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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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04-01-2015, 09:41 AM
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Land OF Forgotten Toys
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Central MA
Posts: 2,309
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Still working on my SSU blanks and now doing an AFAW Estuary for a friend
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device
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04-01-2015, 02:09 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2006
Location: south shore, RI
Posts: 149
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I've got a light RodGeeks spinner for my son and a pair of 7 foot Rainshadow blanks to build into spinners for the boat. I am going with the microwave guides on the Rainshadows - anyone else use them? Any feedback before I wrap them on?
I have to finish two boat rods that a friend built. He's been having problems with his finish application and likes the way mine come out. I think he's blowing smoke up my backside just to get me to finish them!
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04-03-2015, 06:40 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 5,515
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Got a little carried away with this, cabin fever got the. Best of me.
Crap picture but that pipe is in a 45 deg fitting, I made a bunch of donuts to accommodate blanks or finished buts of dif sizes,,,,
http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...1&d=1428104227
With the tip top on the blank I tie it off and pull the rod down thru an eye bolt, the eye is movable to get the proper bend to the blank, then place the guides with line running thru them......
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04-03-2015, 06:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 5,515
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It ain't easy posting pics!!!
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04-07-2015, 01:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2006
Location: south shore, RI
Posts: 149
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I have a PVC holder bolted to the leg of my workbench, sans doughnuts. I just use a rag wrapped around the butt and use a mobile bucket of rocks, paint can or whatever as my weight to flex the rod.
I then use a piece of nylon line to tie the tip down to the bucket, run mono off the reel, through the guides and out the tip with a sinker on the end. Tie everything off, adjust the guides, add/subtract as needed and measure them up.
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04-07-2015, 04:35 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 5,515
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More than one way to skin a cat!
May all your paint cans be 40 ponders :-)
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04-10-2015, 07:38 AM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
Posts: 6,358
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Great stuff guys 
Pretty Genius with the donuts Guppy, hope the knee is healing up  |
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