RE: Rodmaker magazine v.19-issue 1 Page 14: article titled Alternative EVA The only EVA balls I have been able to locate are on Amazon.com. I found some foam golf practice balls and the multi striped ball shown in the article. Nothing locally at any pet or hobby stores. I have spent literally hours on the internet searching for balls or other shapes of EVA to use in dressing up EVA hand
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how do I go about privately contacting an individual who has answered my original post. I have not found any information in the site rules on how to do this?
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I have a contact who needs a bamboo fly rod repaired. I am not qualified to work on bamboo rods. I offered to find a repairman for him. I am asking rod builders to recommend someone he can contact.
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I have a man who contacted me about building a 8'6" crank bait rod with soft tip. I would appreciate feedback on a blank(s) to recommend to him. The best idea I have found (for my limited experience using long heavy bass rods) is an 8'6' musky rod blank from St Croix - St. Croix SCV Musky Rod Blank 5M86MHF-G SKU: #5M86MHF-G any and all recommendations or ideas appreciated
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Recently I saw a comment on the forum about directions for some simple rod wrap designs - specifically fish and flag designs. I seem to remember it referenced a company that primarily deals in rod/wrapping finishes I neglected to write down the recommend source for the instructions can someone give me a source of simple wrapping patterns without costing an arm & leg
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thanks for the information and suggestions. The rod is to be a graduation present from a well known southern university. As best as I can, I am grilling "DAD" to get some of the information I need.
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I am unable to find exactly what I am looking for in the Search option on this site I lost my other computer with all my data - I am starting over I am asked to build a rod on "the MHX Metallic copper Med heavy baitcaster". The MHX MB783 Mag Bass Rod Blank, Metallic Copper fits that description. I will be using a full length cork handle per client instruction QUESTION: How far f
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I was installing a PacBay reel seat that comes with a metal butt cap. I had not taken a good look at a fly reel seat in a long time and installed the seat with the threads next to the grip. I was trying to remove the reel seat to turn it around and broke the rod just In front of the reel seat. I did not want to give my client a shortened rod with potential loss of action so I purchased new bla
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Larry please send me the link to your web site. I am not familiar with your products
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I botched the installation of the reel seat on a 9 ft. 6wt. fly rod and now have a non-standard length rod approximately 8ft-7in long. I purchased a new blank to complete my project and will now build a 6wt 8'7" fly rod with a foam core handle. I will use the rod primarily for bass, bluegillll & crappie. I am toying with the idea of moving the back of the reel seat 2-3 inches up from
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I have been asked to make a fly rod for a 55 year old beginner this rod will be a no-frills 9' - 2 piece rod rod will be used almost exclusively on a large private pond with plenty of room for a back cast pond is stocked with black bass, crappie and blue gill the client wants to learn how to handle a fly rod fishing this pond, but wants to hold this first rod cost to a minimum until he learn
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I am thankful that each of us can express our own ridiculous opinion on this forum with receiving an undue amount of abuse. Most of the casting rods I make are split grip because I can add "bling" between the handle sections. This is where I like to put the owner's name. Something I have used to make the butt heavier for better balance is to add rings of hardwood to the butt sect
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I have just started making carbon graphite handles; none in use yet. So far I have only used the carbon graphite sleeve. I bought everything I have used so far from Riley rods. I followed Mike's u-tube video and written instructions for putting the handles together. I have not been able to get Riley rods to answer these questions; maybe I asked for too much at one time. 1.) what slee
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Don thanks I will be ordering some size e thread in the next couple of weeks Rex Mason
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Rod Maker Magazine volume 17 Issue 3 page 16 article about "embroidery" patterns on rods Is there a current supplier for Size E thread? I cannot locate any reference to it on the internet. I have a pattern (drying) after wrapping with D thread. thanks
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Thanks to all of you. I have not been letting the work-piece rotate in my hand. I will assemble some cork handle practice pieces try from there.
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I have been making rods for 2 years as a "commercial enterprise", but have been making rods for self, family & friends for nearly 50 years. In the last 2 years I have made more than 2 dozen rods with pieces from 1-1/2 inch long to 14 inches long. I have purchased handles and have made handles from cork rings. More than 50% of the time the reamed hole will be off-center. I have
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1): There are many references on this site about tying off small single foot guides with a Forhan clinch. Where can I get info, preferably with some kind of graphics, for this process? 2): I have never completed a rod using micro guides. Recently I received 3 orders in one week for rods with American Tackle Microwave guides: one casting; one conventional spinning; one 11 ft UL spi
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part & and Part B is mentioned in putting paste and epoxy into teh microwave/ Is the paste "hardner" part A or Part B? Same thing for epoxy guide finish materials? For the epoxy liquid, do you heat only one part or both?
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title should be sealer / top coat after PAINTING
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I have finished painting 15 rods for a guide client. I used Duplicoat for the yellow rods and and Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch (seems to be similiar to Krylon Fusion) for the "Dukes of Hazard" orange and lime green rods. All of the blanks were painted several weeks ago. None of the paint cured as hard as I would like for a rod finish. Is U-40 PermaGloss a good over-coat for a tougher
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I have been asked to build a 11-ft spinning rod for 1-4 lb. line. I have never encountered a spinning rod blank like this. I make the assumption I will need to use a fly rood blank. I have found 11-ft, 4 piece, 7 and 8 wt. fly rood blanks , but would prefer to use a 2-piece blank if possible. I am continuing my search for 2-piece 11 ft fly rod blanks Any suggestions on the best way to ge
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Thanks to all of you guys. FYI - I cannot drill the butt cap centered, & my drilling experience is pitiful, even with new bits. A faster drill speed might help. Ray Balmforth (above) had the most useful suggestion (I think) when he recommended the Flex-Cote instructional video. Bottom line, you guys have been a great help with suggestions that can assist "newbies" like me. If
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I would like to use pre-manufactured cork / composite cork fighting butts on the rods I build. These do not show any holes in the end after completion. However, I have not been able to enlarge the hole to the rod butt maximum diameter so that quality work if shown. I seldom build multi-piece rods, & I cannot turn the completed rod on a lathe. Can anyone share with me how to ream these &
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Tom Thanks for your insight
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Anyone have any experience with adding color and /or glitter to U-40 Perma Gloss? I want to paint some “show” rods with two colors and if practical, add some “sparkle” to the butt suction. I have not seen anything on Rodbuilding.org about painting with color except for using Dupil Coat and Krylon Fusion. There are not enough colors of Krylon Fusion available to me & using Dupil Coa
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A client wants a solid graphite blank for an 8-ft rod for catish. I can find information about the Lipper line of solid fiberglass rods but not a place to purchase the blanks. Has anyone got information on solid graphite blanks besides Mud Hole's line of ice fishing blanks? The latest post I found for the Lipper / solid graphite rods was dated 2007.
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Numerous replies. Thanks for all the help. I had searched forum for these answers, but only today did I realize lthat I has limited my search to the last 30 days. Old dogs can learn new tricks, but it it just takes us longer. Again Thanks a million
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I bought several old rods & reels at a 2nd hand place. Mostly I was looking for pieces to make reamers. A couple of the rods seemed to be in good shape except for the guides and tips. They also had numerous scratches. I removed the guides & tips and started looking on the internet for blank painting / repainting tips. A couple of articles talked about using Krylon spray paint for pla
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I want to use a gold / red thread underwrap under the hook keeper on a 6-ft Med action spinning rod. This is also grip check wrap. I have found nothing on the forum about treating an underwrap before wrapping over it. Should I treat it or just wrap over it. Some years ago before I got serious about pursuing rod building, I tried something similiar using nothing between the underwrap & h
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