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    DIY rod socks

    Is there a good source for materials?
    Watched a few u tubers, but I'm not buying a heated knife.

    Can I cut and burn the frayed ends?
    Thx

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    Could make your own hot knife. Amazon sells the sleeve but you can also get multi packs of premade ones in various colors for about $2 a sleeve - bout the same as DIY.

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    I just bought some of the material from amazon, I used 1” which is about as small as I would go for baitcasting rods. I also bought the heat shrink tubing on amazon. I cut with scissors and then lightly heated the ends, worked perfectly fine for me. I made 15 of them for $26!
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    #4
    Hot knives are cheap at Harbor Freight. I use mine for hula grubs.

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    Thx guys.
    I have more spinning reels than bait casters.