Wow! Folks, appreciate all the great feedback. This is what makes this site so great. Definitely gave me alot to think about. Personally, I am all over Pflueger, but, I know this gentleman is definitely into the high-end gear. He loves his Tibors, but, just do not want to go down that path. I have the fear of getting something that he may view as not the "quality" he is use to
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Thanks, Billy. Yes, think I am probably thinking about this too much but really want to get it right as I want to build some more of these. oops - yes, Tom, key piece of information. The rod is a two-piece 50/50 American Tackle ATX 11' Graphite Surf Blank @ 15-30 lb line and 1-3 oz lure. The tip is a 7 with a butt dia of .637. Thanks, Eddie
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Building another surf rod. This time I want to use Fuji NCG, but, have a question about the number of guides. With a surf rod - going for maximum distance - should I stick to a fixed number of guides? Thought I remember reading in a couple of places that surf rods should have no more than 6 guides. But, is this really the case? When I do the deflection test with the NCGs and say
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Know that this doesn't pertain exactly to rod building, but kinda (I hope)…. I have been asked to build a 7 wt fly rod for saltwater - mainly for drum on back-bays/sounds here in North Carolina. I have now been asked to go get a good saltwater reel - an area that I am not that familiar with. After researching saltwater fly reels, I have landed on what I think are two good options: Gal
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I love this site! Drill a hole in the cap. What a simple brilliant solution. I have been sticking the syringes down in the bottle to load. I figured after the next use or two it will be too low for me to do this and would have to use smaller bottles, or pour into a cup to load the syringe. Nope the drill and the 5/32 bit will be taking care of this. Like others, I keep my syringes loade
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Thank you! I have ordered several blanks and other compenents. They have always arrived very fast and packed secure and safe. Great service. Eddie
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I used the reel seat arbors last night on a batson fly - my days of using sheet rock tape are over!!! I reamed the arbor and fit to the blank and did not install in the reel seat first and then ream. One thing I learned though, was that the fit of the arbor needs to be very close to where it will be placed. I fit it within just a couple of inches where it would be glued up planning that the
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Great thread. I have been using drywall tape for reel seats. After the other night though think I have done my last. Ordered some graphite arbors that I got yesterday and will be installing this weekend - maybe tonight - on a fly rod. Hadn't thought about installing the arbors in the reel seat then reaming and installing. Going to give that try. Eddie
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I was messing around with paper stickers one day - "Cars" movie stickers my little girl had - and they turned out pretty good. They were kind of vinyl feel - a little stretchy but paper based - I applied, then put on a coat of CP and finished with FlexCoat high-build. They turned out good and gave me good ideas for future "kid" builds. Eddie
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Thanks, guys. I am using 20 LB saltwater mono. The reel is a spinning Salt Striker 4000 - assume a 40 mm reel face but will measure. I am really considering going ahead and ordering/using the fuji guides. I finished the top wrap last night for a tiger wrap. Practicing, and my second, that really looks nice so I want to do this rod up right. Thanks again, Eddie
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Greetings, My first post. Have been lurking for over a year now and have learned so much from this site. A tremendous resource. I bought a kit to build a 9' surf rod thinking it would be easier to learn to build because it might have some basic directions for the setup. All I got (which is OK - no complaint) were the raw components - which is fine but has left me with some questions. I fi
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Looking forward to this, Tom. Have been waiting/wondering about this.
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Thanks, guys. Jim, that is what I am running into; want to get consistent results. Even my "bad" results are not consistent. I have contacted Decal Connection, and they have been super helpful and nice - very fast turn around on responding to my questions. If I cannot get something that is repeatable and looks "professional" with what I have, going to get them to conve
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First post by a "newb" here. Been lurking for almost a year. Great site and have learned *SO* much. Have built a bunch of rods but am REALLY struggling with decals. Know that some of sponsors have great service and products for decals, but, I really want to create my own for the flexibility. I have been using the "decal method" by Dave Rogers, but just cannot get them t
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