I re-read your clarification of adhesive backed. And if used after construction and would be visible or felt I would avoid in that location. Maybe remove butt cap and place inside blank?
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Posted February 12, 2012 "Shakari closed it's doors around 2002, The company was started by Don Mook around `92 as Tridon Graphite. The mandrals were mostly designed by Mook. The SW line are heavy walled but are very close to the Pacbay SC, Batson SW lines." Don Mook. He was the man who built rod blank factories across America from Texas to Oklahoma to northwest. Don Mook was
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Interesting. And I would not trust the heat glue to saturate through the thread to secure it to the blank. I'd secure the thread first. This is how I would approach it... I would wrap the thread onto the rod from as close to the tip as you can get to say maybe an 1/8" or 1/4" past the length of the tip tube. Next, I'd epoxy the thread to the rod blank using as thin of an epoxy as
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Kent, I don’t know why you think I’m a cork > hater just because I suggested an alternative type > of handle to use on a custom rod. I’ve posted > many times concerning cork grips and I have > nothing against them. I meant it humorously.
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are at least two goals for rod building: (1) > to catch fish (2) to display artistic > achievements. These two are not always > complimentary. Exactly. Yet thrown together. Ugh! Um Phil, I don't want to get in trouble hijacking a cork thread... so I am out of this one. But I am with you
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Denham Bruce Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks Norman but perhaps I didn't specify. I am > referring to a cork handle. It was clear to me. I think you found some cork haters! Some people- like myself- just love cork and won't use anything else. I have even removed carbon grips just to revert back to cork. These days I never use carbon fiber
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Robert Flowers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > cases, the articles srated tgat certain epoxie do > penetrate into the nylon, forming a chemical > lattice. So yes, epoxies can absorb into nylon, > silks, and other polymers. I'd like to see proof of this as well. It seems to me this thread has an issue with what the term absorption means or ho
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OK, thanks. I just thought of something else I would like to see on a forum... Custom rod building is a business. And the only way for businesses to grow and get exposure is through forums like this one and social media, etc. And presently on this forum we do not have a place for members to showcase who they are and what they do. It would be really great if this forum could do somethi
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Mike Ballard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > He bought this one over all the others for a > reason. I would like to know what those others are? I am not familiar with them.
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OK. I can't argue with that. Some like things how they are or, were in this case, and don't want change. I get it.
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Exactly right Mark. The way this forum operated originally, it set up a situation of having to create a new thread for the same discussion topic each time because so few people ever really ventured past page 1. I know because I tested it myself just to see if anyone else noticed new posts on pages 2 and beyond. Out of all of my test posts spread out over a year or more, I did not receive not o
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Steven Libby Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > .....that sometimes drag on and on > and on between very few posters. Dittos on that one. Another issue we have not mentioned in this thread yet is how useful the return to the top can be especially for our dearly departed. With the new way we can go back into time and pull up older threads either star
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Not any more thankfully
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Aleks, it was a pleasure meeting you and Gary Loomis. Thank you for keeping his legacy alive and moving forward! I have followed Gary for his entire career. And I really enjoyed being able to spend a few minutes with Gary asking him about some of the things I have always wondered about... and for an example is his first rod company called LCI. I wanted to ask Gary about Don Mook and find ou
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > From what I understand ICAST is an industrial only > event and is not open to the general public. If > this is true, does it mean the industry grew by > 20%? > Norm I wonder if covid caused previous years to be smaller and this year marks the attempt at returning to normal which could accoun
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An amazing day at ICAST. I really enjoyed meeting Gary Loomis and Aleks Maslov. I met Gary in front of the booth, and he grabbed a rod to show me how light their new one is, and later on when I met Aleks at the back of the booth he disappeared up front and came back with a rod- the same one Gary had shown me earlier. A booth full of rods, but both top men- Aleks and Gary- laid hands
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Kelsey Kroll Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am so excited to go to my first ICast! Who else > will be there? I'm going. Even though retired now it will still be a working day visiting all of the brands my former company is still associated with. Lots of meetings all day long.
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I learned from making mistakes of putting profit above quality using foreign blanks with higher breakage percentage, and it came back to bite me in my backside; and wound up costing me double labor or more. So from then on I changed to more quality over profits and have not looked back since.
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I recently pointed this very same issue out. Let's just hope that software updating is coming.
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New technology is pulling drinking water out of fog!
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Will you and Gary be there every day? And what would be the best time? I'm only going one day- maybe Thursday or Friday- and would like to meet both of you.
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I did a search for 'NorthFork Composites' only on the ICAST website and it did not bring this up: "Your search for northfork composites did not return any results." Just found out the reason it did not come up is because I ran north and fork together. The search will only pull them up if a space is put between north and fork. Got it now. I did not consider Edge Rods. Thank
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Chris Catignani Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I really like these from Native. > > horn-xd9019-polarized-sunglasses > > I was looking for UV protection and impact > resistant...etc...etc... Another great issue. UV protection. Curious about that one too, but apparently we don't really have to worry about that one because from what
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Mark Talmo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lens color has been introduced; what is the theory > of the different colors? Good question. I found some info online about color choices... Neutral Gray lenses are best for offshore fishing where the sun is hot and intense because they offer the most protection. Rather than being a high-contrast l
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Aleks Maslov Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am in the midst of ICAST prep, Are you an exhibitor this year with a booth to visit? I checked the list and do not see NorthFork Composites listed? Aleks Maslov Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Look, I am refugee from a communist county, (whose > famil
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Mark Talmo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bill, > A quality brush is NOT required for applying > thread epoxy; in fact, a brush is not required at > all as Spencer mentioned who uses a spatula I also use the spatula technique. I make my own small spatulas that are quick and easy to make- and disposable- and cost virtually nothing since I
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Donald La Mar Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The ear pieces are wide to block side glare. This is a great point I neglected to mention. Shape is important and even the cheapies I get are shaped to cup the eye so side glare is minimized as well. Just checked the walmart website and they offer several fishing brands sunglasses for just under $10 each f
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Hate to say it but I am sun sensitive. Bright sunlight can cause me, what is it called snow blindness? Now some might laugh at this, but honestly, I'm a real cheapskate. I have lost or broken so many sunglasses over the years that expensive ones are just out of the question. So, I grab mine at walmart usually for less than $10 per pair and they work just fine for me. I just make sure they are
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ben belote Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fenwick made the first flipping rods that I recall > of fiberglass back in the 60s.. Wow. OK. That goes back further than I was expecting. Thanks.
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David Baylor Wrote: > ....an interview with Dee Thomas. > While he didn't call it doodle socking, I just watched a video on doodle socking and it appears to be about the same thing as jigger pole fishing? This video with Ray Scott lists both techniques in the video title and infers they are one and the same thing? Only difference being a cultural difference in what it is called?
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