I'm trying to imagine 10,000 "walleye" rods sent to Florida retailers. Another issue is not just species specific labeling on rods, but also technique specific labels also appear on rods. I have a rod that says "crankbait" rod, but for me it is an awesome swimbait rod. I never use it for crankbaits. So while such labels can help promote sales, it can also hurt sales.
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Little more than a sales gimmick. There is nothing more irritating than to have a rod in my hands fishing for bass and see some label on it for trout or salmon or walleye. Seriously? Time to remove it! No such thing as a species specific rod. Next?
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I just tried a forum search for loomis through firefox and it works for me. Are you saying it is only in the app that search is not working?
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Thanks Aleks! I went back and edited out any partisanship in what was left.
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If my comments are a violation of any rule, then please feel free to delete anything I posted that is considered a rule violation. I am perfectly happy working on what I do elsewhere where it can do some good for we the people and the future well being and defense of this country. Patriotism to me is a civic duty. Happy 4th!
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Fuji KR. SIC guides are more brittle and easier to break. A simple drop or twist of guide frame can do them in. ADDED: Some real world search info found on numerous forums about how brittle SIC guides are. SiC Guides Breaking Easily??????? I've got some ugly sticks that i've literally run over and the rings stay put. These crack/break seem to break waaaaaaay too easily. to
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Of course, fishing is always affected by > recessions just like anything else, but in some > ways it is never affected as deeply as most other > daily endeavors. People love to fish and they will > continue fishing through a recession. > Tom here in Florida I can attest to this economic dow
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You are exactly right! However, the recession is not upcoming. We're in it according to the experts. Key indicator: Key Fed GDP tracker turns negative, signaling recession is here The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model estimates -1.0% growth for Q2 The Federal Reserve's key real-time model for tracking U.S. economic activity has turned negative, signaling that the nation could already
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Would you explain or clarify your statement: "What is the best ways to make an old glass fishing rod as transparent as possible." Thanks!
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you care to look you will see that during a > cast the rod tip is bent BACKWARD to its greatest > extent at the moment the cast is released. So much > for the power of the rod pulling or pushing the > line with energy and speed from somewhere other > than the angler. The angler pulls the rod
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And Phil when I cast, I am using that unloading rod spring effect to NOT push the lure out there or push a rope as you say, but my rod tip is pulling the lure at a stronger, faster rate than softer rods, so yes rod construction can help casting to go further as we push deeper into the rod's spring loading and unloading effect. My rod tip is PULLING the lure until release so there is no pushing as
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Well there is a way for us to "look" at it without empirical data of any value as of yet... The higher the audible resonant frequency, the easier the rod blank can transmit vibrations from input at tip to output at handle. So higher frequencies are believed to make a rod more sensitive, but there are other factors involved such as size, density, shape, weight, construction, and mater
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Nice
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well Kent, you are mistaken again. Of course I am. I will never be right will I? >The TNF > process (have you tried it, or are you just > speculating (again) that it cannot tell > significant differences in rod blanks?) is clearly > capable of reliably measuring the TNF's of > bla
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > though already built verified my subjective > evaluations > > The more I work with blanks, whether it be CCS or > TNF, the more I feel I understand the complexities > of rod Feel? Subjective?
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > CCS numbers seems a waste of time." Interesting.
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For a number such as 350 cpm we should use Hz as > proper scaling? 350 / 60 = 5.83 Hz. I'll stick > with cpm. 350. When one can choose between > fractions and whole numbers, whole numbers makes > the most sense to me. But to each his own. According to this method every rod made on the plane
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You're right we should use the correct scaling and that is hertz. It makes the most sense to me. And it is the common standard and nearly all electronic equipment made for measuring frequencies and controlling frequencies is all done in hertz only and this is how it should be in custom rod building in my ever so humble opinion. CPM should be done away with and just use hertz as everyone else in t
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david taylor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > give you the blank frequency in cpm Hertz.
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The force available for a rod, any rod, any power, > any action, to return from a dead lift condition > is exactly the dead lift > pounds/grams/graiins/tons; etc. If it were not so > the weight would move. The rod is resisting the > dead lift weight with a force equal to the dead > lif
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It can also be measured like a spring for power. Deadlift is misleading to me. I can have an ultralight rod and a MH both lift a similar load, but one rod has more "power" in the return of a spring loaded effect released and the rods will have different results in that type of power test. So power can also be measured by how much "pull" a rod returning to rest can exert. This
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Herb Ladenheim Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Idon't see the logic of spending the time to do a > CCS study on a blank to find out that it's a > "true" 10wt when it cant tell me what line to > use. > Herb Thanks Herb! It is very subjective though claimed to be objective.
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Even science cannot agree on the water volume issue... - "Water may change phases, but the amount always remains constant By Ferdinand Furer Nationwide PUBLISHED 11:00 AM ET Nov. 22, 2021 Did you know that the total amount of water on Earth is fixed? The amount of water is neither gained nor lost between the Earth and its atmosphere." And if I believe that one, then there is
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I worked at a rod and reel repair shop for years and went through this one a lot using a number of various glues. What I learned to look for over the years was to look for softer glue sticks to the touch that were also low temp glues. Those that were rubbery and bend easily at room temp seemed to hold better than hard glue sticks that once hardened up could crack away more easily like epoxy c
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To me it is. This is why I have chosen unpainted blanks for years. I do not want any coatings weighing my blanks down and reducing sensitivity which yes is noticeably different and not as crisp of a response. Painted blanks may look pretty, but not for me if I can help it. If you had 2 identical blanks, one painted and one not painted, I'd think you could tell the difference. I believe this di
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Was it recorded and available?
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Call old bass pro John Bitter. Today in 2022 he is still fishing in tournaments using those old Lew's reels. I give him the ones I come across. I used to work for a rod and reel repair shop and worked on his rods and reels for years. I asked him one day how many does he have and its well into the hundreds. I'd bet most of them are just parts reels which brings me to my point... John Bitter owns h
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Scott Appley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Where do you see technology taking rod building in > the near future? Good question... but let me put this one out there... Check out nanotubes... puts graphite fibers to shame! They say they are unbreakable and stackable one inside another for increased strength. More than twice as strong, and twice as l
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This is awesome! Thanks Aleks! I'd like to ask Gary about Don Mook. There is so little about him online. Where is Don Mook from, how did Gary and he get into business together and what all did Don Mook do? And where is he today? And does Gary have any knowledge of Don Mook building a rod blank factory in Houston, Texas for Brett Crawford of All Star Rods? Anything about Don Mook would be
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Email the new owner of this forum Aleks Maslov . They sell made in America NFC blanks. Or, just click on North Fork Composites to the left of this thread...
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