trying to find the top to match a set of k series fuji guide. the guide is a gunsmoke titanium with SiC inserts. usually mudholes catalog will tell you what top matches but they do not with this product. any help is appreciated. Also what size butt guide would anyone reccomend for a OFS 55, aprox. 65 mm across the spool (diameter).
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nah, i jsut found it after looking now for an hour. lol, they call it a smooth butt. thanks anyways
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ok so i lost my copy of the 2010 mudhloe catalog and cant seem to find slick butts on the website. if anyone can give me the item number that would be amazing, so that i can find it online.
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well i got it as a gift. that is however what i usually do with all my other rods i build.
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OK, so i got a 5'8" 50-100 lb. vertical jigging blank from mud-hole. I want to match it up with a Fin Nor Offshore (OFS) 55. I would like to know what would be the best option as far as reel seat, grip options and size of guides would be to best maximize this great blank. i will be running 50lb power pro on the reel with a Fluorocarbon top shot. any help is great considering i have never bui
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my only question is how to do the forhan knot. i have no idea!
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the customer i am building this for wants as light a rod as possible. he wants microguides, skelton reel seat, eva foam, and wants it in a Med. Lt. action. thanks again for the suggestions though.
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i need to find a blank that is going to be used for cranks baits that is between 6'6" and 6'9". the tip needs to be no more than a size 5.5 in order to work with the micro guides. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thought i had found one but the tip was a 6, if this would work please let me know. thanks.
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I just got a Lamiglas 5'6" ISW blank that is rated at 30-50 Lb. and was wondering if it was going to be too heavy for what i had in mind. I ordered this blank about a week ago and was considering using it more as an offshore type setup but wanted to do a split grip with a spiral wrap and was trying to figure out if anyone had ever attempted this with such a short heavy blank.
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you may have a point Jim but i get 40% off materials (fly tying material at Bass Pro, I'm an employee), Free Supplies (Lead and Mold), alrady have all the tools from tying my flies, and no shipping. as of now i have made ten different molds in varying weights ranging from 1/8 to 9/16 OZ. and that only took about ten minutes after the lead heated up. tried to put the first one together with Brace
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thanks for all the input on the kingfish live bait rod... now it is time to save some money, i would like to start making my own king dusters and/or pearl baby. these are skirts that go on the wire live bait rig that give it a little bit of flash/color/shine. i already have the mold that will make the head, the problem im running into though is properly getting the skirt material to stay in pl
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i just built my first rod and used only maderia for everything. Underwraps and guidewraps. so far so good. i did howver put two coats of CP on everything. the rod was a 6'6" e glass trolling rod if this helps.
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i fish in the same manner as Thad and there are some times when you have to horse a 4-10 Lb. spanish out of the water when the toothies (i.e. sharks) are after them. So yeah it does have to have a little strength to it some times other wise though you are monouvering in and out of other rods so the length can come into play.
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Well actually there is no casting involved except with a surf rod that holds an anchor aproximately 100-150 yds from the pier. You then take the rod you are actually going to use to fight the fish and slide it down the anchor line with a release attached. That way when the fish hits the live bait, you detach and have just the rod you are fighting the fish with. Thats why im trying to find a light
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I usually fish for King Mackeral from a pier and was trying to find a lightweight fast action rod that has the strength and rigidity of a jigging rod. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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well i decided now to go with medeira (SP. CHK) thread. the underwrap is a neon yellow with flourescent orange trim band in the middle. gonna double wrap the black guides with a teal green, and then have that same orange as a trim band as well so that it will be yellow under then trim band of orange then overwrap of teal. have also marbalized the 4-5" section in front of foregrip cap with or
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ok any suggestions on marbling, i want to use those same colors but i wanna make sure that the colors stay as crisp and true to their natural color as possible. would like to avoid the colors mixing after application and whilst drying. had this happen on the last rod, which it turned out pretty kewl if i do say so my self but want this one to be a litlle different.
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So i am building a WHITE 6'6" American Tackle E-glass Trolling IGFA 30 # class rod for kingfishing from a pier, and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions from previous experience with what colors work the best. as of now i have a fuji 25 graphite gimbal, a 10" slick butt, black and gold aluminum saltwater reel seat, eva foam forgrip w/ eva foam foregrip cap, but cant decide on wha
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