Hello Mychael. You can go to a seller who has a lot of info on guides like MudHole. Hope this works: Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Tom. See you there, I can't wait. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Stephen. I was building rods for 10-20yrs. off and on before I saw a kit in a magazine from MudHole, and said what the heck why not try one and see what they are about, that is how I found this place, it was a Shakespear. US727. 30-80# 4-16oz. Medium. Heavy. 6' / N/L. .760. 7.5. Bottom rod I still use it for grouper. Finding that kit led me to MudHole, MudHole lead me to To
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Hello All. Vol/Issue Article Author Page 13/5 Blanks: Extend-A-Butt. By Bill Colby. 24 6/3 Blanks: Extending Your Rod . By Tom Kirkman. 22 Found these with a quick look. Tight Wraps * Tighter Lines.
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Kent in you case yes. Bye
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Hello Tom. He just wants to be a PITA, He said he wanted to leave, I say just let him go! Tight wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello All. My first glass rod wasn't a tube but was an antenna my dad got off a tank and was solid, the rods I had before that were wood, and my first deep sea reel had a piece of leather that you put your thumb on as a drag, my dad was in the Corps. and I have 3 siblings so all our stuff was used or hand-me-downs back in the early 60's. My uncle Robert E. Guist wrote a book on fishing lure
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Hey Phil. Look up the word "power" in the "glossary" at the top of the page. Have a good weekend. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Robert. Let us know how it works out for you Please. They only list a 39", let me know if you can get longer and how much it costs for say a 50ft. roll, thanks. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Tom I think he is talking about the Forum page the top stickey's background is white the second is light blue. I think that is what he is talking about. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Fred. The longest "Flocked" I could find is 64" (https://www.amazon.com/eTekGo-X-Tube-Shrink.) There are a lot of places that sell 100' rolls of "non Flocked" colored shrink wrap. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Alex. You could make one yourself, using an aluminum tube, a cork grip, and a butt like a1,5 RVB from MudHole. I'm with Tom if you can't find a used one, it will be hard to find a new one. But you could make something close with a tube, a grip, and a fighting butt. I don't do that kind of work any more, but it should not too hard to figure out. Good Luck, and let us know what
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Hello All. The article Tom is talking about can be found here: V/I - Name- Author- page. 15/3 Urethane to Paint, Blank Coating Tool.(Clear Coating & Painting The Easy Way!). By Tom Kirkman. 22 Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello All. Michael there two that I know of: V/I - Name - Author - Pg. 13/2 Leash Points, Soft Attachment for Kayak Rods. By Tom Kirkman. 16 20/1 Kayak Rods, Your Specialty? 22 P.S. We also have thee: V/I - Name - Author -
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Hello Terry. It took you 10 seconds, heck maybe 5 seconds for me, and I'm slooooo. Roger, are your grandkids visiting? Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Mark. Read again Tom is speaking to Phil not Michael. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Tom. Here is what I have on Ergonomics, is that all of them? 19/5 Ergonomics Part 2, Proper Grip/Handle/Seat Shape By Tom Kirkman. 24 19/4 Ergonomics Part 1, Proper Grip/Handle/Seat Diameter. By Tom Kirkman. 24 19/6 Ergonomics Part 3, Pommels and Tapers. By Tom Kirkman. 22 20/1 Ergonomics Part 4, Surface Texture. By Tom Kirkman. 14 23/6 Ergonomics Part 7, Why Shape Mat
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Hello Tony. Here is a list of articles in RodMaker about inscriptions. 12/6 Inscription Diamond. By Randy Duket. 18 16/5 Inscriptions, A Foundation For… Better Hand Inscriptions. By Tom Kirkman & Dave Mayer. 22 3/4 Inscriptions, Fixing Mistakes (in the area). 22 2/3 Inscriptions, For Your Custom Rod. 10 2/3 Inscriptions, Gel & Paint Pens. 12 13/5 Inscriptions, Hidden i
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Hello David. From the article Tom alluded too from Ralph O'Quinn. "Our goal is to maintain the 'properties of the rod'; this doesn't mean that we have to use the same materiel as is in the rod. When we made a graphite sleeve, we increased the OD of the rod at the repair point. This increased the "I" moment - stiffness, at that point, and the area on both sides of the sleeve a
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Hello Tony. The thing about thread is that you can do just about anything with it depending how you treat it, with or without CP, paint under white on a black blank, white on mylar with any color blank, the combinations are endless. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Mark. You can order a back issue from Tom for $7.95. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Tom. Yes I do, I showed it to you at one of the Expo's. I keep it on a stick and if you want a copy I can give you one but you will have to keep it updated your self, it's not really that hard. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Mark & Tom. V-I Name Author Page 19/4 Rod Blank Re-Finishing With Spray Max 2K. By Mike Ballard. 10 19/4 Techniques & Effects, More on the Spray Max 2K. 14 Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello All. Here is where to find the article Tom spoke of: Vol/Issue Title Author page 23/5 Cork Tape Techniques By Capt Mike Ballard. 16 Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Fernando. Here are two more but Tom Knows his magazines better than anyone. Vol/Issue Name Author 11/1 Inlay A Single Feather. By Tom Kirkman, Photo's By Terry Henson. 10 15/3 Inlayed Feathers! Feather Inlays. By Gary Rudy. 10 Good Luck Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Phil. Look in the new Batson 20th anniversary master catalog on PAGE "181" and you will see a Vickers Hardness Chart for guide rings (It's a bar graph, you can read a bar graph right?). Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Phil. Sorry the catalog is from Batson. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Phil. Look in the new 20th anniversary master catalog on page181 and you will see a Vickers Hardness Chart for guide rings (It's a bar graph, you can read a bar graph right?). Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Dennis. Take a piece of tape and put a line down the middle of it with a ruler and wrap it around the tube where You want to cut it being careful to get it on straight. Make the tape long enough to go all the way around the tube, and when you get to the overlap point cut it off and do not overlap. Just cut down the line and all should be fine. I use a Dremel tool. Good Luck.
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Hello Daniel. Lynn is right, this is one I did the same way as you describe only I used white thread. Lynn is also right about not going overboard with the colors (you could loose your sea-foam). Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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