How do you keep the foam on the end of the butt cap from wicking up any permagloss or resin? Lots of pics but for people like me they go a long way in explaining things. Thanks Steve
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My family and friends still prefer the look of a full grip cork handle with no bling. I like the split grip because of less reaming and less weight. The rear of the grip is also a good place for the decal and a hook keep. My personal rods these days have split gripTennessee handles. Steve
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Twist your thread counter clockwise to tighten the weave of the thread before cutting.
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I still use the ink jet printer, currently the epson et- 2760 and the Papilia vinyl paper. I keep it simple with white on black most of the time. Steve
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Yea, its the fast setting U-40 rod bond. I add a drop of black dye. I use a band saw to cut my reel seats down. Everything I do came from learning on this site or RodMaker Magazine. A few years back RodMaker Magazine had an article on this very subject. I couldn't find the reel seat plugs Tom references then or now so I just use rod bond or a small nub like the the others do. Steve
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One of my favorites.
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A short ramp using rod bond.
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Nice Job. I bet the little guy or gal this is for will be very pleased......I do not wrap my tips. Less is more. Steve
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Matching tip top and my friend has been using for 1 year and not extensively.
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I only have used the black and with no issues. Steve
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It did generate quite a few new post so it was probably a good topic to revisit. Steve
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7 year old post could be why there are so many views and Cameron hasn't been around for 6.
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Ok, I guess Ill order what I want and in comments specify 3k or 1k and hopefully get the free seat and grip kit... Thanks Steve
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When you order an xray blank how do you go about getting the free real seat and soft touch grip kit. I added the soft touch grip kit to my cart and it wasnt free. Also If I order 3 xray blanks do I get 3 reel seats and soft touch grip kits? Thanks Steve
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Mudhole
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<p>2 by 2 by 15 inch decoy cork blocks</p>
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<p>Tennessee Split using carbon fiber and eva.</p>
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<p>Carbon fiber split Tennesse grip with EVA butt cap</p>
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Rods for grandkids
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wrapper from scraps
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Followed Billy's directions. Rod is not done and photo will not get any better from me so I posted
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Triple b for geese from way back when, I haven't reloaded them for many years. They are now good for a rod rest stabilizer. z
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What kind of rod is it supposed to be? > Norm I dont want to start a ruckus so ill just say its a split Tennessee grip fishing rod I use for walleyes in the Mississippi river built on an xray SB- 683-1. Thank you Roger...its a simple rod but one of my favorites now. z
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Ha ha .. its steel shot.. i do have some primitive rod rest laying around.. but they work.
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Testing new RBO app
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > One of the reasons I come to rod board is to get > away from politics. I don’t use any of the > various social media formats, they’re all became > too political and do nothing but @#$%& people off. > Please keep politics away from this site, and keep > it focused on rod building, fishing, a
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David Baylor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > lol Steven. I laughed when I first read it all > those years ago. A year or so ago I was watching a > Youtube video of an interview with Dee Thomas. > While he didn't call it doodle socking, he talked > about bass anglers cleaning up in tournaments > using a crappie fisherman technique using lon
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lol..."doodle socking"....never heard that term used for a crappie hog stick before... a new name to put on one of my decals..seems the original post has swayed from rod builders to rod manufacturers which I know nothing about since I started building my own...Like Tom says "a blank is a blank is a blank"
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Im strictly a hobby builder for myself , family and friends. I've never made one dime from rod building. I do it for the pleasure of it and the fact I can target my builds towards certain species. For instance I build crappie rods on salmon steelhead blanks. They are designed to vertical jig crappies out of wood or tree tops. They are not built to cast although you can poorly. They are what I wo
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I like my SB-683-1 Xray for vertical jigging Walleyes in the Mississippi River. I never cut it down though. Pac Bay Minimas are my go to guides. I recently purchased the SJ 703 and may cut it down to 6' 6". Steve
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