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5 years ago
Mike Gabbay
I'm working on my first rod. It's a casting rod kit I picked up from Mud Hole. The reel seat is a Fuji ECSM graphite blank exposed reel seat. Here's a photo link: The question I have is when I slide the reel seat into place the bottom end is nice and snug but the top end is a little loose. I can't build up the top end with an arbor because within the reel seat on the bottom half, there
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5 years ago
Mike Gabbay
Hey guys great advice. I am definitely going to start with scrap blanks and order a MHX rod kit for the first real rod. Mike
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5 years ago
Mike Gabbay
Drew/Bill - Thanks for the feedback. I am definitely going to gauge my proficiency with rod building before I start on the Sage. I do a lot of woodworking and fly tying so I feel pretty confident with my detail skills etc. However, screwing up a $400 blank when you are applying finish would definitely be a bummer. I think I'll probably just order the MudHole package and then work on a couple
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5 years ago
Mike Gabbay
I'm finally starting my first rod building project. For my first rod I was going to build a casting rod for my son who is an avid bass fisherman. For this rod I was thinking of buying a kit from MudHole. For tools, I want to buy a manual wrapper and a few other things. I think I may go with the CRB line from MudHole.com but I'm also open to recommendations. On my list I have: - Manual Wrapp
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