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    Not enough that you would notice in use.

    Not enough that you would notice in use.
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    NFC's tubes are 3 1/2" OD with a dense 1/4"...

    NFC's tubes are 3 1/2" OD with a dense 1/4" sidewall, tough stuff. Nice end caps also.
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    They all work, but you need to find out what...

    They all work, but you need to find out what works best for you. They all have their idiosyncrasies. Remember what you see in the bottle isn't what it will look like on the rod where it is only a...
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    X Fine scotch brite pad gives the smoothest,...

    X Fine scotch brite pad gives the smoothest, finest change to a matt finish. There are additives you can buy from epoxy paint suppliers that will change their gloss finishes to matt finish, the stuff...
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    Evaluating when you need to use a guide...

    Evaluating when you need to use a guide especially in the tip is easy to do and you don't have to do anything other than just bend the tip in your hands, as you flex the tip you will see no matter...
  6. Since the Rod Geek blanks are the same blanks,...

    Since the Rod Geek blanks are the same blanks, made on the same mandrels, same materials, same patterns, why would you not be able to do a direct cross reference to all the knowledge you have about...
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    I think lure action beats color every time, I...

    I think lure action beats color every time, I have lures where the original color is just about gone from critter teeth and they still out fish the new lure out of the box.
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    Not seeing where balance comes in so much, the...

    Not seeing where balance comes in so much, the material, no matter the type weighs very little at the tip, that is why most blanks are in truth multi-modulus in construction, they use a first layer...
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    Examples of how to save money, Mudhole had Am...

    Examples of how to save money, Mudhole had Am Tack skeleton spin seats in 4 color hoods for $1 over the holidays, the exposed blank trigger seats in many sizes were the same price. I bought twenty of...
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    Are you looking to save money when you build your...

    Are you looking to save money when you build your own furniture, customize a car, build a bird house, etc.? Kind of a mute point. I Fish Therefore I Am.
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    There are lots of ways to get your hand on the...

    There are lots of ways to get your hand on the blank that are cheaper, faster, and IMO better than the Fuji SK2.
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    The NRX series of rods have been out around 15...

    The NRX series of rods have been out around 15 years, GLX 30, you really don't think things haven't gotten better since than? How about your cellphone? The NRX series was the introduction of 3M nano...
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    Sounds like you have the tools and the knowledge,...

    Sounds like you have the tools and the knowledge, building what you need would cut costs and is a rewarding endeavor. A lot of unwarranted bling to catch the eye in the new wrappers, none of it...
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    CUI always had them in their catalog, used to get...

    CUI always had them in their catalog, used to get them from Bingham Ent., I have always wondered if they were the original source of the Castaway seats. I have maybe 40+ Castaway seats left.
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    Only if you want an end result like epoxy do you...

    Only if you want an end result like epoxy do you need all those many coats of Permagloss, two or three thin coats after the thread is well saturated is as tough as any epoxy finish, lighter and more...
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    Nothing is lighter than nothing, except maybe a...

    Nothing is lighter than nothing, except maybe a hole in nothing, all full grips no matter how made is heavier than a split grip, the least amount of split grip that gets the job done is lighter than...
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    Back near 40 years ago when some of us were...

    Back near 40 years ago when some of us were independently playing around with these and making skeletons we were stress testing everything to learn just how viable what we were doing was. Twisting...
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    Wouldn't it be pretty easy to look at a alewife...

    Wouldn't it be pretty easy to look at a alewife pattern plug and copy it, there are a very popular pattern.
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    Fuji SK2 reel seat and carbon tube, once you see...

    Fuji SK2 reel seat and carbon tube, once you see the parts it's pretty self explanatory. Glue tube into seat parts, install everything on the rod like every other seat.
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    The NFC soft touch grips are only arbored on each...

    The NFC soft touch grips are only arbored on each end, foam arbor in the reel seat side and the butt cap on the other end. They also have the new XO Skeleton one piece grip/reel seat in carbon....
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    The larger in diameter a carbon tube is the...

    The larger in diameter a carbon tube is the stiffer it becomes in an exponential fashion; the very reason glass blanks are all much larger in diameter for the same power. for instance a tube twice...
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    You can of course do what you want, but looking...

    You can of course do what you want, but looking at the specs for both blanks the 7 ft 6 in blank has a full 1/64 in. larger tip and virtually the same size butt, make me suspect it's heavier walled...
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    Those 7 ft. blanks are still out there, my choice...

    Those 7 ft. blanks are still out there, my choice would be to add the 2 - 3 inches than to cut down a rod that looks on paper to be not what you want in line and lure ratings, stretching the blank...
  24. Great job, just be aware whatever caused the...

    Great job, just be aware whatever caused the ceramic to fall out in the first place is still in effect now, they don't fall out for no reason. A glue bond is not what holds them in.
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    Nothing oddball about spiral wrapped rods, read...

    Nothing oddball about spiral wrapped rods, read about them in a fishing book published in 1908, Gary Loomis spiral wrapped some of his rods back when he founded LCI Composites, before stating G...
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