i use the tape also and i thought it wouldnt be very easy working with the smaller guides cause i have big fat fingers so i was going to get some of the adhesive but its not that bad really i just mark where the ring is on the blank and if it falls off i know where it goes still also the tape isnt bad i can pull on it a little and it will break loose so i can slide the guides where ever th
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i tried rod bond for the first time last week and it gave long working time and in 78 degrees F i could not move it in the morning. i put it on about 9pm or so the night before
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just curious when you are casting these spiral rods do they feel like casting a spinning rod? or does it still feel like a baitcaster?
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and learning from the mistakes that happened this time will help you with what you need to work on to get ready for next time
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lol sounds like everyone probably had a good time though...next time maybe mix a little for the rear grip then mix a little more after you get the reel seat ready then a little more after that for the foregrip at least then youll have 30 mins available :)
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Richard Curry you just made me crave burger king lol :) to me custom is taking the blank you want and adding whichever parts you want i call this customer because im only making one like this that fits the person perfectly...im not making 300 just like this one...well if you want 300 of them haha
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great thanks very much today ill be getting my guides on and test casting, static test, wrapping and hopefully getting some finish on
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hmm it says 19 1/2 inches from the spool does that mean the big ring or the small ring?
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well i used it on a 30-50lb gatorglass blank today (conventional reel attached) and it was to put on the guide closest to the reel and i did some bottom fishing today and it didnt move around or come off or anything but....its only been drying about 21 or 22 hours or so at this time and if i try to move around the guide it flexes but returns to its proper spot...not sure if it will go rock hard o
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ah thats great so it makes it so much easier on me then :) thanks guys as always you guys are the best!
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ahhhhh i see now i misunderstood...it doesnt matter how far up the blank the reel is as long as the guide closest to it is 19 1/2" away?
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I just got my guide MW guide set for my 7'6 rod and on the instructions it says its the suggested spacing for rods using 8 1/2" rear grip....can i use this same spacing even though i have an 11" rear grip or do i have to adjust for the longer rear grip? if so does anyone know how i should adjust it for the 11" rear grip?
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thats what i did but i did it after 3 coats lol i put it on thin but wow its reallllllly thin then i figured another thin one might be normalish but no very thin still so i made it pretty thick and it covered pretty nice..i should have done the thick one on second coat by the way i didnt use a drier i rotated by hand for a few (78F in the room) a quarter turn every couple mins and it leveled p
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wow i just tried it now and so far i put on 2 coats of very thin and the second coat is already dry to the touch after about and hour or 2 and no bubbles so far but i can still feel the threads through it so maybe im going a tad too light? lol and i love that it cleans up with water so far i like it but im not sure how well it holds up yet im hoping this does good after some more testing c
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wow 4-5 days to be tack free??? guess ill have to find some other use for it
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So i ordered some Threadmaster one and i have a few questions before it gets here this is only a one part finish and everywhere i read says its hard to remove bubbles so what is the best thing to use to apply it? brush? spatula? is it good for use on a whole rod? or is it a repair only type deal? ill be using it on a rainshadow hs9000 blank for light saltwater flats fishing is the dried
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thanks tom its a bit of both so ill microwave it and try it out :D
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ok great so ill check it out tomorrow and hopefully is good i really want to mount up my handle assembly so i can be ready for my guides next week :) thanks a lot
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how long does it normally take to set and dry? i bought it long ago but stopped rod building before i got to use it so how long should i wait to decide if its good or not? also thanks very much for the reply :)
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ive seen people on youtube using them and some fishing forums people tell about making and using them and they all say that a spinning reel is needed cause a baitcaster/conventional will backlash...just remember to flip the bail before you launch haha about the boat thing boats are expensive and they cost money to maintain with gas and registration and life jackets, flares, lights, motor maint
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i have some u-40 rod bond the normal kind not the fast cure...how long is this stuff good for? and how can you tell if it went bad or if its still good? its been a few years since ive used it but its been kept in a cool dark place closed tight and it still looks ok
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thanks russell ill look at those too :D and i see you are in hollywood im in palm beach and i have decided to go with a 2500...i thought i might need more line but if i spools me ill just run after the fish haha sorry todd i think i was responding while you were...i think thats what ill do use a lighter braid mostly ill be catching fish under 10lbs anyway but i do get the occasional 15+lb
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ah thats great about the finish thanks very much :D and wow those microwave guides look crazy haha and thats what im into! i have never seen anything like that before as for the guides close to the top i usually use 8lb diameter powerpro with a 20lb mono/flouro leader line to line with those guides be able to pass a small line to line knot easily? sorry forgot to say a #5 guide and shou
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Hey its been a while that i have time to log in here and do some more rod building! i have 2 questions if you all dont mind :D first i have some ThreadMaster lite finish 8oz kit but i havent used it in a while and the resin is still very very clear like when i bought it but the hardener is like a dark amber color. will that dark amber hardener make it look like that and cloudy? im using it
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looks good! i personally would have gone with a more professional looking menu bar but thats just my opinion....it looks good though
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man i was hoping the rockies would have won it but during that first game i was thinking they lost! they went through like 6 pitchers in the first game i figured they would have at least won one game......only problem with baseball other than the announcers are dull is they need to have a salary cap to give the broke teams a chance haha sounds like this little get together is going to be fun
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fly guides??
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billy what does that do????
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just purchase the back issue....there is also a holographic wrap that is really nice in that issue
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ive used fc high build, flex coat lite, ls supreme, and threadmaster...i now use TM lite but i like to build it up where i want it and i like that its thinner than high build i also like TM because its the clearest one ive seen so far although the lite version of FC is also pretty clear
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