The guys in my club found out that I've started to build some rods, only three so far so I'm a total newbie. Some of the boys have asked me to replace a few guides and tips and such. I'm totally happy to do it. My question to you all is how do I match the existing type of guide? I understand sizing and color but what about ring material and brand. Some of the rods will newer models and some older
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Working on converting my old rod dryer to a automatic ice fishing jigger. Is it possible to convert to battery operated? I have at AC 110V 50/60HZ 3.8W 7.5/9 RPM CW/CCW
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Hello all, I am in the process of wrapping some ultralight ice rods. I also recently converted to a power wrapper in the DC777. With my CRB hand wrapper, I bought an attachment for the wrapper from Mud Dog rods here in Duluth, MN, which helped somewhat. However this part wouldn't work with the DC777. I had hoped to avoid using a tip top, since the rod tips are orange. Putting a black or
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Hello, I’ve done some wrapping in the past with a book etc and decided about 6 months ago to buy a crb power wrapped and also bought the fancy crb pro stands too. The problem I have is with the chuck. I really don’t like it as it’s not smooth and doesn’t really grip the project. As I’m working, if I forget to go back and readjust, the end of the rod falls out of the chuck (usually right when I’m
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After researching here I purchased a Rainshadow Revelation 6wt 10ft 2 piece to build a vertical jigging rod. I wrapped the guides up last night and also wrapped the last 2.5 inches of the blank up to the tip top in fluorescent yellow (as a visual indicator). Is there any issue with wrapping that much of the rod tip?
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Any idea where I can find a noodle blank in the 72” range? Thanks, Dave
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Any idea where I could find a tip top with a tube size .8mm and 1.0 mm (which is a 2/64 and 2.5/64)? I want to make a few ice rods and the tip top on the blanks are very small. Thanks Dave
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So here is my dilemma... a client brought me a five gallon bucket (his apparent method of storage) containing several ice rods that have been stored in the attic of his garage. Many of the rods had lures attached to keepers, and under a great deal of tension. I'm sure most of you can guess what I have now. I have 5 or 6 solid carbon and 1 glass rod with permanent curves in them. Or is it permanen
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Hey Guys My neighbor wants me to build him three ice fishing rods. I have used CRB brim blanks to build some light action rods in the past but want some input on some good quality blanks for this guy. He wants a light (perch, crappie), medium (trout, walleye) and heavy action (pike, lake trout) rod; all in the 30" range, give or take. What, and who, do you all recommend for a good
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What are some of the ways you have added weight to the butt of the rod without being conspicuous? I am building a flipping stick for a young man in the junior division and he needs a shorter handle. So I need to add weight but he does not want the adjustable weighted butt cap. Thank you in advance. Aaron Petersen
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What is the best finish for a turned burl fly seat? It is stabilized and I'm looking for a nice gloss finish. Is epoxy acceptable or permagloss. Thanks as always
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I read from previous comments that the CTS Crystalcoat does not yellow. Is that true, after some time like a year and more? I was under this impression, according the reviews and comments I read, so I built a rod and finished in Oct 2019, which CTS white colour blank, Fuji NOCP white thread, and CTS Crystalcoat. I finished very nicely at first, no yellowing at all. But after a year, I notic
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What do you all do when the guide foot is wider then the blank? I can grind it down but there will not be much left of the foot if I did that? Any real issue if the guide is a little wider then the blank if wrapped tight and space filled with epoxy when coating the wrap?
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Looking at starting to turn my own grips and need help with a lathe. I've googled, searched on here, and done other research but still have too many questions. I understand what a lathe is and does, but I'm lost with all the attachments. Can the experts on here point me in the right direction? What type of chuck is preferred for turning and or reaming grips? Which tools, chisels, cutters, e
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Is it customary to place tube-style tip top guides are ice rods? I have a .75mm tip on 2 of mine. It seems it would be easier. Thanks
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A spinning rod might be able to "bow-and-arrow cast" a lure 20 feet - maximum. A casting rod would be capable of a shorter "bow-and-arrow cast" distance, and a fly rod "bow and arrow cast" even less. Whatever "power" is built into a fish pole it isn't much. Still, there is no denying some rods will cast a noticeably farther than other rods of the same leng
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This is a question that surfaced recently and will likely need the expertise of those who know who carbon fiber cloth is laid out, rolled on the mandrel, and how the fibers continuity affect breaking strength. I have have some no longer in production UL blanks which are quite exceptional in their strength to weight ratio. Thus, I don't want to accidentally destroy any if I don't need to.
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Hi all, I've been searching far and wide with no luck yet. I'm trying to find a source for pre made ice fishing rods that are complete and ready to be attached to a handle. I'm just starting out building, I'm a woodworker and would like to make a few handles and not yet make full rods from scratch. Thank you, Travis
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This is probably a revisitation on an old topic, but I have several ice rod blanks I want to sand down before I build the rods. The problem with nearly all the blanks I've been able to access is the lack of a consistent bend. The "ultralight" 1# - 4# rated blanks all have a good limber tip, but when you get about 25% down from the tip they get really stiff. Most of the guys I talk to on
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New to me. A friend just asked me if I would be interested in building him a practice fly rod. I didn't know that was a thing until today. Has anyone here built one? Any build recommendations would be appreciated. I see they aren't very expensive and looks like my local bass pro has one so I plan on stopping in to check it out. ( great excuse to go shopping as well) thanks as always
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I am looking for an article or information on Ice Fishing Rods. I know that their has been a lot of development on these rods in the past couple of years but not much information is available about them. It seems that in this case the commercial market is ahead of the builders.
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Now that I have your attention, this is not actually a battle between the two but simply a test of the old world COF guide arrangement versus Fuji’s modern KR Concept. A few weeks ago, I stated desire to learn the (casting) difference between an old-school COF rod compared to the present day KR Concept rod and it apparently sparked some interest from others of you on this site as well. If you car
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Yes, I am an admitted weight weenie when it comes to guides. I picked up an an extreme ultralight light blank - my guess is along the power of 1-2 wt fly blank recently and need the lightest guides possible for it. Comparing same ring opening size, what guides would be the lightest? If figure if anyone knows, it would be here on rodbuilding. At this point my guess would be the PacBa
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Any recs on where to buy cork handles? On my last build I had epoxy seap through small cracks in my handle. Thanks. Gary
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Wanting to make a spring steel thread tension rod and can’t seem to find out what diameter rod to use. Any help would be greatly appreciated .
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I'm in the process of building a rod for ice fishing. I'm intending to use it outside the shack, so I'm need a tip top with a large ring size (to acid ice build up) but a tiny tube size. It seems like a lot of guys will listen a fly rod tip top for this purpose but I don't think it would hold up to using braided line well. The other solution I've seen is people using a single foot guide as a tip
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Tow years back, I started building rods. My first rods were ice fishing rods. I learned how to find the spines, and wrap guides. Strong, fiberglass rod blanks are inexpensive, in the extreme. However, after getting premium cork handles, premium guides, and tip top, wrap finish, thread, etc. It's still gonna cost you about $60.00 USD. Why am I telling you this? I used Fuji KL Concept guides
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Good Morning all, <<HELP>> In the collection of old rods and reels that my father left me was a Heddon Pal rod. I am in the process of refurbishing the rod. The line guide wraps are totally rotted so I cannot put a fresh coat of line guide seal on them. When I removed the line guides last night I discovered one of the guide foot was broken. I thought "no worries" I
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Does it hurt to wrap over the tape that is holding the guide in place on the small micro guides, I dont have much room to tape and then start the wrap, tried glue stick but that did not work out that well.Thank you.
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Good Morning Guys and Girls! I guess I'm going to start a food fight. Once again I've been struggling with my finishes. I was just so frustrated and just genuinely puzzled. Either my skills have diminished over the decades, which I'm sure they have, or things have really changed. Let me start by detailing how I performed my finishing routine for the first 3 decades I built custom rods. Up unti
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