Put another coat on a little thicker but not too much, see if it "looks like crap" after that.
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I go over the edge to seal and make a transition that won't get caught and peeled back by going in out of a rod tube or something else scraping it. You can do it anyway you want but if something can go wrong, it will.
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I use acetone from my surfboard building days. It can clean a lot of epoxies and paint very efficiently, the problem is that some plastics do not fair well with it. I have learned the hard way as you have. Just DA when in question and I always use wrapping epoxy on my winding checks.
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It is the Fuji Concept system with extra guides. A guide 2" from the tip top does nothing. Once the line wave is eliminated by the second guide closest to the butt guide (stripper) the only thing you need is enough guides to keep the line straight and handle static load. I do believe the statement that more guides make it more sensitive because you have more points of contact on the line. B
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It depends what lathe you have for the Morse taper. It will either be the #1 or #2. If it is the #2 do what Spencer says. I have a 1/4" mandril and if I need it larger I just use masking tape to make an arbor. To rough shape I use a course bastard file that has a flat side and round side.. To cut I use a wood lathe turning chisel with the cutting tip. A gouge on cork will tear it up, that's
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Paste epoxy, just fill the voids in at each end where water can enter. With any kind of reel seat or grip it should be done.
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You are looking for a round reel, but if you can get use to the Tranx lower profile, I think you will love it. I had to get over my attraction to round reels and I started lower profile reels and found they were more comfortable to hold and gave me more options with hand placement. A bit more ergonomic than the Calcutas.
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Alps and Rainshadow are quality components, I use their blanks, reel seats and winding checks on a regular basis. Pretty sure your not going to have an issue with grooving guide rings or tip tops. Look at the RX7 S-Glass blanks, very similar to the Ugly Stik. If you need something heavier RX6 E-Glass.
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Patrick Coco Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lance Schreckenbach Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Butt guide RV6, followed by 6-KB5s, then > 3-KT5s. > > That is exactly how I would do it. Use the > > Alconite ring guides in either SS or CC. You > have > > to bite the bullet on
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Butt guide RV6, followed by 6-KB5s, then 3-KT5s. That is exactly how I would do it. Use the Alconite ring guides in either SS or CC. You have to bite the bullet on the RV6 because they don't have them for less than $11.00. A KW12 will also work followed by the KW8 or KB8 Then the rest of the 5s with the last 3-5s on the tip section being KTs. But the butt guide 20" to 21" from the reel
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I agree with Kerry, I wouldn't do it for free. Good components aren't cheap most of the time. The one thing you got going for you is that it easy to beat an Ugly Stick in quality and performance. The Mudhole MHX blanks are some good blanks, I would see what they have on sale.
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You need a way to shape the EVA like a lathe and then drill out the center evenly with a guided bit. The center ID hole needs to be a little tight to fit the barrel of the seat. The problem I ever have is getting a winding check to stay glued to the EVA where the blank goes through it at the end.
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I use fiberglass Drywall tape cut to about a quarter inch wide and space 3 of those arbors evenly where the reel seat will be. I also stagger where the tape ends for each piece to help center the seat. These can be just one wrap, because sometimes that is all it takes. I like the idea of using a little UV epoxy to keep them from unraveling. I have been using a very narrow short piece of masking t
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That is innovation at its finest! Great work, can you post a picture of the spiral down the length of the rod? I am only using spiral wraps on all my baitcasters now for over 10 years and won't go back.
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That is innovation at its finest! Great work, can you post a picture of the spiral down the length of the rod? I am only using spiral wraps on all my baitcasters now for over 10 years and won't go back.
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I used Recoil Cerecoil guides on a light offshore build and you can bend them all the way down to the blank and they will pop back in place without any damage. They are pricey. You could also look at their other double foot guides, without rings, and get the same affect, very hard to damage.
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chris c nash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This seems to have turned into a " Is Torzite the > only ring material that holds up to braid " thread > which is unfortunate . > > For most anglers virtually any semi modern ceramic > ring is more than adequate to handle any modern > braid of any strength and diameter without &
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I am using a similar blank as described with a Shimano Curado DC and casting baits down to 1/16oz. The Digital Control helps stop the backlash and I can cast it farther than a spinning set up. If you already use bait casters it will not be a problem. It also sounds cool when you cast.
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The David Taylor Technique. You have to clean that mixing ball every time. I like to just toss everything that the mixed epoxy touches afterward.
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Michael is dead nuts on about the guide sizes. I prefer the 20 over the 16 also. Go ahead and mount your grips and reel seat in the desired position. After it has set put the reel on it and take the spool off, turn it to where the shaft is at its farthest extent. Tie a string on the shaft of the reel and extend it to the choke point on the rod using the angle of the shaft to create a straight lin
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Mark and Roger, I really admire you guys ingenuity. I will definitely have to fabricate something similar. I have just been moving my supports closer together near the tip, but to micro adjust is a real plus.
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El Bolinger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tom, if you watch the video you will see that Gary > rolls the blank to find the spine in the > traditional sense, never once does he even imply > anything regarding a straight axis. I'm not sure > if this is some fallacy of ambiguity here where > you are somehow referencing some specific > d
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I started building spiral wrapped rods in 2010, mostly for inshore bay rods. That is also the time I started using micro guides. I have found that with micro guides you do not need as many on a spiral wrap as you would if they were conventional on top. The other advantage with wading rods is that your recovery time is slightly faster because the reel isn't spinning in your hand when landing a fis
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I used a 7' Phenix K2 Lite 4-10# blank to make a spinning rod using a 2500 Shimano reel with 20# braid on it. I really thought I would break the rod but I have caught red fish, trout and flounder on it, and it has been abused but is in great shape. I have been spooled several times by jack fish on it and it still did not break. I would of usually not of built on a light blank for that purpose bu
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I used Winn golf grips when they first came out and found that they did not last very long, so I assumed their rod grips would be the same. I have only used them on a couple of rods because of this. If they are to be heavily fished then I would suggest not to use them.
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Larry Tobin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The EPSON printer I sell, I do have Chrome Silver > on Clear or on Black as well as Mirror Gold. You > can sign your name, scan it and import it to our > program that comes free or if you have your own > graphic program print directly to our printer. I > can send you samples or if you have a sign
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Thanks Michael. I get obsessed with weight up to a certain point. I started weighing each guide just to see what is actually lighter. In the end it is a full package with all the components working or not in harmony. I know I have made fly rods that were, what I would call heavy, but actually casted light in hand, whereas I have done lighter and they were a bit more fatiguing to cast. I believe t
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Larry Tobin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The P-Touch uses Wax Ribbon and after it prints it > laminates the tape making it thick. I sell the > EPSON label printers. They use Resin Ribbon and is > UV, chemical, scratch, heat and cold resistant. > Printers come with a Lifetime Warranty, no > questions asked. We have been selling this line
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So I am guessing it was a woman customer that fishes offshore, of course I don't want to presume gender or pronouns. What if they get back together? $45.00 a pop is sounding better to me.
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I don't think you can go wrong with the CTS. I am sure Herb can help you out. Its like shooting at the ground, you can't miss. Why a shooting line, what's the situation?
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