Three of us on the river last week, friend hands two plug rods I built for him up to the front seat and says "put these out". The other partner asks which one goes on his side of the boat? The response? The one with that turns to the left is for the left side and the one that turns to the right goes on the right side. You'd be surprised how many people want downrigger rods with the tur
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Rainshadow RCLB's or their Tough Stick would fill the bill.
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I'm not stepping on Karry here but the tip on the 747 is an 8. You'd be hard pressed to find a size 6 or 7 ring in that diameter tube.
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Well, $300 doesn't sound too bad to me, I was quoted $256.00 to ship a four rod tube to La Paz, B.C.. I'll risk the plane.
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The link on the left will get ya there.
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Seems a shame to throw out the baby with the bath water. Maderia offers so many great colors that putting on a couple of coats of CP is the least of my worries. That thread makes the greatest fade wraps.
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ENOUGH!!!! ARGGGGGGHHHHHH. Where's my magazine????? There ought to be a law that nobody can comment on it until we all get ours. It's just plain old not fair!!
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Oops...it's not sliver material, that might hurt, it is, however a real pretty silver color.
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Some of the early Texalium was just a color coat over the tubing and peeled off easily. The woven graphite in black or sometimes in green does ok in holders. I use a lot of them in the drift boat with the Fish On type of holder holders without any problem. Unless your launcher is coated or dipped, you'd be better served with the Slick Butt. You might also check with Batson Enterprises about the
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For those of us that tend to check into more than one forum, you may want to offer up a vote for the idea at Batson Enterprises. They have a poll going at their website to see if there is interest in a forum of their own. I know there are alot of questions raised about Rainshadow blanks and their specs. This might be a good opportunity to create another rodbuilding information source. Who knows,
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No. One is an oil and one is a sealer. Different purpose.
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66 minutes!!!!!! Including the posting time!!!
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Not sure if I read it right, but if you "have threads showing", I assume you mean that the epoxy did not fully cover them. If thats the case, I'd be real cautious with the sanding business. Sand paper and bare threads do not get along very well. Good luck with the fix, I'm with the take em' off and rewrap crowd, but thats only because I just happen to have a bit of experience in correct
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Good title. I was about to answer "oh, about 200 spools.....maybe more". But instead I'll just say "bet you'll have a lot more by the time the next rod starts"!!!!!
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With NCP you shouldn't have much trouble with the colors bleeding through. I'd watch the yellow on a gloss black blank. Unless you pack really well, you could end up with the blank peeking through. Orange, yellow, red...sounds like an eyepopper! Do a few test wraps first, see if you like one over the other.
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You don't say what thread you use. Lots of sewing threads will will do just that.
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The trouble with that Jeff, is that you're in SW WA. Come on up to NW WA and you should see some!!!
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Anything is possible. The blank I'd choose retails for over $200.00 and it's 13'. Billy is a bit facetious, but he's pretty accurate here, for that price you should be looking for something store bought.
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My oh my, now I'm embarassed. My CPW looks USED. It will take a while to get it clean enough to wax now, here I thought all I had to do was sweep the floor and empty the trash. Glad my wife doesn't look at phorum.
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They won't be slippery, and the foregrips from Batson Enterprises are complete with a tapered foam arbor. I just put up a pic of a split grip with two of the 2" grips.
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I don't have any problem opening it. Nice work Billy.....good to see the CCA in there as well!
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I don't think PG is your problem. Threadless wraps using nothing but PG to hold the guides on the blank seem to work well. I think there was an article in Rodmaker detailing that very thing. If the guides are coming loose, it's a thread tension problem.
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Talk about strange things happening. I fished yesterday with a very old fiberglass salmon rod that I built about 12 years ago. My fishing buddy asked me why the last guide wrap was a lighter color than the others. Much to my surprise, that last guide had no finish on it!!! All those years and I never noticed the difference, but the guide was still secure, the thread was a bit frayed. I may just
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Yep, a mountain out of a mole hill. Thread holds the guide to the blank, finish protects the thread. CP won't make a noticible difference.
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Thanks, check your email.
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Another pic just went up with a gold one done with drywall mesh.
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Now that's close to the old Bob Balcombe we've grown to love. Not the rod burning Bob, but the wonder speller!!!! You post good tips and they are downright fun to read!!
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Try pushing the finish into the tunnel at the side of the guide foot next time. If you are using a spatula of some kind, it's easy to do. By squeezing the finish against the thread at the edges of the guide you'll force the finish in and the air out. If you look at the guide foot through the dried finish (assuming you used no CP) and can see light spots, chances are it's trapped air. Bubbles at
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I think Steve's 1080's is the best part of the whole thread!
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I look forward to getting each issue of Rodmaker with great anticipation. Now I have something else to run to the mailbox for. The new Batson Enterprises catalog is something else. More like a glossy, high quality magazine. Products beautifully photographed, great explanations and descriptions and the new design software pics are a neat trick. I have to admit that the postage stamping was a lot h
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