Someone got in touch with Lance from another forum he had some wind damage to his rodbuilding shed but no flooding, power is out and may be out for a couple of weeks, he does have a small generator for power no injuries the main thing, haven't heard anything from Bill but I understand numerous power outages in the area John
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David I don't know about being tested but my first question would be IF you love the rod that much why didn't you bring it back to the builder, aside from that i agree with what has been said above re honesty John
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Peter as I said before much depends on where and time of year the angler chooses to fish Winter will usually find the fish in deep canals and calls for very slow movement of artificials blanks in the 6'6"-7 ft are ideal line ratings run 8-17 to 12-25 a blank capable of handling 1/4 oz jigs are a good bet Spring- finds them moving out through the passes with stronger tides a blank that
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Peter depends on how and where you plan to fish, the blanks Billy mentioned are excellent in many cases, for really tight dock fishing the B70 H may be the ticket John
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I stopped selling rods a few years ago prefer doing them for myself and friends BUT repairs here are through the roof in some case total insanity might be close to triple what i did last year. I don't know if it is attempt to save money but as long as the repair is less then a new rod it is go for it. John
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Peter check and see if the head stock has a morse taper or a fixed drive live rolling center, i noticed the next model up it says MT2 while the one you mentioned doesn't John
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Mike I have had that happen to me twice must be a little faster then you as no damage except to nerves. Both times it was due to the mandrel slipping into the head stock. Warnings like you have given is a great reminder to us all thanks. John
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Bob don't use anything been using decal connection paper for years and have never found it necessary, some find it better to use sol or set but it is not really needed John
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Bert take a look at MudHole DBSF DynaFlo Single Foot Guides they should be close John
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easiest way google type in wood lathes or metal lathes more brands models and prices then you will ever need John
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Stan I would venture to say you did the one thing that guarantees a failure 100% of the time, mix exactly 3cc of resin to 3cc of resin and it will NOT cure and it is something a good number of us have or will do glad it came out ok John
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At least a number of Star rods had the writing put on by the distributors sometimes for special customers to make them look more custom. They had a somewhat different system for distribution then other brands and they the distributors protected their retail sellers.Frank Thomson was the fl west coast distributor for a good number of years and he often could be found putting something in writing o
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Chaos currently or recently purchased Gator Glass blank manufacturing, as Jim said they got blanks as OEM from a couple of manufacturers John
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Sean almost all the older Star rods were made on Gator Glass blanks, they did have a couple of models that utilized ugly stiik blanks, and a couple that were OEM for them, roughly 90% or higher were gator glass John
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Scott if you touch the back of the decal it may remove a tiny amount of adhesive causing it to lift. The best tool for applying the peel and stick is a wall paper roller the small one used for edges about two inches wide, you can apply far more pressure using it then any other way John
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Buzz I do believe he means the DVD for using the lathe a great investment for anyone considering turning John
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Bill how dare you as a former officer of the law I resemble that remark John
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Mark try John
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As Fred said if it says nylon it is regular thread not NCP. I would suggest trying a small wrap on the very butt end and apply finish you may very well like the color you get without using CP. My own preference when using holo guides is avoid metallics except maybe a small trim band, I think this shows off the guides better and again this is just what I like John
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Eddie the only place I have ever seen anyone use a spinning rod was in Marathon in the Keys for grouper, 50lb line on a spinning reel is quite a bit of strain. If I had to build one I would go with the GUSA blanks along with some heavy frame guides John
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Steve check your e-mail John
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Steve if Jim doesn't have what you need drop me a line I am on the other side of the bay,even if I don't have it I may be able to get it tonight as we have our local club meeting at a local distributor John
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Mark it is very rare for humidity to have any effect on epoxy, blushing as Tom mentioned does happen but very rarely, temperature yes cure time is easily changed by a few degrees. Curious if you happened to use DNA over the first coat of finish before applying the second, DNA will sometimes act as a moisture carrier and cause problems. John
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I have seen this happen when a rod is somehow exposed to moisture, it gets under the finish usually happens where the finish is applied improperly and air and moisture can get under it small pin holes near guide foot is the usual culprit not much to do about it short of re wrapping and applying new finish. You can place the rod in a warm area and it may clear up but will return once rod is expos
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Considering the ways of snook I would suggest something like the GUSA B70M , very tough blank John
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Darby very old way tape a piece of thread you want for trim band on the blank.,where you want the wrap to begin begin the wrap over a tie off loop facing out after about 10 turns of the wrapping thread remove tape from trim band end make just over one revolution and insert the trim band end into the loop pull the loop until tight trim the trim band close and pull through takes some practice to ge
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Mike one of the shops I do repairs for have numerous rods made using the leather grips and those making them are not the best at times applying finish but I have not seen any of them with a problem in that area John
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As Tom mentioned they can be a problem I have seen some crimped on as well as glued and also have a pop rivet through the blank and tip top John
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Harold easiest thing to do is cut a fiberglass sleeve the same size as the reel seat, thats fits over the blank glue it in place then build as normal, no one but you will ever know the difference. John
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What Mike said but also check the manual and make sure it has a MT taper some of the Harbor Freights don't John
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