sooner or later there's going to be a third option to foam and cork.
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cork looks pretty when it's brand new. but after only a few fishing trips it becomes very dirty. EVA is very durable, but it's a little harder to get that fish slime off. that being said, i don't use cork on ANY of my rods.
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i agree. there's also a good bit of forgiveness with this stuff. don't even waste your money with syringes.
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steve i agree 100%
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i think all the responses are great. i just want to say that my original assumption seems to be somewhat true: rods built for a specific task/lure/fish are much more popular in the freshwater world. on our big boat, we keep three different types of rods: heavy duty casting rods, stand up rods, and trolling rods. we take the same rods we trolled blue marlin with all day and deep drop them
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thats a beautiful blue, and i agree, what a shame.
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alex, the salt water marshes here are VERY similar to yours. but for some reason fly fishing has not taken off. now i live in southEAST louisiana and cannot speak for southWEST LA. i have heard stories of so-and-so's little brother's ex-girlfriend's uncle who LOVES to fly fish for redfish. but i spend a LOT of time in the boat and at the marina and ive yet to actually see someone fly fishing
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herb, i get where you are coming from, but let me say this: 1. fly fishing is basically non-existent where i live. louisiana may be sportsman's paradise, but we do not have the species you have in florida (permit, bonefish, inshore tarpon, etc etc). good luck even finding someone here who owns a fly rod. 2. it's my belief that accuracy is in the fisherman, not the rod. now COMFORT is
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good point . but i think i forgot to mention something. my business is not a "custom rod" business. i designed a line of rods and thats what i sell. i know i hang around here on the custom board, but i really dont consider myself a custom builder. i know many here may gasp at that idea....it's just the route i chose. but i bet i sold more rods in my first 3 months of business that
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bill s., very educational stuff. as i said freshwater is not my gig. i guess it doesn't hurt to know whats going on in the F.W. world. i think from the marketing standpoint, companies who use the age-old techniques will get left in the dust as the current generation of 20-somethings start becoming the driving force of the economy. the age old "four P's of marketing" used to be
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >. > > And let's not forget, it's one more excuse to own > a few more rods. > > ............ sometimes we (fisherman) can be worse than women!
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i've been into rod building as a hobby and a side business for almost 10 months now. i have learned much from the internet, and from my friends in the biz. now that being said, i am a fisherman first, rodbuilder second. i often come across message boards or articles which discuss rods built for specific purposes, such as a "swim bait rod," or a "crank bait rod." now
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castaway or amtak. forget that high dollar stuff.
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tom i just got my renewal notice last week and i didnt know tomorrow was the deadline. is there a way i can get my renewal in? if you want to call me i can pay by debit card. 985-860-0153. thanks
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im the opposite........ive never applied an undercoat. i try to minimize my coats so it doesnt have the "bubble" effect
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it is my belief that the placement of the reel seat is what determines balance. adding weights to a butt end is just silly. your making a rod so much heavier when you just spent so much time trying to make it lighter. kind of defeats the purpose. my rods may not be perfectly balanced, but to the average fisherman they are. it all has to do with how far up (or down) i place the reel seat.
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stay away from braid. when you hook up a fish the line will dig into the spool, causing all kinds of problems.
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maybe this is something you could have sent in an email to them, instead of making a whole thread about it on a public forum.
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great. just wanted to make sure i didnt have to get new logos. i don't know much about this stuff.....my designer is the one who put them in .ai
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isn't .ai a type of vector format? thats the format my files are in.
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what brand of blank?
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can't complain for the price. except the butt ends of my rods always come out of the chuck (yes i purchased the deluxe chuck or whatever its called).
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sorry guys didnt mean to stir the pot. you know us youngin's are technology freaks.
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is there any plan in the works to upgrade to a new forum? i am not a webmaster or internet guru, so i do not know much about the costs (if any) involved. i do know that there are many sites i frequent which feature vbulletin or similar message boards; many of these sites do not have any sponsors. i'm sure this has been thought of and discussed, but i really think an up-to-date forum would e
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i think tom is right about the "myth" thing. this is especially true if you use a spiral wrap. i just wish i would have known this before i spent 55 bucks on a spine finder.
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roger, thanks for the tip. however, i live on the gulf coast. i dont think ive ever heard of menards! ive purchased some of the loctite brand and if i run into any problems, i'll post it here. thanks again!
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i emailed him this morning and he doesnt have any 5 minute, and i'm kind of hesitant to use a paste type epoxy. however, i have never tried a thread only ramp, and that might be the way to go. i'll give it a try. thanks bill.
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just got back from lowes. the only 5 minute they had was a loctite brand, and it was only water and solvent resistant. i guess i'll try home depot or a local hardware store next.
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i need some 5 minute epoxy today. i will be building epoxy ramps, and making some touch ups on my eva split grips. is there a product i could buy at lowes or home depot that will get the job done? i imagine any 5 min. epoxy that is flexible and waterproof will work? thanks in advance, lance
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that dark grey is SEXY
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