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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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Old 09-07-2008, 09:20 AM   #2
maddog2020
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Once it tacks up so it doesn't sag (~ 4 hrs) bring it out in the sun and let it bake a bit. Tuesday am would be safe. It sort of depends if you warmed up the two parts before you mixed and how humid it is in the area you are in now. I tend to be on the conservative side.

I was using some Pacbay stuff a friend gave me and was in amazed how fast it cured and was dry to touch - not as flexible, but pretty decent stuff. Working time when it was warm was too short. <g> It felt like it could be fished that nite.

I'm never in a hurry to fish a rod when the epoxy is curing. Humidity plays a big role in it. Winter time is my prefered time to build rods - once it tacks up I bring it upstairs from the 50F cellar into main house and let it sit a day or two and it is golden.

I'm lucky I never had a major spill and busted guides. I hope your body faired better than your rod. 3 guides is a lot !!! I always hold the rod up when I fall.
My reels have scars to show spills. I use my rod as a walking staff - gotta love that flocked cross hatched neoprene on the butt section. Way thicker than my own skin.

Ray 'md2020'
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