That Scarface Weave is beautiful!
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It a Sabiki Stick! Love those things for catching live baitfish! But impractical for anything else, IMHO...
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Well, after all the comments, research, and my ultimate goal, I have come down to two choices. Perma Gloss or Varnish The varnish will give the old school 60's rod that old school look, which is what I want. Or I can "modernize" it and make it better by going with the perma gloss. Since I have 2, maybe I will do each one with a different finish! Thanks guys!
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So I picked up some stuff from another builder in the area (very nice guy, thanks Mike!), and got a few bottles of old epoxy, and a LOT of it. And by the looks, its pretty old since the part A is very clear, but part B is almost brown. It is two different brands, both equally brown. So I decided to test them. I found out that one of the brands is SUPER thick, and cures very fast. It is also
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All great answers. I wonder if it is an "off the shelf" cheap rod, with crappy guides to begin with. In my area, we are saturated with crappy rods, and EVERY one of the rods my friends have, (mostly ugly stiks), I always see the guide ring pop out of the guide, because the guide has failed, not the ring. That being said, some people get attached to their rods, or its a "beater
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Well, I personally wouldn`t ever recommend to the customer to re-use them, unless they are already high quality, or very expensive (like Ti Guides). Micro guides are cheap, so just replace them. However, I would charge, maybe $5 or $10 (for single foot guides on a light rod) to remove all the old guides for re-use, per rod. Then $5 - $7 per guide for labor. Removing guides is quick and painles
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The MAIN purpose would be the best appearance, or a combination of appearance and longevity.
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I am really beating a dead horse, but I want to make sure I make the most informed, and best suited choice I can. So please bare with me. So, once again, on to the 1968 Star Rod rebuild (like I said, long process). I have striped the finish from the blank completely, except from the chevrons and the hand written label. I was able to take acetone to the chevron area, and remove a small layer a
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So, I won a lot of 16 spools, almost all new! Cost $11 shipped, and they were all A thread. Metalics, PacBay, Guderod, and ProWrap. Got 3 spools of Mocha, which I will likely use very little of, so since I only bought D thread, being new to the hobby, I decided to practice! I love A thread! It looks NICE! But it is a pain to wrap without a power wrapper. Also, I do mostly salt rods, so I suspe
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^ What Lynn said!
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Those will be perfect! Should use anything over a 50 (5000) for Surf. I am looking at a few 70`s. I personally want to build a surf rod soon, and I think I will go about 12 feet, Heavy power, medium or medium-light action. I thought about going with a casting reel, and doing an acid wrap, which would be ideal for surf fishing, BUT I am not very good with bait casters. So i think I will stick w
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Although its personal preference, and your height plays a factor, for anyone over 5'10", I would say the longer the better. 10' minimum, and all the way to 14'. Power and Action depend highly on what type of fishing. Here is a good primmer: As a rule to choose your design: 1. Size dictates casting distance (more than other factors). Since in surf fishing you want to get out past the
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I am in Daytona, would be interested in seeing what you got! I am currently doing this as a hobby, but would LOVE to turn it into more. I have been "bit" so to speak.
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Since I am so new to this, I have not yet used Perm Gloss. Would Perma Gloss indeed be my best option for blank overcoat? Can Perma gloss be brought to a smooth and glassy finish? The glass under the varnish, is VERY rough, so Maybe I need to sand it first, to smooth it out a bit, then go over it with Perma Gloss, 4 or 5 coats????
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I to am very new to this hobby/art! Sounds like you know your weak spots! One thing I can mention, because I built all my own dryers and winding setups, is that you can find a VERY large selection of cheap "drying motors" on Amazon. I have bought 3 different ones, each with a different purpose. They are called "synchronous 120v motors" and they come in a wide array of speed
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As far as refinishing goes, once the rod has been striped, which method should I use, or is this "preference"? 1. Should I Perma Gloss the entire blank, and then put my under wraps and guide wraps on OVER the perma gloss and flex coat the wraps? 2. Should I do my wraps, and Perma Gloss over the entire rod and the thread wraps instead of Flex Coat? 3. Should I do my wraps, Perma Gl
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I am actually rebuilding a Star rod from 1968, and just saw a friends star that he uses for offshore fishing. I like the rods, they hold up well. His has some kind of coating that turned milky white looking when we rinsed them off after fishing. Made me wonder what they used. Not epoxy. As Roger suggests, I would just strip all the guides off and start fresh. But pictures speak volumes, so may
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Hey everyone! I made a few posts when I started this adventure, built my own rod wrapping stuff, bought threads, epoxies, have been lurking, reading, and practicing since. I have already stripped and rebuilt 5 rods, for friends, Ugly Sticks so nothing fancy, and have gotten pretty good at wrapping thread, and epoxy finish. I have gotten Nearly perfect, glassy finishes on every rod. I did have
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Thanks everyone for the replies, suggestions, and comments! I have been a bit busy, so it took me a while to get back. I finally got around to finishing my rod wrapper, and here are some pics! - Eye and Spools with springs - Wifes hair ties being put to better use ;-) - First ever wrap with silver trim band! And if anyone is curious, it is not a super expensive rod or anything. It i
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I am excited to say, that I have now made my Rod Wrapper! I did not follow the directions to a T, but mostly. All I really did was make the bed a bit longer. I am still missing a few pieces, because I need to run to Ace, to pick up the right things, since they tend to have more trinkets than the Homeless Deskpot. I am heading out to MudHole after work to pick up some thread, and epoxy, and get
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So, another question! These rods are epoxy coated their entire length. What should I do? Wrap from this point , and then blend the epoxy finish, to the old epoxy finish? Pic below...
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So, tonight I removed the guides. The thread color looks like Navy Blue. But how can I tell what size thread I need to buy? A, B, C, D? I know those are thread diameters, but how can you measure that?
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Thank you for the info! That means that this will be my first repair job, and I am excited t give it a shot! I did put an ad on out local CL, and got about 5 people who are willing to part with their rods and reels for about $5 each. One guy has about 35, and he is willing to part with the whole lot, reels and all for $50! Now I have plenty of rod stock, and practice, as well as reels to rebuild.
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Well, Thank for the advice! I had read that article. This is a carbon rod, and I don`t have any spare carbon rods laying around, so I was more curious how badly adding a top-up would really affect it, but I will try to get a hold of a carbon rod, and just do the sleeve repair method. I have uploaded photos to my profile, I will try and edit the first post to have them in the proper format.
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Hello everyone! I am new to rodbuilding, but excited to get started. My first and simple project, is a 10' Ultralight Riversider. It is ABSOLUTELY my favorite freshwater "tool around and fish" pole ever. I first used it for Salmon fishing when I lived in Watertown, New York, and would go up to Dexter Bay or the Black River to fish. Good times! Now I live in Florida and use it to cat
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