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| Rod Building So, you've landed a nice fish on a plug you made, eh? Now, the next step, building your own RODS! |
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11-25-2003, 11:31 AM
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None
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Newton, MA
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my frist time...
hey guys, i just removed the rusted and molded guides off my manufactured south bend. i know that it isnt worthy to rebuild it, but im just doing it for fun, not marketing. however, i want to get rid of the reel seat because it rusts easily and get stuck with the reel. and the rubber handle is in the way. i tried removing it by burning it, but the fumes were killing me and i stopped. any advice?
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11-25-2003, 11:36 AM
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Hooked
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Boston
Posts: 362
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Throw rod out.
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11-25-2003, 11:40 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Newton, MA
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why should i?porbably it is a good idea since the reel's roller is cracked.
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11-25-2003, 12:18 PM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
Posts: 3,275
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Cut the reel seat off with a dremel tool and an abrasive wheel. Just be sure not to cut the blank. Cut the rubber grips off with a knife, again don't cut the blank. Granted the rod may not be worth much, but you want to practice as if it is your best rod in case you need to do it in the future.
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“It’s not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections,” Antonin Scalia
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11-25-2003, 12:30 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Newton, MA
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the blanks are off already. i heated the blanks and cut the wrappings off. thanks. thats all i need, a practice!
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11-25-2003, 12:35 PM
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Hooked
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Boston
Posts: 362
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If the rod's components suck so bad that they're rusting/corroding, I think its safe to say that the blank sucks just as badly. Since you're already buying new guides, a reel seat, and a grip why put those new components on a bottom of the barrel blank? Why not just buy a cheap blank for 30-60 bucks more and have a nice rod that you'll use? I know its the first time, but I made my first rod last year, and proceeded to catch a lot of fish on it without it breaking.
Bottom line - don't waste your money refurbishing a POS. Spend a couple more bucks and build a real stick.
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11-25-2003, 12:37 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Newton, MA
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good point. then i will use the blank to poke at my cousins' ear this thursday night.
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11-25-2003, 06:12 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Hard aground
Posts: 1,362
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What Don said.
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11-26-2003, 10:03 AM
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None
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Newton, MA
Posts: 4,464
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i got him.
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11-27-2003, 04:51 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Newton, MA
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I dumped the rod after breaking the south bend POS. It wouldn't withstand a striper's weight. It sucked like hell.
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