Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This makes me wonder why one-piece rods are so > popular. I assumed they were bought by people who > never flew or traveled with them or shipped them. > The performance of the rod (rather than the reel) > is foremost in fly fishing, unlike spinning or > bait casting, yet fly anglers have a stro
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Matthew Paul Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > just a guess I would say 4 lb. Thank you very very much Matt , you were a great help.
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Matthew Paul Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > your being quoted over size rate as it is over 8 > feet that is the cut off point for most shippers. > it will cost a pretty good hunk to ship a tube > over 8 foot THE KEY IS it is OVER 8 ft. > > what is the dia of the tube and total weight of > the tube then go to USPS.com and plugin th
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Mat Peirce Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > check speedee delivery, last pvc tube I sent was > almost half price with them vs ups, usps and fedex Checked but are not in my area , thanks for the suggestion Matt.
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Phil Erickson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Check with the various shippers. UPS, FedEX, Post > Office. The reason for the post was an attempt to bypass needing to do that . I am trying to choose one since E Bay is asking me which carrier to choose but every carrier i choose shows a cost of approx $140.00 . I'm sure there are people who mail rods
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Hi folks , i am trying to find out which carrier to go with for shipping a PVC rod tube that is slightly over 8 feet long . E bay allowed me to calculate cost for this and it came out to $138.00 to go from N.C to Texas .
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Some have said they love the "Rod Room" so i decided to give them a shot and all i can say is they will now be my # 1 choice for all my rod building needs from now on. Not only do they give you the best possible price on shipping costs , often slashing shipping costs 50% or more on small purchases but they have the fastest shipping i have ever experienced. Your order is out the door
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Herb goes out of his way to help you in any way he can , he is a great guy to deal with and promptly returns calls and e mails . He is also exceptionally trustworthy and gets the best price for his customers, i cannot say the same for others i have dealt with in the past unfortunately.
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Jon Hood : I want to set the lathe up on the opposite side of the table I had originally planned (wife thing). Man, sounds like an awful lot of work , i think replacing the wife would be the easier option.
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Nick Lam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Video of my Point Blank PB761MF vs an 8lb and then > a 10+lb bass back to back. You can see the action > really well, love it. > > > > Nick Wow, great video , that blank bends much deeper down into the butt area than i expected it to , thanks for posting .
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Nicholas Durst Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for all the input gentleman. I'm going to > go with the alconite guides. Great choice , All my rod's are equipped with the Alconite ring and will continue to be in the future. Minima guides are interesting to me however and many top anglers use them , just need to research them more.
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Stuart Osterweil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The tension rods help “reverse” a couple of > wraps without loosing tension. Yes it does but so does increasing the tension on the thread spool and turning the spool in the opposite direction of which it was applied by your free hand, the thread will remain right where it is without tension loss
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I stopped using those tension rods altogether , i just constantly tighten and loosen the thread spool tension with one hand as i wrap , if i decide to walk away for awhile i tighten the tension up and it holds everything in place.
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I wouldn't even try applying the new coat with a typical instrument if the finish is still soft , i would mix and slowly pour a little bit of epoxy on the troubled areas and use gravity to guide it around the blank . As Tom said DO NOT rough the area up if it's still soft , it will become an ever bigger nightmare.
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Will you have any spools of thread for sale at the > ICRBE? I like the way the sample you sent wrapped, > the stretch was very unique and liked the way it > handled. > Norm Yeah i love the stretch factor myself , it actually returns to the prestretch state which i haven't experienced in oth
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roger wilson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > David, > If you are having problems seeing, a couple of > thoughts: > > Lots and lots of very intense light to really > light up the wrap while casting no shadows. > > Magnification. Get as much magnification as you > need to easily see the small and individual wraps > that
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David Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- They are the best bang for the $ out. Also don’t mention American Tackle microwaves, > Alps or any others when someone starts a post > about Fuji guides, you will get harsh words when > it should be open experiences and opinions. > there. Dave , a poster said on the first page that he loves m
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Mark Brown Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Messed up pretty good. I had guides taped in place > for 9'6 surf rod. Went out last week for test > casting 2 oz sinker. First cast at 75% of maximum > think a knot / tangle came out of the reel and > every single guide I had in place popped off the > blank . Tip broke at the brace (?if thats wh
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Jim Ising Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for letting me off the hook, Herb!! > HAHAHA!! Just wanted to make it clear that my rant has nothing to do with the tremendous job you do and help you continue to provide on a daily basis being the sole US distributor of Fuji products . We all know nobody represents the custom rod builder or is mo
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I just went through the new Fuji catalog and not only do they NOT offer the RV in stainless, (People have been requesting this on nearly every saltwater fishing forum since 2014 ) but they also have not bothered with the request of a high frame double foot KW in size 25. They have concentrated on making an RV in sizes 30 and 40 however and they now have new LRV titanium guides to complement th
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I agree 100% , at this time there is no option to purchase individual guide sizes with the microwave system and i agree with everything else you wrote EXCEPT that casting accuracy depends solely on a casters skillset , smaller guide rings do indeed help in casting accuracy and that applies to every caster at every skill level but we can agree to disagree . I will not engage in an all out brawl to
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Don @ American Tackle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Norman Miller Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I agree with Michael. The MW guides work well, > but > > more of a one size fits all kit system. I like > the > > versatility of the KR concept, and the KR > guides > > cast
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Stainless framed RV guides are not in the 2018 > catalog. So do not hold your breath. > Norm Tell me you're joking ? Norm, c'mon this is no time to play games . Let me guess , Fuji decided to release a high framed KW 25 instead and will continue to only offer the RV series in a titanium frame but
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Wes Motsinger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > All I use are microwave guide system. The > advantages I have found are casting efficiency. > The cast is so smooth and sleek and eliminates > wind knots. Another advantage is how much more > accurate your cast will be. The line doesn’t > feel like it’s coming off a thrashing machine > lik
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David Lee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It seems like Fuji knows what they're doing! Now > if they only offered the RVs with CC frames. I'm > sure they'll pop up in the near future. > > Thanks for the feedback, Norm. If RV's came in anything other than titanium frames they would explode in popularity even more so than they're now .
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I did see some new sizes of Microwave kits being offered which is great and i do plan to build an 8 foot inshore rod in the near future so Microwaves will be looked at very closely for that build . It's either American Tackles Microwave system or Fuji's KR concept and from everything i have read it's a pick em in that regard because both are outstanding but i believe the Microwave system would
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I took a hard look at the Microwaves for my surf rod build but two things prevented me from choosing them , # 1 was the price for the set, and the second was i didn't want a 50/30 size stripper , a 40 /25 or 40/20 was very appealing to me and i wanted to use smaller runners than size 10 . WAIT A MINUTE before you attack calm down , deep breaths people because there is no need for any hostil
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Someone said Fuji's thought process on this is that most who spend the extra $$ on titanium frames would not want the Alconite ring material and would prefer SIC which i think is completely wrong . Not only is SIC less popular than Alconite but everything i have seen has people saying it provides zero advantage to anglers in 99% of surfcasting scenarios which i happen to agree with and it's know
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Double post , sorry.
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Lance Schreckenbach Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fuji has discontinued the Alconite ring in a > Titanium frame. It is too much competition for the > SIC ring material with the Ti frame and was > considered close enough in price that it would not > be noticed. I personally prefer it over SIC > because it is slightly lighter. I would not
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