What volume was the ribbon wrapping in??
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Astroshield, its an airplane polish and glaze. It has no wax so there is no film. It also covers minor scrathes and cleans the rod.
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Just wanted to express my thoughts and prayers to our good friend Doc, Im not sure of the details, I just know his health has not been the best and it will be good to see him back up and being the great help he has always been in posting answers to all our weaving and building questions. Hope to see him back online soon. vern
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Tom, you will never know how great it is to come to this forum and learn so maney great things about rod building. Its really refreshing to see (especially) begginers being able to get answers to their questions. Just wanted to thank you for all the time and effort you put into the site. Thanks, Tom Vern
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Same here, warm water. I have used alchohol in the past and not had problems but switched to just plain water as there was no need to spend the money to clean a rod before wrapping.
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I have had the honor as well of meeting BD, he is a wealth of knowledge as well as a great person. Just cant say enough about him. I highly recommend any knowledge you gain from this man be maintained in writing as not to forget it.
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I wouldnt try to balance it with the reel seat. The MLF is great for jigging walleyes but I agree with Tom, an LF would have worked better in your case. Good Luck.
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I agree with Tom, the Flex Coat wrapper is a perfect fit for the beginner. Flex Coat also offers a small book titled "Step by Step Rod Building" along with a CD titled "Flex Coat Rod Building "How We Do It"". Both are inexpensive and well worth while for someone just starting. The CD really simplifies the beginning craft and also shows methods of wrapping without a r
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Have a "Golden Compac" fly rod in for repair, cant locate manufacturer or any other speciifcs, Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Vern
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Id build an entire new one, charge him half price and use the old broken one to experiment with which reapiars might work best, then fix the old rod and you have a new blank.
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The tilt would be something recommended to the customer or dictated by the customer. Its possible that the customer wants them tilted at an angle and some straight up and down. Just use Toms advice when explaining it to the customer. Thats why its call a custom rod. JMHO
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You are bringing a brand new rod out the front door and the screen door slams on the tip.......
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Awesome job, Barry.
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Great article, thanks for the information. I didnt realize that CP was the secret. Learn something new everyday. Now I can work on perfecting it and start teaching it in my classes. Thanks, Guys Vern
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How do you put on wet tanned snake skin? Will a coat of rod coat still work with out any other preperation? Does anyone know what method to use? Thanks, Vern
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Being a freshwater fisherman, I prefer a popping rod with faster tip, depending on what type fish you are fishing for I use etiher a MHF or MLF but always witha fast tip. JMHO
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Thanks, Tom, it looks great!!
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Need opinions, do you feel its needed to wrap the ferrule on a two piece ultra lite rod? Ive heard so many folks say yes and so many say no its not needed. Would just like some opinions. I think its needed no matter what weight rod your talking about. Thanks folks Vern
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Which side to place the guides on the spine is a debatable point, some do it the way Mike said others do the opposite as Tom said. When I teach I teach that on spinning and fly rods the guides go on the bottom and casting go on the top spine. Alot can be left to interpratation and builder preference. I think its a point that could be debated forever.
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Id go with green/silver trimar with ncp red for trim bands.
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I agree with Mike, I clean my reels annually and I cant imagine trying to clean it when it is glued to the handle. Also think tying it on with thread as you would a guide is also a good idea, that way you would only need to re tie after cleaning. Vern
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Removing guides and relocating them shouild not leave any marking on the rod after cleaning the area with alchohol. As long as they are removed carefully and correctly.
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No complaints from anyone Ive put them on.
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Billy, I like the way you run your classes, very simiilar to the way I run larger adult classes, however, individual classes are different as pointed out in Bob's post you run a danger of competition or continued questions that can be found in information poiinted out in the class that I run. Iam not new to teaching by any means, I simply wondered what others thought of pricing and its intere
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I must say I agree with alot of you willing to teach for free to someone who wants to learn. In re thinking I would probably do the same unless that person intended to go into business for himself. Thank you for the feed back, it gave me something to think about. By the way, I charge civic organizations nothing at all, the sponsoring agency usually charges a nomnal fee. I dont charge for any thin
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Just curious as to how much other instructors charge their clients for instruction. I normally charge retail prices for all components including blank and then anywhere from $50.00 to $100.00 flat fee depending on what type rod it is and whether they want to include a butt wrap or not. Overall I fairly flexible. Once they have picked their components I adjust my pricing as to not out price myself
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I recently sent a builder copies of my teaching materials (student and instructor manuals) along with a number of tranceparancies. I dont remember who it was as I send material out all the time. If you do have the tranceparancies please email me to arrange for there return. They take a good amount of time to make as well as a good amount of money. I use them for building seminars and need them as
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Would the same apply to freshwater rods, suggesting that you place the guide on the blank and not the marbled part?
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Batson has always provided top notch service and customer care, including in the the teaching area with instructor kits and building kits.
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Your right on with the fact that its what its all about. The looks on the kkids faces from my classes when they catch their first fish on their own crafted rod is unbeleivable. It makes them almost as proud as it makes me to watch them. I have a 4 yr old grand daughter who I built a rod for and this summer will be the first time she gets to go fishing so I cant wait to see her reaction when she h
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