Dave Hauser on the rodguild board I think he was asked to leave here
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Todd Those must be big crappies you got down there in Florida. LOL
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Bill Which Mudhole blanks are you talking about?
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What are you trying to say Bill??
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I prefer the Threadmaster 15 min Epoxy over the 10 min Rod Bond.
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this is from the Mud Hole message board "Abe, the existing models are not manufactured here. While we did the bidding process with US manufacturers included to be honest none wanted to take on the project. There are quite a few blanks left to be added into the lineup and with both the fly and salmon & steelhead we will attempt to get US manufacturers to produce them. Todd -
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Your welcome David
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Usually it is a guide per foot plus the tip so 7 and a tip should be fine.
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What size blanks are you cutting? Man I cut my blanks when I need to with a dremel
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XSH 156 3LL 13' 3 piece 4-8 line 1/8-3/8 lure 0.558 Butt 5 Tip 3 1/8 XSH 156 3L 13' 3 piece 6-10 line 1/4-1/2 lure 0.610 Butt 5 Tip 4 5/16 A 13' rod light action used to fish for steelhead and or salmon using a float ( thin bobber) and light line. The parabolic bend of the blank act as a shock absorber allowing the use of light lines and leaders. the above
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Sorry I was thinking 13' Float rod. But yes you should be able to make a rod with the top half of the blank.
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I am not certain what your question is. Do you want to know if you can use the top half of the blank and use it to build a rod? Conventional what? Spining? baistcaster? If that is what your asking yes you should be able to use the top half of the blank to build a rod knowing that it will be probably an ultra light as there will not be a whole lot of back bone to the top half.
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When you are on a long wrap apply epoxy with the blank (from butt to tip) it goes on a lot faster and smoother then rotate blank.
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I don't use any high frame guides on any float rods. As a matter of fact I do more retro fits to low frame frame guides. I use a 20 as the Butt guide and work to either 7's or 8's along teh tip section depending on the client and if he is winter fishing or not. Try 20 16 10 and then 8 or 7 depending.
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Probably not in Alaska but a little south west from there I would guess
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The Bio mass was reaching for the sun?? Possibly the bright orange had something to do with it?
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data added to old post
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Okay Just go off the phone wih the owner of the rod. He was using 50 lbs braid and flipping a sof plastic jerk bait and then set the hook bass style on a 8pound pike and there went the guides. I asked if there were any leaders or floro NO was it posible that line entangled around the first guide NO Had he caught other fish that day with that rod YES Rod is pu in a sock before going in
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Sorry everyone but I AM AWAY FOR VACATION but I will try to get all required infor by next week when I will post under M&M 8. All i know sofar is that I have all the guides in my hand and I will try to take pictures when I return home. What I was told first round is hookset on fish, 50 lbs braid and rip goes the guides. Scared the heck out of his partner when the guides started popping out
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I have no problem rewrapping the rod. I just want to know if others out there using micros have this problem??
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I don't know but 8 guides at one shot. Man he must of had a jag on not to notice that.
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I have had one of the rods that I built with micro guides come to me with every guide torn off except the two nearest the tip. They were on a 7' avid heavy rod 3C70HF with Batson 3.5's all on top with a 6 ring tip top. All wraps were done with a Forhan locking wrap and then coated with 4 coats of perma gloss. Supposedly this rod has been used for at least a month of heavy duty fishing yet whe
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I would say that the reel seat comes from angling specialtys in Markam ontario.
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Congratulations Bob I hope all works out for you. Maybe you can get the Batson line up.
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email has been sent
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It depends on what you are looking for. Send me an email since yours is hidden.
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Going to look funny with a center pin reel on top, LOL
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Who is Harry Batson??? Kerry maybe?
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