hey fella's i am thinking of building a rod with EVA grips from matagi and am just wonderign about the hardness of their EVA? i like a really hard foam and really hate soft foam. so any help would be appreciated
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you reckon spinning it in fast drill and using a fine hack saw blade?? i dont have a dremel or anything like that
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hey guys, just got my hands on a IPS seat with KDPS locking nut, i intend to only have a foregrip of around an inch maybe a bit longer. how would i go about trimming both parts ie thread on IPS and sleeve on KDPS? thanks
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Thank you very much henry! i plan to do a upside down IPS installation on this rod so that the bottom grip locks the reel into place and i plan on doing a tiger wrap in the spilt grip area so i will need it to go over thread. Thanks Henry. also if anyone has this blank just lying around could you do some measurements for me :P
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hey im looking for a place that stocks all these items, that ships to australia. GUSA P-UR70-UL Fuji TATSG 20,12,10,8 AMTAK NIRLF #5's Fuji AC-F100 (shaped split grip to fit IPS) Fuji A-CWCH Fuji A-CDRK Fuji A-CWCF Fuji A-CBP Gudebrod NCP medium green 6779 size A i have looked at mudhole and therodworks but both dont have all the parts. any help appreciated
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is there a recomended size like for example should i go for .5mm bigger than the measurement
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hey guys im about to order the parts for my next build and i have a question. the build is a GUSA PUR70UL and in the handle assembly i am using some of Fuji's alluminium winding checks. But i dont know what size to get for the following items. Fuji- A-CWCH and A-CWCF The butt diameter of the blank is 11.4mm so any help would be appreciated as i would not have a clue as to sizing, such as
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exellent! i plan to use these on my next build
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exellent! i plan to use these on my next build
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exellent! i plan to use these on my next build
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I think i may have found my blank! GUSA Pioneer UR70-UL any opinions for crispness etc etc?
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Another Question! after talking to a fellow builder here in aus i have had second thoughts about my blank selection for the other build i intend to do along with this build. I want a blank that will cast light to unweighted plastics a fair way but still have enough guts to catch small snapper ie up to 50cm without TO much trouble. something around 100 dollars willing to go to about 150
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thanks guys for the help. i just didnt feel right using 9 or something guides on a 7 foot rod but i guess ill have to compromise and use more guides. i am going to go ahead and order extra guides in varying sizes and do a lot of test castings etc etc until i feel comfortable. sorry for the noob question :S thanks guys
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Ok just did some more calculations. after finding my choker point at 1053mm from spool that left me 910mm to the tip. i followed ted's advice and tried different calculations with different numbersof running guides. 910 / 5 guides gives me 182mm between guides is equally spaced. In my opinion this would be to far away so 910 / 6 guides gives me 151mm between. this is a little more respe
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yeah ill need to order a few extras. im doing a similar build a few weeks after this one or even at the same time if funds permit. 7' blank matched to a 08 shimano Twinpower 2000 but ill need to get ahold of the funds to buy the reel before i do the build thanks for your help ted
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ahh ok sorry my mistake :P thanks for you help mate much appreciated, now i have to finalise my guide decision so i can order them. thank you again for your help and sorry for the misunderstanding i was a tad distracted. cheers Tom
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this rod will be used to throw small hardbody lures eg (2-5g) and i want it to be able to cast a mile using 4lb braid for searching flats and casting to spooky fish. thanks all
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Thanks Ted and Ben, Ben, I am in western suburbs, Mt Ommaney to be exact. Ted, so your saying a set up like this 20,12,8 in high frame then 5 fly onwards out to the tip? when you say "Your last 5 from the tip will sit at the choker location" by that do you mean my last #5 guide before the tip as my choker location? wouldnt that go against the NGC setup method of x27 which
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Hey Guys, yep me again :D i am building a Samurai S1000X 7' 1-2kg spinning rod matched to a Shimano Stradic FI 1000, ill be running 4lb braid and fluro reel spool diameter = 39mm so 39 x 27 puts the choker at 1053mm from reel spool. i plan to use AMTAK NIRLF size 5 or Fuji Sic 5/4 running guides, so after i have worked out the choker location that leaves a wopping approx 950mm to the tip
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what exactly are you referring to when you say straightest axis? sorry im a bit of a noob
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hey guys im an aussie living in brisbane i was just wondering whats the easiest way to get back issues? specifically im after the one on the new guide concept system i think its like issure 10 volume 4 or volume 10 issue 4? also, if any of you guys are located around brisbane in QLD i would love to come and pick your brains about 2 builds i have planned. and how much would it cost to subscr
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Thanks Ted for for the advice. ill be sure to post a detailed message when i get around to building them askign for advice from you guys
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ok ive been reading here with some interest. i am plannign on buildign 2 ultralight spinning combo's pretty soon using fuji sics or amtak nirlf. would it be better to gradually go down to smaller gudie size eg, 20,12,8,6,5,4,4,4 etc etc ir just go straight to the small ones eg. 20,12,8,4,4,4,4,4
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QUESTION! i looked on mudhole and i noticed the NIRLF comes in a size 10, i am currently getting prepared to order materials for my next rod a 2-4kg spin stick and possibly ordering double parts to rebuild a 1-2kg spin stick. so my question is, are the 10 size NIRLF's high enough to use as a trandition guide ie TATSG 20, NIRLF 10 then running NIRLF 5's would that be alright to use
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awesome i will definetly try them out on my next build. Thanks a lot guys
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whar are your opinions on the new american tackle titan ring lock single foot fly guides (NIRLF) as opposed to the TLSG's? are they as good, better or worse? any thoughts would help. also, do you think they would match if used as running guides when the Fuji TATSG guides are used as stripper and transition guides? thanks
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another question. how do you guys rate the new TITAN ring lock fly guides. are they as good as the Sic's?? and do they have matching high frame single foots??
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i dont have my first rod ever built :( i built it about 3 months ago just after i had turned 16 and lost it over the side of a boat the first time i had used it. got back from that trip and built another replica :D i have since built another 4 rods and i can safely say that i am addicted.
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yeah marty i wont use all ill try to aim for 2 then the ones i dont use my dad will. Ted, um i rate if very highly for a small hardbait rod. the action i would call it fast/mod and i have caught some big fish on it. i love it so much, its only about 6 months old and will be getting rebuilt in about another 6 months becasue i am ot fond of the grip set up on it at the moment. but as far as the
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wow thanks for the input guys. i already own one 1-2kg samurai S100X which i use for finesse aplications matched to a shimano Stradic FI 1000, so this will be a slightly heavier rod i can still use for bream etc etc as i plan to become a tournament fisherman very soon fishing Australian Bream Tournament series, but can also double up to handle snapper and small kings etc etc. to make th
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