Thanks Fran. Jim
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I have built quite a few 4/5 wt Perigees on blanks that I have purchased within the last two years. They have consistently cast as a 4 or 5 weight and work great with small flies. Where I live, I use a 3/4 most of the time, but I always bring my 4/5 when I fish for bigger fish in larger streams or tailwaters (read San Juan River). Of all the blanks that I use, Perigees are still my personal fa
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Since I began building my own grips, I have been inletting for the reel seat with a Dremel. This is getting to be time-consuming if I want good results. Does anybody have a better method for inletting a completed grip?
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Justin, Don't forget about the "complete" action. Too many people think about the action in terms of casting (and long distance casting) at that, but that's not all that we do. I put much more emphasis on short casts, mending, and how the rod feels when I have a fish on. I personally think that the recent emphasis on very high modulus blanks and fast actions is more advertising hy
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