Phil ......... alot of rods are lost when someone turtles as well as other reasons as you said ............ rod holder problem or another ....... alot of custom rods are lost ........ Joe ........ I'm aware of why the Seeker S glass floats and that you have to use light components. I'm definitely not where I could begin to approach a rod manufacturer to make some specialty blanks ......... s
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Tom ....... Play the link Jim posted ......... The s seeker blanks float with a reel and lure without anything added ........
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Just glad your ok ........ stuff can be replaced but not our Jester
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No Tom ...... I've got it right ......... if the rod falls overboard and if the thing deploys, there will be a bunch of line to deal with when you puled it up ......... and if there is a strong tide, the float will be down stream and probably underwater ....... and if it is by the ships hulls at Kiptopeake or the barnacle covered pilings, the string would probably be cut on the razor sharp barnac
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Tom ......... if I remember correctly the rescue device required a float with line and that won't work when I'm fishing in deep water ......... I also don't like the idea of having to deal with a lot of attached line tangling or getting caught on debris or pilings that I might be fishing around. Please forgive me if I remember it incorrectly. I guess I'll have to go back and search for the articl
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Phil ........ I stand corrected glad you are a fellow Yaker. I agree with you ....... I don't want any bouy device (I sometimes fish in waters over 80 ft) or tethers ....... they just get me tangled up ...... or floaty lumps on my rod ......... just want it to float, look good, feel good and perform .......... Oh and sorry about the spelling etc above ........ typing fast and not editing ...
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Phil ........ my guess is that you don't kayak fish. I haven't lost any but alot of guys I know while kayaking. It's just something that the Kayak guys would probably find helpful ........ and probably spend the money on. Might want to think about it ........ it coulb be a nice new market. A buddy of mine has told me several times that his $500 custome rod was never recovered. His new one ha
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Well ...... don't know about that .......... I build a rod that I like for the fish that I catch ........ mainly stripers that are usually 5 - 30 lbs. I want a grip that feels good in my hand and a rod gives a good fight down to the butt. I also want an 11'+ rear grip. I don't like the split grip stuff for me. I want something that feels better than the others I have in the boat for me. As I sa
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Well ....... you guys might want to check out overboard Rods .......... built for kayak fishing so they will float with a reel if they go overboard . I kayak fish and I don't like the add on's that make the rod look bulky etc or the PIA of a rod leash .......... Just thought you guys might be doing something ......... especially you Tom since you are so big into Yakin I was thinking abou
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is any body building rods that will float with a reel ......... if so what are you using for the handles etc.
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Both you and he are in my prayers ......... here's to a speedy recovery ......... and rodbuilding might help to rebuild if he loves it as much as you ....... good luck
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I'm definitely interested
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It's mainly used in large rivers in the northwest for salmon and what the others have said ......... it's beginning to be used on the east coast for stripers on the surf ........... takes a special type of casting but you can get 200+ feet on a cast wothout a lot of back cast ............ check it out on you tube ..........
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Tom .......... what do you use on your Hobie Pro Angler?
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Guys around the great lakes use home made air cannons ........... I have one and it will shoot it 100ft if you want it to ........... they are amazing
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Eric Viburs Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think you would not have a tighe loop and > maximum forward momentum with the line. I would > think that the "movement" of the rod would loose > the generated power of the load and throw a > "ripple" into the line that would end up deforming > the tight loop. Maybe not but j
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Uh ........ I use an airgun for Flocking and the manufacturer where Ton is quoted sells one .......... I think there might be a confusion in the terminology. Although the flocking gun operates like an airbrush in that it uses an air source, is attached to a canister and has airflow/flock flow adjustments, it's called a flocking gun and not an airbrush.
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Demand? ...... What demand ............ Bill asked a legitimate question in the most diplomatic way possible and gets an answer that even offended me ........... Wow !!!!!
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The Doug Hannon theory was tested and discussed in another site and apparently it works .......... at least for the guy testing the theory ........ I think I even saw some video .......
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Seems loke a lot of your builders are in the north that don't make the trip .............. Moving it to some place Central in the East would probably increase your attendance
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Ok ....... I watched them for awhile when I was buying one on several sites. The thing is that the used ones held their value. I think most of them were between $250 and $300 for the Pac Bay's with the upgraded chucks ......... but that was 3 years ago when more people had jobs ....... don't know now
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A custom made rod for a $5 reel .......... your kidding ......... I used them as a kid and my daughter caught her 1st fish on one 25 years ago .......... brings back fun memories but that reel won't handle a decent or large fish
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Why are you arguing with him in the first place ........... there are still alot of people that agree with Dale Clemmens about the spine and build on the spine ....... it's his blog and his opinion ......... I don't think either one of you are right or wrong ........ there's just different schools of thought ..........
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Why not just vacuum seal them with the dye. That should draw the stain deep into the cork. Works with other stuff should work here
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Give him 4 Walmart Specials with zebco 202's for reels for his birhtday and hide the customs for awhile ...............
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I stand corrected ............. regardless ....... they are great blanks ............. all of the ones I had were straight as an arrow and I love the feel when playing a striper in the Chesapeake
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I love them ...... I think they are one of the last ones manufactured here in the US .......... Batson and others are from the Far East
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Came right up for me
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I had the same problem until I adjusted my band saw ............... bring the guides down close ........... I'm now able to cut 1/2 rings 4 to 3 1/8 rings beautifully ..........
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Lance ........ I'm sure it was the other way around ......... she entertained them .............. can't get the smile off my face just hearing about it....... glad she had a great time ..........
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