Buddy: No need to apologize. I love reading you speeches. It’s one of the great things about living in a free country. Every buddy gets a vote.
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It would do little good to put the drag setting on most rods until reel manufacturers start calibrating their drags systems so the fishermen can match the reels setting, to the rod “drag ratings”. But if you could enroll the reel makers to do so would be awesome.
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Buddy: I still think you should be a Politician
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DITTO!!!!!
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If your motor has a foot control to allow for variable speed you can put a stop mechanism on it to keep it from turning 7000 rpm and you would not have to have as large a pulley. Kind of like putting a governor on a go cart motor. You could do that by drilling a hole in the base of the peddle (Being careful not to hit any wires) between the base and peddle. them mount a bolt to it with a nut on
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Jerry: I agree with randy. I don't always use NCP thread, but I never use color preserver. which thread I use depends on the look I am trying to acomplish. Size A is the way to go.
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Ralf; Absolutly correct. If you hold a five pound weight down by your side, it causes alot less fatigue then of you hold that same weight strait out at sholders lenth.
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Emory: It is the foward weight pulling down on a wrist that creates fatigue,not the total weight of the rod. I know this from experience. Also if you do the mathematical equations for my example you will find that I am relatively close. a few grams held for eight hours will bring about the same amont of fatigue as ten ponds held for three minutes. My experiances have ben the same as Mikes. at
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Buddy: Glad to hear you don't balance rods, But to suggest it has no relevance is a misconception. Let me clarify a couple of things. I don't balance every rod. spinner bait and crank bait rods I fish pointed down, and yes the drag on the line counter balances the rod. I do balance every slack line technique rod and top water rod I build. To answer some of your questions: “Most discussion
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I agree with Tim. Also not sure about fly rods. But with spinning and bait casters, subtle bites are easier to detect on a balanced rod .A rod that is pulling down at the tip because of being tip heavy is not a responsive to that gentle tap tap on the end of the line. Also when a fish just picks the bait up and moves off with it. A balanced rod will pickup on the pulling quicker then a rod t
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Ray: QUOTE: "First thing was when I spun the rod I noticed the rear grip wobbled a bit because the hole was not drilled straight but at a slight angle. Not very much just a little but it erked me" If you want you can get rid of the wobble on the rear grip. You can drill a small hole in the rear of the grip. Take some epoxy, warm it before mixing (so it is a little bit thinner).
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Tom: I clicked on the banner add for "Glass Coat" at the top of the page, and was redirected to a LasVagas cacino's site might want to check it out.
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Are you asking if there's a guide to feed the line inside of the blank?
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There are different ways you can make them match. 1. You can count the wraps leading up to the foot while you are wrapping so you can match them by counting as you do the other ft. 2. You can use a magnifying glass to count the threads on one side, then match the other. 3. You can use a micrometer to measure each side. 4. You can eyeball it like Leon says. It all depends on your commit
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BIll I Have a sugestion that will help with you boss. "FIND A KNEW ONE" The last thing a boss is going to do, is to mess with anything related to my fishing. That being said we've been averaging mid 50's to mid 60's for about 2 weeks now. Hadn't seen any cold weather yet been a few cold nights, but thats ablout all.
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find some one that has a couple of broken rods cheapest way I know
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What does he plan to fish on it-bucktail jigs, or live bait ,or crank baits, or just building general purpose rod?. The answer this question may influence the type of blank he'll need.
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Of all the bass rod I've built in twenty years. never used an underwrap and have never had one fail at a guide except for shutting it in a door.
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I sent her an email about 3 weeks ago, have not heard anything back yet
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Is there a list avalible of what products will be for sale at the show?
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