, high quality graphite Shikari blanks in stock at 50% off MSRP pricing and ready to for immediate shipment. Don't miss the opportunity to purchase some great made in the USA graphite blanks..
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Fellow Rod Builders, Mud Hole Custom Tackle has done it once again!! We have purchased the complete remaining inventory of graphite blanks from the Shikari factory and we are passing the saving on to you!! We have thousands of first run, high quality graphite Shikari blanks in stock at 50% off MSRP pricing and ready to for immediate shipment. Don't miss the opportunity to purchase some
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Hi Ted, No problem, if you want options.......just wait for our summer catalog to arrive in your mail box in the next few weeks.......we'll tease you with Extreme Camo, Colorfully Marbled Reel Seats, Colored Reel Seats, Titanium Ring Lock Guides, Wood Reel Seats, Colored blanks, Madeira Threads, etc ......
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Hi Ted, Sorry to here the pink blank you received was not acceptable. You're welcome to return it for a full refund. Mud Hole has sold a hundred tons of the eglass pink blank you purchased and most customers are very satisfied with them. Because of their popularity, we are expanding the pink line of blanks into several graphite models that are more light weight than the eglass blank you pur
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All the parts you could need, including the extra 4ft beds:
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The ever-popular Madeira Polyneon rod building threads are now available from our web site! Madeira Polyneon thread is equivalent to Gudebrod's Size A and comes in a whopping 1,100 yard spool for only $3.45! With 70 of their most vibrant colors in stock we have everything you need to let your creative side take over. Link: Also check out Swifty's "Diamondite" pure coat rod fin
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