keep your head up! I am trying to recall the number of times I did everything right on a rod. hmm. apparently I have never ever did everything right. LET ALONE a PERFECT rod. I have had to ruin a a great NOS Rodon fly reel seat because I misaligned it. actually I forgot to align it at all. noticed the reel sat at a jaunty twist from the guide train! heat gun and pliers got it off. ruined it. hap
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one option is to search on an @#$%& site, from all the sponsors I asked it is a no go response. they are pretty much gone in the retail world as far as I can tell. I'd love to be proven wrong, though.
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IF the two guides are IDENTICAL you may get away with it. how it got popped out may affect longevity of repair.
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Anglers Workshop has bellinger downlocking reel seat and inserts. i'm building a dennis stone fethomas special light blank. looks pretty spiffy. using agate and black hardware. not decidied on color of wraps yet but probably silk.
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flexilite guides are shown out of stock on janns site.
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i've built a few. notably is a 8', 5 wt, 3pc. fiberglass blank from angler's roost. great looking rod in white. built a bunch of rx6, rx7 batson blanks. picked up at ICRBE through the years. check with utmost.they have some screamin' deals. check your email.
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Lemke or REC(and grip) reel seat , Snake brand guides/tip
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i'm thinking a batson blank with a two tablespoons of connection to utmost.
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i sent you an email.
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the five star conolons were the best of the time(from garcia conolon). 4 star were slightly less impressive, three and two star likewise being slightly less prestigious. some blanks were shared throughout a lineup for all x-star ratings. guides, finish, thread wrap, handle/fitting changed to met the specs. i believe conolon, prior to garcia's acquisition, did not use the star ratings.
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great info on the Fuji KDPS and how to make it look sharp.
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Costco has a great led light . about $27 I think. 2 4' bulbs. great lighting. they also have 4' led bulbs in a 2 pak about $20.
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bill boettcher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Todd > > Guess ya got to get a battery one -- LOL
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shoot me an email or check @#$%& site, there's a collet jaw up right now.
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do a search for featherweight champion handles on the @#$%& site. may find a complete handle. they're on there.
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I believe matagi may sell them. other suppliers would probably be in japan.
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check out this post:
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I could see an inlaid auto/team emblem. maybe a small nine ball or even a small inlaid cue-yep I like pool! may do an inlay in butt cap also..the little coclorful hat p[ins may go well. hey you could put a bit of irish linen wrap/leather fore and aft of reel;/seat. that diameter tube should fit well with rear of 16, 17, 18 mm casting seats. I know some diameters match well. post pics when you g
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I built some fenwick rods in the mid/late 70's on the yellow blanks. I built one brown fenwick in the very late 70's. this time frame is correct 'cause I got married in 1980 and everything changed! probably got blanks/components through Dale Clemens, maybe Jackie Dickerson's fish'n shack as well.
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many , many people consider Steve Godshall THE guru when it comes to lining switch rods. stevegodshall@charter.net he can dial in a line, his # was 541-840-2594
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Dream Reamers
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I saw three repro handles in a matagi catalog recently(this years). seemed like one was german silver(just to add to the allure!). I am looking to get myself a good close quarters rod ready for a certain unnamed headwaters locally. I can get a small boat in there and even throw/flail a flyrod about but honestly a 7'casting or spinning rod is just a bit unwieldy. close quarters small waters; just
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congrats to all.
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great tips. liked them all, especially the glue stick/guide setup. thanks for the videos.
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looking forward to seeing pac bay's innovations as well as many others in less than 36 hours!
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if I were that close to orlando, i would HAVE to go to Get Bit Outdoors and MIUDHOLE to check the blanks in person. i figure they could probably help with some advice as well.
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get up with billy vivona.
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cabela's sold the garcia brown 2510 in their 1966 catalog for $11.75. i think the A suffix may mean a ferrule or a guide change for a subsequent model. the listing reads like this: two-pice tubular fiberglass shaft. hard chromed, stainless steel guides and tip top. rich brown winding with beige trim. specie cork handle with anodized aluminumn screw-locking reel seat. protective butt cap and windi
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super sticker
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your shop/exhibit was part of another great ICRBE for me. thanks for making to trip to winston-salem. hope to see you all many more times. would love to get to your shop in Oviedo as well. another place to go when i hit fl!
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