sent you a site i like the tarpon!
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one of the reel mfgs. has some to download on their site, not sure which one it was. i'll see if i can't find it again
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with the dream reamers , if you use powered equipment to drive them, be sure they are rotating in the proper direction. if not you may peel the sandpaper off quicker than you would think possible. i would go with the other reccomendation of practicing on a scrap rod first. you will see(MY PERSONAL OBSERVATION OF MY WORK) subtle nuances of misspacing you didn't think you did, bubbles in finish, mi
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same here; antivirus called it a Reported Attack Page!.
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i got some great advise on this forum to use the more expensive BLUE tape because it is perfect for the task. covers well, releases without tearing, leaves no residue when it is removed. best tape i have used! does not pull finish off like cheaper tape did.
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you might get lucky if you call/email mudhole.when i was in their store i believe i saw some in the bargain bin shelves. great store by the way.
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i don't have links but i am sure you can get what you need on some of the knifemaking forums.
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throw out some more info. color, spinning, casting. fly? what type of guides: ceramic, alum. oxide, carbide. foulproof, snake, roller.etc; handle: cork rubber, foam,etc. 980 could mean several different things. label info? buttcap: does it have any thing on the bottom?
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you are asking this at 6 am??! maybe this will help:Pac Bay Components - DPL Frame Guides with TiCH inserts - Low-profile, one piece stamped frame decreases line snags(from fenwick's website) check your email for a link to see if that is what they are. hope that helps
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sent you an email with 2 links to mudhole and janns netcraft
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my scoop on the expo is: the best return on my time and money in many days and many ways. i have driven to high point for three or four years in a row for the expo., knowing i am going to get some great deals. the only "carnival" like atmosphere is when giveaways are done. LOL! good and great deals on many, many facets of rod building from start to finish. i have maybe two dozen blank
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i do envy you your proximity to angler's workshop! happy to plug a sponsor!
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that is about what i figured. took a shot. bought two at the expo , made one up for a friend he loves it. going to make the other for him as well. wanted to get more if anybody has 'em and will part with any.
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i would like to find a couple, three of these if anybody has any left. i got the two i had at the ICRBE expo probably last year or the year before. i THINK they were either allstar or castaway blanks.
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your email is hidden
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need to find some of these. i have searched sponsors(of course), and many more sites. where are they?
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apple pie?! that does it! i have never took the weekends off; always going to the ICRBE EXPO on sundays. i guess i may have to change things next year. i have always wondered what the place looked like on saturday mornings! i didn't even spend all the money i had planned on spending there(probably because i was developing a full blown problem with inner ears/equilibrium/balance). currently of
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as we suthern rod bilders know we can cut corners emphatically to suit our needs, linguistically(spell check used), finanshully and other ways as they come up. i don'tlknow witch blank they used but hit's probly a good 'un.
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my search for guide wrapping help ended when i went to a remote controlled airplane shop and got some of the fuel line tubing.
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check your email.
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there is a pretty good picture of the side view of a vss grip on jingow.com. you may have to enable japanese language, maybe not. shoot me an email and i will give a better url .
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i am thrilled with my set of dream reamers but learned a quick lesson: don't run one in reverse. the sandpaper just came right off.
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in the mid 70's i used netcraft(ed ludgate), cabela's, and jackie dickersonson's fish'n shack(now Laker Tackle Company) in camdenton missouri(got my first fuji guides from jadico, i think). and of course dale clemens in allentown, pa. i used midland tackle as well until about 1999 when they closed up shop.
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i cannot get on your website after clicking on utmost's link to the left.
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i've had no problems at all with pacbay threads. granted i am not a pro with their daily use and insights but for me it has done very well.
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i did a rod for a friend recently on a dsw845(from expo 2008, i think) blank. i was in a hurry trying to get it done and finished. i was trying to keep the blank from getting rodbond on it and put some tape that was handy on the blank.. it was some sort of Christmas gift labeling tape with "from" and "to" on it. when i pulled it off some of the paint on the blank came with it
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i went to a hobby store(remote control airplanes) and got some 3/32" fuel line for about $2.50/yd. i slice it with scissors . seems to work fine. i would like to try the cable ties, too, though. i have used tape(adhesive) dots as well, from DUCO, i think.
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i have a 7' crankbait blank i want to build. the tip is crooked , about the last foot or so. the deviation is approx. 1/2"-makes about a 1" circle when blank is turned. i don't want to trim the blank, going to use it myself. my question is should i build with the bend arcing toward the ground or the sky as i cast? why? i did a search already. didn't come up with an answer. i am leani
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giving a model number may help get a ID/match. i have three older ones; one(spinning) does not have black guides. other two(one spinning, one baby 4' 6"spincast) do.
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