Hello All. I doubt that Tom would ever leave rodbuilder.org to someone he even thought would mess it up. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Aaron. Looks Good, nice job. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello All. I just dug-out my two blanks and they are plainly labeled: AllStar IGSH1322-2 I have just re--measured them and I admit they are not exactly 5.0 they are more like 4.75 and the butt is .490 on both also. I'm pretty sure I bought them from MudHole at one of the ICRBE's. I will check my records and see if I still have the receipt. P.S. I checked my records, and yes I got
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Hello Sammy. I don't have all the specs but here is what I have. I think I have 2 of them INV#------ MFR--------------- Model ----------Lgth---------- Line--------Lure Weight----Butt -------Tip--- Action----Power-----Blk Wt 37 -------ALL STAR----- IGSH1322-2---9' 11-5/8" ------- N/L-------------N/L----------0.490------5.0-----N/L--------N/L----------N/L INFO - # 2 PC.---------
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Hello Jeff. Thats the way I do it, but I usually don't do two piece rods only if specially ordered. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Zachary. If your "O" Ring is to big you can use one of those little rubber winding checks under your metal check, it works good too. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Tom. This is the only one I found with a quick search: Vol/Issue -------------------------------- Article ---------------------------------------------------Author ------------Page. 10/1 Sensitivity (What is it? What makes one rod more sensitive than another?). By Emory Harry. 28 6/6 Blanks: Characteristics, Properties and Terms, Part 1. By Emory Harry, And Jack Hurt. 28 7/1
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Hello Bob. The numbers you are referring to are part of the CCS system, to learn more about it, under the Sponsors list to the left<- read Common Cents Info. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Michael. These are all the articles I could find on leather grips. Vol / Issue------Article-------Author----------------Page. 15/5 Grips, Leather Wrapped. By Mike Ballard & Tom Kirkman. 14 20/5 Handles Made from Synthetic Leather. By Nuno Paulino. 14 14/5 Handles & Grips, Stacked Leather. By Larry and Raymond Adams. 16 14/6 Handles & Grips, Stacked Leather.
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Hello Don. When are you guy's setting up for the ICRBE Thursday or Friday? I should be there Friday Ill see you there. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Adam. Tom is right just go to the search and type "Crusty Hypalon" and change time to "all dates" Col has a few that may work. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Thanks Michael. I usually only spend 1 day reading the issue and ½ a day inputting it into my list. I feel I need to understand what the articles are about before inputting them because I put them in several ways. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Mike. There is a 2 lists; of sorts for vol-1 thru 7 in the ^"LIBRARY"^ at the top of the page. But I know of no lists covering the majority of issues other than the one I have made up for finding articles easier than going through each & every magazine looking for a specific article. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Travis. "THIS IS WHAT MADE IT SPECIAL" "THIS IS WHAT MAkES IT SPECIAL" Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Victor. You are Welcome, keep building. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Victor. The link Norman gave you is a good one but if you still want to read the articles, these are what I have on templates. Vol / Issue - Article - Author if listed - ,Page 9/2 Grip Template: Pier / Boat / Trolling Rod Grip. 31 8/5 Grip Templates: 1:1 Round Half-Ball Butt End. 16 9/3 Grip Templates: A Simple Casting Rod Pistol Grip. 28 8/3 Gr
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Hello Jim. vol / issue Article Author Page 7/1 Build: Surf Rods A Guide to Building Them. By Tom Kirkman, Mike Ballard, Neil Faulkner & Ken Preston. 22 18/3 Build: Surf Rods A Guide to Building Them. By Tom Kirkman, Mike Ballard, Neil Fau
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Lance. Still do!! Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Phil. Yea or send to one!! Give Em heck Mark. Tight Wraps &Tighter Lines.
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Hello Roman. I did a search using "All Dates" and this came up as the 39th thread. 39. Re: Bubble buster I can't find the SDS sheet for the Bubble buster but I found on another fourm where someone said the MSDS says methanol and proprietary additive. The product is listed as flammable so I am suprised Mudhole doesn't have a SDS listed for the product on there website. MSDS has no
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Hello Fred. No problem. Keep building. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Fred. Just go to the RodMaker Blog page <-. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Jeff. Welcome and enjoy. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hi All. I use a high temp hot melt glue, Iuse a high temp gun and lay down a bead of the hot glue let it cool then cut it into about 6" strips. I then take the top with the open end up, place the strip into the top and cut the glue a little above the top, then melt by gently heating the top till the glue melts, then put the top on the rod. Works good & lasts a long time. Ti
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Hello Chris. Here is the location of the article Tom spoke of.in RodMaker Magazine. Vol/Issue________Article________________Author__________Page 14/4 Alignment Marking Tool, Multi-Piece. By Tom Kirkman. 22 Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Congrats Tom & many more. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Sebastian. Here are some articles on heavy rods in RodMaker Magazine, but unless you have an extensive collection of RodMaker... Vol/Issue--------------Article-----------------------------Author------------------------------------------------------------------Page 21/3 Stand-Up Rods, Complete Guide To Building. By Tom Kirkman, Mike Ballard, Ian Miller, & Tom Kohl. 22 15/3 Rol
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Hello Sebastian. What kind of fishing are you going to be doing most billfish, tuna, shark, or other? For any of them I use either S-Glass or Composite, but E-Glass would be OK, I would Not use graphite for anything that big (I don't trust the brittleness). I also would prefer the swivel if fishing that big from the gunnel (When I fished for the big boy's I mostly used a chair). Most
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Hello Sebastian. Are you trolling in a chair, trolling from the gunnel, or are stand-up fishing? Most who have a swivel top are trolling. The IGFA was invented to have a "Class" of rods for tournaments and records, it didn't completely take in the tournaments section. If you are going to be in a chair you usually need a longer rod than gunnel or stand-up. P.S. IGFA= Inter
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Hello All. This is all I have on Ferrules: Vol/Issue________Article__________________Author_________Page 6/1 Ferrule Alignment Mark Methods. By Tom Kirkman. 10 13/1 Ferrule Fitting & Restoring. By Tom Kirkman. 22 5/3 Ferrule Lapping. By Bernard Elser. 22 4/4 Ferrule Making. By Ralph O'Quinn. 22 2/1 Ferrule Mounting on Your Unibutt. 24 5/2 Ferrule Plugs. By Russ G
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