I attended both days of the expo and i can say Steve Gardner report is right on. All the vendors were busy, there booths so crowded you had to wait to get close to see the merchandise they had. At (Custom Tackle), Bob was so busy, his help got my order that i had called in a couple of weeks ago. At (Sticks Sticks 4 You), they had big crowds, especially at the garbage can sale both days. I enjoy
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I received my Mudhole Catalog last week, but no Rod Maker Magazine yet. I am only 15 miles from High Point and work at the Post Office. Go figure.
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Carter's Barbeque. 2 locations, one on main street in high point about 1 mile from the Raddisson, the other one block off hwy 68 near wendover ave. I ate there last saturday. Good bbq and desserts. Cobblers and 3 and 4 layer cakes. Hum,Hum. Roger Greensboro, NC
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I forgot to mentioned, i see pvc and heavy duty cardboard tubes come through the mail few times a week.
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I have read your post about the cost of $128 to ship 3 rods using the new math of the USPS with interest since i am employed with USPS as a Express Mail Clerk. I do not work at a window station or small post office but i process all express mail that has been accepted each day, sort, make sure customer has correct zip, and i place correct destination tag on every express bag and parcel before i
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I get a blank screen when i click on both links. What i am doing wrong. I have no trouble with any other pdf. Dis regard. I switched from safaria to firefox. Got it. Thanks, Roger
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Where are a few places you can get aluminum tubing for extending a rod? Lowe's or Home Depot! Thanks. Roger Greensboro, NC
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I am in the same scerino as Chris with a 5.5 ft UL with a underspin reel. I placed my rod on the table with the cover off of the reel and the center of the spool on the edge of the table and the rod did not intersect the edge of the table. So i dedcided to try the cone flight set up and work with it some to see what i can come up with. But if someone has built UL with underspin reel and has a bet
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I should figure 7 guides for 5-1/2 ft UL. Correct.
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I was reading the last few issues of RMM on concept guide system and noticed in vol. 10-2, page 28, it reads number of guides used should be equal in number to the length of the rod in feet, plus one, plus tiptop. Rods that fall on the half-foot, just round down to the nearest full number of feet. So a 6-1/2 foot will count as a 6 footer and will utilize 7 guides plus tiptop. Then in Vol. 10-3, p
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I should have been more clear. the reel is a underspin. Sorry for the confusing. Roger
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Mike, I have read a few of your post on trigger spincast reels. Was wondereing is a #10 too small for a butt guide or is the #10 guide after the butt?
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My second build will be a 5.5 Ul with trigger spincast reel for wife. Since i haven't built up a supply of guides yet, any advice sizes to start my supply, because this rod will not be the only ul with a trigger spincast that i will build. A few builds for nephews for xmas present. Thanks
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Tom, Scott, Fred, Russ, thanks for the ideas and advise. Sorry i was unable to reply before now, butt i had to leave for work. Just 3 more years. Yea Scott: I have stripped the rod and the blank is solid at the butt where the reel seat was located. Fred: There is a solid piece inside of the blank where the reel seat was located. Russ: Thanks for the offer. I may take you up on the offer
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Thanks for the quick response Tom. I think i will keep the wood handle. I need to replace the reel seat since it was cut off. Do you think i could get by with a graphite seat or go with a more heavy seat? Thanks. Roger Greensboro, NC
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I purchased from a elderly man a rod he had built 12 years ago that i got to know from years fishing at Kure Beach, NC. Used mostly flounder fishing from pier. The rod measured 8', i thought until the rear handle (wood) came loose. After a few search here, my neighbor and i carefully cut the reel seat off with a dremel and thats when i discovered the rod was only 62". The handle(18") wa
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I would like that Ash. thank you
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I am trying to figure the location of choker guide on first build. I understand in, ft, yds but mm i get a little lost. I will list what i have now and hope someone advise if i am on the right path. 1) 42mm diameter of reel spool. 2) 42 x 27 =1134 3) 1134 / 25.400= 44.6 ins. 4) I used 25.400mm from conversion chart for 1 in. Am i in the ball park or in left field. Thanks.
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Once again thanks for all the advise. I will try sme of these tips. I like the back plate idea. Again thanks for helping a newbie. Hope to meet alot of the members at the expo. I am 1 of those 400 Tom mentioned in early post from North Carolina. (Greensboro)
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Thanks for the replies. I guess practice, practice, practice and more practice. In Tom's book, he said use light touch when wrapping. Maybe i am a little heavy handed. One again thanks for all the help. Roger
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Thats my problem. Back and forth, then i get gaps in my wrap, then i back up and start again. The rod moving up i got fixed. Its the back and forth movement i need help on.
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I have practiced my guide wrapping before i start on my first rod. I am using a manual wrapper with V supports. I have a slight problem keeping the rod from moving forward and back when wrapping. Any suggestions how i can fix this before i begin the real deal. Thanks.
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In the process of building first rod UL and thought i would try the fuji concept guides. My question is what is difference of BYAG-8J and BYAG-8LJ? I had considered using the BLVLG guides. Would it be much of a difference using either on a UL(5.5 ft) in terms of weight and casting.
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Thanks Eric. I have a better understanding of the process now. Practice, slow, practice, slow. Thank you
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I thought the in and out motion could create an off center hole. That is why i used a rotating motion. I thought about those reamers, but since i am starting out i would wait. Maybe i should get the reamers. Thanks for the help.
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Need some help. I was reaming my first cork handle for a UL today and the handle split. I was using a round tapered file 1/4 to 5/16. I did not use much of back and forth movement with the file. I was trying to rotate the handle on the file with a little pressure. A little over half way the handle split in two round halfs. What did i do wrong. Too much pressure. How is the best way to ream a co
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Thanks Scott. What thread do you like and high build or lite for finish?
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Hello everyone. I am preparing to begin building my first rod and the info i have learned from this site, the 07 expo, the Rod Building Guide by Tom, and watching dvd's of Doc Ski, Ken Preston, Flexcoat, and Steve Petri will help from start to finish. A few suggestion and advice before i start would be greatly appreciated. This is my plan as follows. This rod will be a UL for my 7 year old grands
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Hi everyone. I am a new poster though i have been a member for a few months. I have read a lot of good info from well experienced rod builders on this forum and will continue to read as much as possible. I will be in High Point to gain more info and hopefully to meet some members from this forum. I hope this show will help me decide if rod building is for me when i retire. Since i live a ho
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