Hello Ben. I have a Phenix Elixir FX601-1-B and they are what they say they are 6' 1-6#, 1/32-1/4oz., Fast, butt .299, tip 4, blank wt. .56. I use this rod for catching bait for large saltwater fish, and hooked into a 3# shark in 40ft. of water and spent about 15-20 min. bringing him in. Just before catching that shark I was using a size 6 Sabiki Rig (the same one) catching silver sided sard
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Hello Chester. MudHole has CRB blanks, IM6, lots of different colors and weight ranges; though all are Fast Action (Except the CRB E-Glass; (Larger) rods). However ALL at a good price. You can find one that will work for just about any kid big enough to work a 5'6" rod. You are going to love it. Tight Wraps and Wide Smiles.
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Good Show Mudhole!
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Hello Gerald. Maybe J.P. Timberlake, I know he does great grips and might do some seats(I don't know for sure). Tight Wraps.
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Hello Russell I like my Phenix FX601-1-B(6', 1-6#, 1/32-1/4 Fast, .311, 4.5)Caught a 3# Dogfish with it while catching glass minnows, great fight. They make a 2pc. FX601-2-B(6', 1-5#, 1/32-1/4, Fast, .295, 4).Never used the 2pc. my self. Tight Wraps.
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Lookin Goood Barry
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Hello All. Good explanation Joe. Thanks.
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Hello Pete If you want to bring them in (Drag Them By Their Lips) Calstar "E" glass- Regulation Series. RT12-B 5'6" long, .645 butt, 10 tip, 12# line wt, the Action is listed as "I.G.F.A." Which makes it a pretty slow to medium blank. If you want some finesse try a Matrix "Spin Jig". AMSJ722 a6' blank,.437 butt, 4.5 tip, 6-12# line wt, action listed as
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Thanks Darrin.
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Hello Folks Are we talking Spin, Cast, Lob, or Fly? Randolph seems to have it right to me, but I am not sure of the context. Tight Wraps & Straight Casts.
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Hello Cameron I'd go with Steve on this one. Tight Wraps
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Hello Chuck If you want the best looking way(But NOT the Easy way) Weaving the letters is it for me, but as I said it takes work. If you know about Weaving you can find a left list in "Custom Rod Builders Guild How To Library" under "Lucida Handwriting True Type Font" By "Mike Kosiba" Then there is getting a sticker made by any number of places, even MudHole doe
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Hello Darrin. That's Great, keep up the good work, by the way have you guy's put a titanium set together yet?(Gold Inserts PLEASE!) Thanks and Congratulations.
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Hello Dave. The first number is the ring size and the second number is the tube size. Tight Wraps.
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Hello Josh 2X on the "Elixir". Tight Wraps.
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Hello Chad. Another vote for 24+ hours. Milkless Wraps.
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Hello All. What I was thinking was a raised(3" or so) laser on the reel seat pointing down toward the tip.(Hard to explain) Now I am using a "Black & Decker; BDL200S Laser Level" just sitting on the reel seat and it is not that great because it moves around, but if I get it too stay still it is then useful as it has two level tubes(one vertical, one horizontal). Tight Wr
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Hello All. I would like to find a laser mounted on a reel foot that I could use to line-up guides.(anyone got one?). Take it easy everyone.
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Hello Bill. They are not exactly the same, just break open that change purse of yours and by an 8" sample from both places, even you can afford that (they are both under $7.00 each). They are both nylon but I don't know what the density is on them, the same on both or different on each. Take it easy Bill.
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Hello Kenny. You could squeeze a needle between the seat and cork and inject some epoxy into the seat, or drill (carefully) a hole in the seat (somewhere where it won't be seen with the reel on) and fill with epoxy. Tight Wraps.
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Hello Glenn. I have an older model and YES it did come loose till I drilled 3 holes in the first ring and threaded them for a set screws now it won't come loose. Tight Wraps.
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Hello Steve Looks like a 200 X 200 thread weave, and if it is you need to talk to Jim Upton, he is the weaving "guru". You may find it in PC Stich, I believe it is called. Tight Wraps.
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Hello Lam. Why so many different sizes? Tight Wraps.
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Hello Bill. Enjoy rod building, do ya? By the way don't use a brick wall. Tight Wraps.
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Hello All. The question is "Most Valuable INNOVATION", innovation in the dictionary is "The act of innovating" which is "To start or introduce something new : be creative".(Webster's II page 630). You can't say "rod building technology" without centering on a specific part of "rod building technology" because "rod building technology"
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Hello All. I have to agree with Randalph, it's the rodbuilders themselves, in the form of innovation. No people no innovation. Tight Wraps.
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Hello Chester. An "Underbinding" is what it sounds like, a binding (or Wrap) put on the rod before you put the guide on, some people will epoxy the under binding (or Wrap) before putting the guide on and some will not. Under bindings (or Under Wraps) are used Mostly on heavy rods, although some people will use them on all rods. Hope that helped, take care & tight wraps.
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Hello Gus. For weaving I use the Wonder Weaver. Tight Wraps.
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Hello Casey. Thanks, I'll be looking for it.
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Hello Marco. In my opinion I would think that a solid anything especially something as stiff as carbon would be asking for a break. Others will chime in on this, Tom is on top of this kind of thing and undoubtedly will give you a better answer if he sees this post, or maybe Gary Loomis. Have a good day!
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