Amen, Brother Tom !! I have to constantly push myself to "do it now" not put it off. Friend of mine told me life is like a roll of toilet paper -- the closer you get to the end, the faster it rolls around !! Tony
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There may be some misunderstanding on what "deflect the rod" means. To my understanding, this means, add enough weight (pennies) to the tip top such that the rod tip is below the level of the rod grip by 1/3 of its length (in the above case, 1/3 of 9 feet or 36" down). I measure from the floor up to the level rod before loading and then subtract the deflection measure (in this c
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If memory serves me correctly, denaturants added to ethanol are very bad tasting compounds that cannot be tolerated by humans (makes them very nauseated, tasts awful or some other reason a person couldn't get it down or keep it down). Denaturant is required by law such that the denatured ethanol will not be used as an intoxicating beverage -- and thus, carries a lower tax rate and is sold for no
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And I don't even epoxy the winding check, I feel the thread in front (and leading up to the hook keeper lower wrap if you use one) and the epoxy finish on the threads is enough to hold it in place -- and I don't need one more oozing epoxy spot to wipe clean with alcohol. Tony M
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Could be slow server or time of day .... just now (Sat. at 5:00 PM Eastern), I got only slight delay on clicking on CCS data from main page and then a longer delay (maybe 5-6 seconds) when I clicked on the CCS Data button at top of page. The spreadsheet then seemed to act normally clicking between rods and blanks. Tony M
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I agree with the praises of Dan Craft FT blanks. Recently completed the 904-4 and it's the best rod I've ever cast. Very easy loading the 4 weight line, casts farther for me -- and carries a 5 and 6 weight line with aplomb. As for very small streams, I like a 7 foot, 4 to 5 wgt rod because I feel you need the line weight to get in under the bushes and carry to the banks. A 1-3 weight line s
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oh, no, @#$%& is still being used even by those of us using XP ...... soon to be converted to Mac, I think.......
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I'm an amateur fly rod builder, have built 4 rods, working on my 5th. The book that speaks to me best that I have run into is "Fly Rod Building Made Easy: A Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Making a High-Quality Fly Rod on a Budget" by Art Scheck (Paperback - April 2002). Art covers all I've needed so far and provides ways and means of getting into it without jumping to the highly m
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Joe: looks to me like you've done everything correctly. Seems like a mis-labeled rod ? Maybe you can use this for schoolie stripers or small bone/redfish..... Tony Mortimer
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