There's an old joke about a post office clerk who told a customer that he’d put more postage on a letter than it needed. The guy said, “Gee, I hope it doesn’t go too far.” The Orvis FLO thing isn’t new. It gets trotted out about every 6 or 7 years in some form or another. If you’re not an accurate caster it’s not going to turn you into one. If you are already an accurate caster your only conce
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www.rodexpo.com ..........
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I agree about the spine stuff - myths die hard and apparently don't require any proof whatsoever to stay alive. Unless a casting machine can be devised to make identical casts with different rods there is little means to determine if the claims made by Orvis, or others, have any validity. Stan Fagerstrom, who's been gone a few years now but was one of the two greatest casters ever born, could
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The lure or line will already be on its way by the time the rod begins to recover. How much the rod can affect accuracy after the cast has been made might be seen by what you can do with the rod in terms of affecting the lure's flight path after its left the rod tip. You can certainly stop the lure's flight be clamping the line but what can you do in terms of moving it left or right by rod moveme
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When, holding a rod in your hand, as you would, when, casting, you will not get those same oscillations that you would get if you clamped the butt end to a rigid object. The rod, might bounce once, if at all. ………..
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My fly tends to go exactly where I cast it, whether that is where I intended or not. .........
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I suspect they are a composite cork wrap tape. .........
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Many companies no longer require a ferrule wrap but they don't tell you this in the packaging. So unless you know for sure, make the wrap just to be safe. ...........
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If you are load testing a multi-piece blank, don't forget to add a thread reinforcement wrap at the ferrule. No need to finish it out, but it is a safe bet to at least add a snug thread wrap there before putting the blank under any serious load. ............
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I realize that most people on this forum do not subscribe to the magazine and therefore did not read the news about Morris. I wanted to inform them that Morris passed away this past November. I know that many of you enjoyed his woodturning demonstrations at the Expo each year. We will certainly miss him. He was a great guy and an outstanding teacher. Morris helped make the Expo much of what it is
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They did not buy booth space and have not been there in about 2 or 3 years I think. Kevin has had some conflicts with his kids' soccer games at that time of the year. ........
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Mud Hole is now part of the new Foundation Outdoors Group. They will be at the Expo. ............
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This will be the final line-up of exhibitors for the 2024 International Custom Rod Building Exposition: All Around Fishing - 701 thru 711 American Tackle - 501 Anglers Resource - 507 & 608 Batson Enterprises - 406 Bill Ballou's Custom Fish Grips - 306 Carolina Cast Pro - 605 & 607 CORK4US - 106 & 108 CTS Fishing New Zealand - 601 & 702 Custom Co
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If the tubes of hot melt you bought came in red tubes, those are most likely Fuji brand. ..........
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Wipe the blank with alcohol then run a fine grey scotchbrite pad over it tip to butt. Then coat with the PG. That's the proper sequence. ............
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I can't imagine lifting cured PermaGloss with painter's tape. Are you certain your surface preparation was proper? Did you prepare a "water break free" surface condition? ...............
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Wrap a piece of masking tape around the seat barrel at the point where you wish to cut it. Take a hacksaw or better yet, a fine tooth hobby saw, and cut the barrel using the tape as a straightedge. Then run the end of the seat against a disc sander to smooth and true it. If you have a disc sander with a square, it's very easy to get the end perfect. Beyond that there are small chop type saws
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The thread will not lose tension. If you put the rods in a quiet room and do not disturb them there is little chance that anything will be upset prior to finishing them. I know some guys will wrap the rods with saran wrap if they will not be applying finish for several days or weeks. If you are going to apply CP, I would not do it until a day or two prior to finishing. That way, if anything h
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The issue you run into by turning the rings on the blank is that you will need a long lathe bed to accommodate most common rod lengths. But they are available. Most power wrappers have the length and the guts to allow you turn cork. It's an upfront investment but not at all bad if you plan to do much of this type work. If you wind up turning from a mandrel you should pre-bore the rings to a di
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I haven't kept up with the Recoil offerings but in the past they didn't offer different height versions of those guides and they certainly would not have listed them as "reduction" or "running guides." If they do offer high and low frame versions I'm not aware of it but that doesn't mean you can't use them in either capacity. ..........
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When you do a search you have the option of choosing "All Words" "Any Words" or "Exact Phrase." Monkey around with each and I think you will find plenty of search results under one or the other. ...........
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The CCS specifies that only pennies minted from 1986 and beyond are used. ..........
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I would suggest contacting SeaGuide to find their list of distributors in the EU. ..........
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This is one place to start: .............
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I was speaking with a gentleman this morning who asked about the proper reel seat diameter and the factor given in my book on ergonomics. He felt it delivered a seat that was actually too large in diameter and during the conversation I realized that many rod builders equate the model number of the reel seat with its diameter. They are not the same and this may be where some confusion has occurred
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Heddon bamboo rods were quite good, particularly any of the models from #20 and above, which were built in the "Heddon Hand-Made" shop. These rods were each built by one person who crafted the rod from start to finish. The models under the #20's were built in assembly line fashion but utilized the same quality bamboo. The Model 10 was more along the lines of an economy model and whil
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PG sets fast. I doubt it will work. You could try one sample wrap and find out. …………..
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Heat can cause micro-bubbles. In effect the finish boils and micro-bubbles are the result. ...........
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Fred, Why would you use a locking wrap on a double footed snake guide, or any double foot guide for that matter? ..........
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hery brock Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The spine of a rod provides structural integrity, > essential for support and flexibility in fishing. > It's the backbone of the rod, ensuring durability > and performance during angling adventures. Actually it's just the opposite. Rod spine is not a physical thing. You may wish to read this: .
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