so i put together a reel seat last night.... camo size 17 from mudhole.... this morning i realized that the threaded tube isnt lined up correctly :( i put it together with rod bond. my question is.... is there anyway to realign the tube or am i stuck? i wasnt sure if i could heat the rod bond hot enough to get it to spin. just figured id ask before i start to experiment.
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any idea of what issue it is???
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should be below 100 degrees as long as i can find a better grip material
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So as ice fishing season quickly approaches i decided to play around will i idea I've been milling around. Here is the problem im running into. Cork is made to insulate temperature. with this being said its hard to get the heat to transfer through the cork and make a "warm feeling to the grip". Im looking at any ideas as to a grip material to use other than cork. I was thinking e
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Thats what I do. I finish the guides and any butt wrap separate. What vol of rodmaker is the article in???
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Thanks for all the input. I normaly warm the bottles before i mix the 2 parts together. I just seem to have a bit more trouble with the last few guides because the finish is cooling down and seems to be thicker. I guess i just need to work more on my speed to get to those last guides quicker. Each wrap seems to take about 1 min for me to do. so for example with 7 double foot guides its over 1
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Has anyone ever used a hot plate to place your finish on to help keep it warm allowing the finish to "thin out". I seem to have better luck with a thin finish as was thinking this might help keep it thin while its being applied.
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I love my St Croix 3S70ULM2 with 11" Tennessee grip.
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Was looking to purchase a foam carbon skinned grip set. I need a 2" rear butt and a 2 1/2" rear grip to fit inside a american tackle aero seat. These will be use for a split grip spinning rod. I want to try these types of grips out to see if i like them before i invest the time and money into learning to make my own. If anyone has some laying around or willing to turn a set for me t
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Im looking for a 2 pc MH 7' spinning blank to use for pike in Canada. Anyone have any suggestions? thanks in advance!
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Has anyone used theses blacks from Janns??? Was looking for an all purpose rod for walleye trolling.
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Have a customer who wants his erie boat outfitted with all new Batson rods. He fishes for walleye, perch, and smallmouth. Types of fishing are trolling, drifting, and vertical jigging. He wants 8'6" rods for trolling. Was think about RDR86M What are some other blanks for walleye drifting and perching. I like the 822.5 but he thinks they are too long. Has anyone cut these down to
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Its the two pcs sciii blank
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Not sure what a reversible handle is? can you explain more about this handle?
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1/32 to 3/16
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so your saying use a spinning rod??? arent there more options in a light weight 8' fly blank than a spinning blank With that being said i already have a 7" st croix ul with a tennesse handle..... i should just give that a go as a fly rod. since im new to the fly side of things,any recomendations on line weight?
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Was looking to build a light fly/spinnig rod for myself. It will be used for panfish and maybe some small bass. I was thinking about useing a 4 or 5 wt 8ft fly blank... My question is about the guides and the grip. Are you better to set up the guides as a spinning rod or a fly rod. I know it wont be "perfect" for either situation but looking for a happy middle. My main concern is
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can you take online payment through the web page
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I know its it bit off subject but has anyone used the tru oil in a spray can?
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Do you guys think either of these would make a good all around crankin rod from 1/4oz to 3/4oz lures?
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Any input on these blanks? Cant seem to find any seeker bs706 the green ones, so i was looking for another option.
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Thanks for all the input. The ceilings are slanted witch is the only down fall to the workspace. I was going to use overhead PVC tubes for blank storage. The only other problem is that the upstairs is about 10 degrees colder then the rest of the house.. Do you think a dryer box would work better then a space heater?
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What issue was that in?
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So I talked the wife into allowing me to convert the upstairs in a rod room. The space is 8 x 16. How would you seasoned pros layout the ultimate work area? Any "dusty" tasks will still be done in the garage so it will be just for wrapping, finishing, and assembly.
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Just noticed something from looking at some pics. Some off the wraps have a vertical line where they cross and some have a horizontal. what determines the difference?
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do you alternate up and down? Or do 25 up then 25 down?
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Im getting tired of diamonds and chevrons. anyone want to give a quick how-to to do a 3D box wrap. looking for something like this..... it looks to me like you just use one color going one way and another going the other way.
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I was looking to do it the other way using the recoils as the running, but now that i think about it your way makes more sense because the larger guides are the ones that get damaged more often.
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Building a smallmouth rod from the lamiglas "popping" series842, cutting the 7' down to 6'6" or 6'9". Customer wants a micro setup but would like me to use recoil guides for the durability. Has anyone gone down this road before? My thought was to use the recoils just for the running guides and using TiC for the tip and butt guides because of the height. He would perfer all
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is it a 762.75??? When did the model get released?
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