In looking this Rapsody, Inc. I am finding 4 trademarks under this name... all 4 of them for marketing fishing rods. RAPSODY, INC. Company Number 3420451 Status Active Incorporation Date 4 October 2006 (about 14 years ago) Company Type DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION Jurisdiction New York (US) Registered Address 17 JULIANS WAY SARATOGA 12866 NEW YORK United States Previous Names
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So I decided to look up this parent company Axiom North America, LLC... and found this: Axiom: Winning New Business without New Investment Axiom had already been manufacturing fishing rods at Entrada Group’s Fresnillo, Zacatecas facility in central Mexico for some 10 years. The company grew thanks to the high-quality production from its Mexico plant and by virtue of proximity to customers i
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I have been reading the rodgeeks website and they say they are similar but not exactly the same as St. Croix. The website says they are basically making the same rods as St. Croix but in a factory in Mexico rather than USA. From their website: RODgeeks is brought to you by Axiom North America, LLC, which is a joint venture between St. Croix of Park Falls, and Rapsody, Inc. We own and operat
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Jim Alberts Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Are underwraps necessary? Your honest opinions please Are they necessary? Think about this... rods were built for more than 100 years without them. Underwraps are a choice, not a necessity. I personally don't use them. For my purposes they are simply not needed, add weight, and dampen vibrations or sensiti
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Kent Griffith Wrote: > > "Q-Tip trick for guides is priceless ???????? > Thank you????????" > > "In no way should anyone ever reccommend doing > this to fix or repair a rod." The Q tip idea only works on certain types of breaks. He is hoping the break will grab some cotton fiber and pull on it showing him a broken insert. But quite often inserts ca
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > He cannot be that stupid, most likely a prank he > did for friends, and it got away. He probably did > it for rodbuilding friends. I honestly don't think this is a prank or a spoof. Roland Martin records and releases some 2 or 3 videos per week on his youtube channel of which I am a subscriber. The man
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I post this one for your amusement. While I love Roland Martin and watch many of his Florida bass fishing videos on youtube, his latest video on rod repairs left me shaking my head when he went to putting epoxy on his favorite rod claiming "how to make it better than it was" (made when new). I could not believe what he was doing. In this video Roland shows everyone how he repairs
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Michael Ward Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Kent - sent you a reply I have not received it yet. Please resend.
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Mark Talmo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Michael, > If you are insistent on placing your > spiral-wrapped guides at precise degrees around > the blank, I cannot help you. Keep in mind though > such a mounting technique is not only unneeded but > may not produce the best line flow for different > rods. This! > the different
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Peter Genna Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I`ve secured micro guides to the blank with very > thin strips of masking tape. I cut up thin strips of that blue painter's tape. Works great. Not a fan of pre-gluing guides in place because after wrapping the thread on them, sometimes they need adjusting for better alignment.
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I just wish brands would support them in service centers.
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Kendall Cikanek Wrote: > You don’t get a USA warranty when > going this route. I’ve never used a warranty on > a Daiwa or Shimano, so it’s a chance I’ve > taken a few times. The JDM reels are not better than U.S. reels, just different. While I was working at the shop, every year around ICAST time the engineers from top reel brand names came to our shop and we discussed this
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David Baylor Wrote: > I have a couple Curado Is that I love. Kind of > wonder about having to oil the brake race a bit, > but they cast incredibly well. Personally I don't > see much if any difference in casting between the > I's and K's but I like that I don't have to oil > the brakes on the Ks lol Thanks but no apologies necessary. None of us are stepping on any toe
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Joe Vanfossen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've always used workhorse type Shimanos for most > of my casting reels, Citicas and Curados. For > lighter lures, the old Citica 100DSV and Curado > 100b models have always been my reels of choice (I > as can polishing contact points. That original B model has a spool axle that touches insi
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David Baylor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can't say for sure, but my guess is that Kent is > speaking about hybrid ceramic bearings, David, I switched to full ceramic bearings. Ceramic bearings and ceramic races. The hybrids you mentioned still do require oil to keep the steel races from rusting and, they still have most of the weight of regula
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One thing I did to help was change steel bearings to full ceramics. They are less than half the weight of steel bearings so lighter lures can be cast. Another issue is bearing lubrication. Steel bearings require oil to keep them from rusting only. Oil is not required for bearing operation. Oil depending on viscosity can slow down casting ability. On my full ceramic bearings I never use oil
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Thanks for posting that link Norm. I just checked it out. I think it is a good idea that there are people trying to fill that data void on the braid line products, but there is a problem with it... Because the plastics industry is changing all the time and the processes used to make the gel spun fibers is constantly changing, the resulting data is constantly changing as well. And we are al
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > All Braided lines are made from either Spectra or > Dyneema fibers Those are marketing names aka brands. The line is actually PE plastic or from wikipedia: "Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE, UHMW) is a subset of the thermoplastic polyethylene. Also known as high-modulus polyethylene, (H
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Thanks. I was wondering if the boiling water would cause any blank softening that would make it weaker or softer when trying to twist off a reel seat. I just read up on curing temps and see it is quite a bit higher than boiling water is, but was more or less curious if even that temperature would soften the blank any possibly weakening it while heated up for the twist off of the reel seat.
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Phil Erickson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As mentioned above the use of boiling water will > work. If you are trying to save a wood seat > insert, place the reel seat in a plastic ziplock > bag before immersing in the boiling water. I boil > it for at least 5-6 minutes before attempting to > remove the seat. It may take a couple of att
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Line control or manufacturing mistake? Curious myself now.
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Tom Wewerka Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is far easier to > use than the stick glue and holds like iron. Once > I run out of this I will be deeply saddened that > it can't be bought. Is this the stuff you want to purchase? Click link below and scroll down to bottom of page. Plenty available... Cheaper in quantity:
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Check out Get Bit OutDoors made in USA Liberty blanks.
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For balancing out a rod, you can use rolls of tape on the light end to slide them over the rod to balance it out while wrapping on some guides. Or, you can use a bar stool or chair to support the heavy end while wrapping.
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Thanks for the info. Good reading.
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Ah OK, I get it now. Even loaded as long as it is at rest loaded it is in a static position or condition. See, I knew it just needed explaining. Thanks! I guess I was getting lost in the flexing and bending. Oh, and I caught 12 bass tonight. Stumbled into a feeding frenzy of schoolies. One after another on swimbaits. I missed as many as I caught. No static rod today. Thanks again.
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Help me out here because I am reading some confusing language or terminology concerning rod testing. I have read in several threads the following descriptions: "I would use what the blank tells you it needs during a static flex test." "Upon static testing and bending the blank" And then when I compare this use of the word static to the dictionary definition I find
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Sometimes having a degree in a subject is not enough apparently.
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Joe Vanfossen Wrote: > I put mine 180? from the guide foot. Same here. And I agree with the comment above "Does't matter, nobody looks." And even if someone did look, for the way I do it, you will never see it anyway even if you did look you'd need a really good magnifying glass or microscope. I use a razor blade to cleanly slice it off right at surface of thread wrap. I th
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Advancements in guide placement science.
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