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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 04-07-2003, 03:37 PM   #1
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2 piece blank into 1 piece rod?

i was looking at the Lami tri-flex blanks. all the models i have seen are two piece. i like the blank, but i prefer a 1 piece rod. can the two parts be epoxied together to make a 1 piece rod? has anybody ever done this? thanks.
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Old 04-07-2003, 04:13 PM   #2
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Epoxy away Toby....
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Old 04-07-2003, 10:48 PM   #3
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I have done that and it works great!! Now I have a different ?? Can you make a 1 piece into a two piece??
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people do that all the time,,but then they have to buy a new rod. I've never seen it done,

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Old 04-09-2003, 06:56 AM   #5
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people do that all the time,,but then they have to buy a new rod. I've never seen it done,
are you talking one piece to two piece?
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Old 04-09-2003, 11:20 AM   #6
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glue a 2pc. together no problem/////take a good one pc. rod it gets broken, now u have a 2pc. don't even dream of trying to fix it. get another one.

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Old 04-09-2003, 11:44 AM   #7
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steve, that is what i thought you were saying. just wanted to be sure.
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