The spiral wrap does reduce strain on the angler (and on the rod) but it isn't a cure for high sticking. A spiral wrapped rod is as apt to break under such bad fighting technique as is a conventionally wrapped rod. ..............
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The blanks have no idea what they're going to be used for. The same equipment is used, the same material is used, in the same way, to make both. There is no physical difference between a spinning and a casting blank. Those designations are simply words or terms in a catalog. Use whichever you want for whatever you want. The blank won't care. ..............
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The epoxy will continue to flow back into that space even if you remove it several times. What you have to do, is wait until it has set to a point where it no flows. Stop the rod, remove it, and then very light flame/heat it just enough so that everything smooths over. But not so much that the epoxy will flow back into that area. There is a certain window of time that you must work in to
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Once something works, most folks never attempt to find anything that works better. "Good enough" is human nature. If you took all the millions of various worthwhile innovations made throughout human history, you'd find that they all came from a relatively tiny percentage of all the people who have ever trod the planet. The NGC has been around longer than you might think. Fuji had p
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The largest spinning reels have spools that are about 2-3/4 inches to 3 inches in diameter. So that will put you with a choker guide about 65 to 75 inches up the rod from the reel. Find the closest guide to that distance and leave it and the rest out towards the tip alone. Replace the ones inside of that one and I think you'll find that it works pretty well. ...............
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Armand, With the RodMaker scale, you have a photograph and a percent clarity chart to go by, so if you feel what someone sent you is not true CG2 cork, you have something to argue with. You can't do that with Flor, because there is no standard behind it. It is whatever the dealer sells you. ................
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Actually there is only one standard - the RodMaker Cork Grade Scale. The rest are just terms with no standards behind them. "Flor" is shortened from "Floret" which was coined by Gene Bullard. Even then, there was no standard behind it. It was just the term he used for some cork he sourced direct from the grower. So even a cork ring with tons of holes and pits can correc
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A lot of that depends on the reel he'll use and if his line and any shock leader knots will pass the remaining guides. But if he's using the same stuff he did with his casting reel you should be okay. Here's what I'd do - get a rough idea of the NGC layout. Multiply his reel spool diameter by 27 and take that distance and see which current guide is the closest. Make that your choker guide and
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I saw the new Steel City lathe a few weeks ago. Granite bed and headstock. Sure to be square and true, and heavy. Which is a good thing provided you don't need to move it around. A local builder bought a Rikon and in the couple years he's had it it's given good service and no trouble. JET and Delta have both recently introduced slightly larger versions of their original midi-lathes. A littl
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Such statements are out in left field and are coming from those who haven’t actually read the article or viewed the illustrations that went along with it. Let’s stop short of calling them dumb and simply label them “uniformed.” The writer has mistaken the butt guide for the choker guide. They are not the same thing. The 27X factor isn’t used for locating the
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Definitely call Chase, Darrin or Joe at American Tackle. I'm sure they would like to validate if those were indeed their blanks. ..............
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That information was contained in RodMaker Magazine some time ago. I'd have to go back and look up the volume and issue number. It can certainly be done very well and very effectively. But it requires careful planning and operation on your part. ..............
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The New Guide Concept article in the library here should work well with your rod. However, I would locate the choker/intersect guide by multiplying your reel spool diameter by 27, and then locating the guide that distance from the face of the reel spool. Everything else, including the line path will be the same as what's in the online library article here. .................
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I would wrap up to the edges, not over them, because the thread may have a tendency to skip or gap as it comes off the media edge. If you apply the thread clamp as outlined in the article, the decal should stay affixed just fine until the application of epoxy. ..............
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Yes, the spine effect is going to be different based on how straight the blank is, the particular pattern involved, etc. It's created by a combination of manufacturing anomalies that are going to be different from blank to blank and company to company. But since spine has little to no effect on rod twist or casting accuracy, it's not something you need to be overly worried about. Most commercial
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The old glass rods don't take heat very well. I'd spiral cut it and then unroll it from the blank. Make sure not to cut into the blank. A light cut followed by the insertion of a screwdriver bladed, then a twist, is usually enough to do the job. ....................
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If they don't include such instructions on the header card I would go ahead and wrap it, snugly, getting the wrap as close to the edge as possible. The added weight isn't going to be much and I doubt you'll notice it. .................
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ABS pipe is as thick as PVC and quite rigid but not nearly as heavy. As some have said, weight doesn't make much difference in the cost, but if you're wanting to cut weight anyway, ABS or foam core (non-pressure rated) PVC is the way to go. ..........
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What is a true flor grade? Can you direct me to the standard or requirements for classifying a cork ring as "flor?" ..............
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If the finish is not too well set, wipe it off with a finger. Leave just the thinnest possible amount of epoxy on there. Come back tomorrow and re-coat that guide wrap. ...............
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I was sent one last week and thought it was quite nice. Good finish. ............
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Thanks - you can find the same lubricant/rust preventative on single edge razor blades, too. ..............
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You're on the right track. I've read comments from some that obviously don't know the difference between the butt and the choker guide. Just making sure in your case. ..............
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What I'm about to say is just on the oft chance that you have not read the article - you do understand that the 27X factor has nothing to do with locating the butt guide, right? ..................
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The CPW unit is from Taig, and is a very, very good headstock/spindle/chuck. Hard to go wrong there and you know it would fit. Perhaps someone else that has access to both units can check on bed similarity for you. .............
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I agree wholeheartedly, but in many cases folks never read the articles to begin with. I have to read their emails and take their phone calls every single day and listen to their tales of woe - all the stuff they fouled up and the money they wasted. Most of it could have been prevented by having a sound foundation to begin upon. Most of you would be rather surprised if you were privy to the m
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As long as Steve got the information he needed, no matter where it came from, that's fine. The main thing is to know that the information on nearly anything you may want to know is out there and easy to get ahold of. ................
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I really don't understand your post. J.P. learned the technique from RodMaker Magazine and from visiting me here at the RodMaker shop. If the articles had not been in RodMaker, it is very doubtful anyone would be making foam core, carbon skinned grips for fishing rods at this point in time. No one would have been available to help you with the technique because not more than 1 or 2 would have eve
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How long do you wish the rod to be? You're not locked in. You can trim the rod from the butt so that the final length, including the handle, is the same as if you had built the rod straight-through, full length. In effect, nothing changes since you are replacing whatever you trim with the handle itself. The general rule of thumb for using 1 guide per foot of rod length, plus 1, plus a tiptop
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Report back on how things work for you. What model Talon surf blank are you working on? ..............
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