Emory, I use Titebond Waterproof, as do all of our regional shops now. I only do ring on ring <> Milled in place on the blank. Couple thousand plus grips done (including bonding all wood insert and metal barrel reel seats) over the past 5 years <> No visible lines after years of hard grip use. Not one ring or seat has ever lost adhesion. Wears evenly with the cork, and
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Marc, Actually no <> Although Great Suff is similar. We buy water proof Titebond liquid Polyurethane adhesive by the case for all of our grip assembly bonding here in the shop. Like all bonding, there is a bit of a learning curve with liquid Polyureathane adhesives ... And procedures need to be followed. Using this bonding process is different then would be required for epoxy bo
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Bill, Got your images <> Thanks <> Beauty work by the way !!! My shop now uses Andy's TM, and we love it. My guys do the guide wrapping and epoxy work over them. ... But for me personally I do all of the grip assemblies: Cork ring bonding and milling, butt thread work detailing, hand signatures, and feather inlays. Our reel seats and cork rings are all bonded with
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This stuff sounds great, and well worth considering. Can someone post a few pics in the photo section of a few finished wraps with this product ? Or send me an image or two <> rmeiser@charter.net Bob Meiser
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Doubt that they'll ever be any knock out blows, although as regional shops we do work together quite a bit already. ... And the big boys are not really copy cats <> But they do follow trends, and watch very closely how custom shop clientel responds to new concepts. In truth <> The fishing rod industry very much needs the major Mfgrs. to keep the tools of our sport viable for the
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Actually, the price of my rods are VERY much a consideration on my buyers check list. The price of my rods are on a par when compared to major manufacturers pricing for comparable rods. ... I compete directly with the major manufacturers in all regards, and on an equal playing field <> But approach marketing in a far different manner. Sage (for example) has an inventory of two han
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Good thread. Our shop: RB Meiser Fly Rods only builds two handed fly rods <> All on our own in - shop designed proprietary blank tapers. We presently have over 60 specific two handed fly rod tapers. 100% of our rods are custom built to client callouts, and we only sell direct to the angler (no rods in stores)100% of my rods are sold by word of mouth. I presently only attend on
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RB.org Sponsors, I need unbraced Carbide ring Perfections: 20/18/16/14/12 May buy all you have rmeiser@charter.net Bob Meiser
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Bill, Call me if you wish 541-531-3437 cell Bob Meiser
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Thanks Tom, I think Mike nailed it with his advise in all regards. For Blue Water I'd suggest a shorter tool for levering from the gunnels. The longer two handed fly rods are not the best application for this purpose regardless of their grain carrying capabilities. The longer two handed fly rods are best used for beach / jetties / estuarian or tidal rivers ... In fact are brilliant
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Scott, Sure <> The Recols are just fine ... I'd suggest the heavy wire. ... And yes <> A "tippy" top 1/3 (for example) would show up dynamically with a static test, and this would surely aide in guide placement. Bob Meiser
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Brandon, To elaborate a bit on my question ... And why I asked about the blank mfg name. Each mfg. does have very specific blank tapers in their two handed rods. If the blank is a tip action, stuff butted family of taper <> You may need to bunch the guides towards the top 1/3 a bit to acommadate acute flex. ... And in turn really minimize the number of guides at the bottom 2/3.
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Brandon, What blank is it ? Bob Meiser
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OK ... Thanks Andy Bob Meiser
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Andy ... RB Meiser Fly Rods has been marketing CTS blanks, and my own series of blanks made for me by CTS for over three years to both a domestic and world market. Are you now telling the public at large that as the Master Distributor/Importer of CTS products that CTS vendors must now channel through your "Dealer Program" distribution ... And have you determine how much they
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Hi Anthony, I designed all of the two handed and switch rod blanks now available by Beulah <> Very nice blanks. E-Mail me if you wish to discuss the 10'6" build-up. I have also developed our own all-purpose interchangeable tip shooting head line systems specifically for rods of this concept. I always have both blanks and lines here in stock. Another bit of recent news fo
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Hi Bill, I think you mailed me ? ... But your addy did not come through. About your question: I use a specific tapered CTS REVO for this application. For targeting trophy Beakies I'd suggest a 16 wt 3 pc 8'6" to 9'0" rod. If used as a two handed switch rod for overhead delivery of shooting heads, the angler can use a uni-upper grip/cheater for the high hand. Low
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Tom, OK <> Understood about the water suggestion. Will the building allow a carpeted lane of say about 40' wide and 80' to 100' long with ceiling height over 16' ? If so ... I can use grass leaders to simulate anchor point much as we'd do on grass. Bob Meiser
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Hi Tom, Understood about this event being multi-regional and well attended. I've been following this forum literally every day since day one. Kinda hard to miss the success of this event, and all of the kudos you receive in this regards are truely well deserved. ... Guess I'm just looking for a thumbs up from a portion of the crowd at large about their interest in building this family
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Been going back and forth in my mind about attending the High Point show in 2007. Tom has always been very generous about inviting our shop to this event in past years to do a demo or two about two handed fly rods; this year being no exception to that invite. ... But I've always wondered if there really is very much interest within this community about these rods <> Their applications
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"I have not been this excited about a blank since Kennedy-Fisher first came on the market with their graphite blanks or GLoomis with their IM6 blanks" Ellis ... I agree, and I still feel like a kid on Xmas morning whenever I open my delivery from CTS <> And I usually get quite a bunch to be built up each month. In the long haul <> I've found that it's word of mouth
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Hi Scot, Yep ... Very familiar with her as Stephen and I designed her taper from scratch, starting the process nearly 3 years ago. In the early days of her development she was known as "EVE", and was the benchmark taper for most of the present CTS Affinity Plus two handed tapers and all of my Highlanders. I built a 5 pc 14'0' 9/10 for Gordon Armstrong two seasons ago, and he s
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Scot, The issue of section movement on the longer two handed rods is ALWAYS an issue that needs to be addressed in some fashion. ...In short: The longer the rod, and the more sections within the rod <> The greater the opportunity of section seperation. I'd advise to tape your sections <> It's good insurance. Bob Meiser
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Scot, Check out www.speypages.com All of your questions concerning rod/line marriages will be addressed by posting on their "Spey Clave" forum. The wealth of accurate information from this community is well worth the few minutes it takes to register with this website. Finding the correct line marriages for your two handed fly rod can be an elusive task as there are many on-t
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Paul, Guess I'm giving away my age here <> It's an old generic term for snowmobiling. When I was a kid in Northern Wisconsin there only was ONE snowmobile: Ski-doo. I'll check out that site for sure <> Thanks ...};^)...!!! Meiz
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Thanks Paul, Ironically I'm sending three 10'6" rods to Anchorage this month. There's one in route to a two hander that want's his for targeting nads on the Sandy this late Sept and Bows on the Kenai. Fishes a couple other Steelhead rivers very close to you that I'd promised to never mention ... Skidooed in this Sping for some pretty nice fish. Small river, so the 106er was ide
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Paul, I'll be at the following gatherings: Great Lakes Clave <> Sept. 8th <> Chcago, Ill. Clearwater Gathering <> Sept 22nd <> Peck ID. Southern Oregon Gathering <> Sept 28th <> Medford, OR Spey Fair <> Oct 28th <> Carnation, WA I'm really not very good with theory as to why a 10'6" rod will deliver 600 grains these distance
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Forecast two handers are very nice blanks <> Most any two haned blank produced today will be quite good: Just need to mary them to the correct lines to best match the casters' delivery style and fishing applications. Also ... A well designed 10'6" blank utilized with two handed anchor point (Spey) delivery will generate huge distances <> If you know how to perform the cast
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Oh this is an interesting one...!!! Hat's off to YOU Emory. I feel that you nailed it on the head: I think that the primary job of the true custom rod builder "first and formost" is to inherently have the knowledge to build the correct tool to most effectively and efficiently meet the anglers specific applications.... ...And to build that tool in such a correct way as to
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Good advise Tom, and probably a good generic practice as you described when using various finishes. ...But I did do a bit of research, and discussion with ThreadMaster prior to utilizing my heat application process, which in truth is actually very light and quick in practice. I think my very point was that after 9 months in the field now with ThreadMaster <> My process of heat applic
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