Who in the STL can wrap a Guide?

[THKUSTOMS]

I need someone that can wrap a Rod guide in the STL saint charles area..
Any recommendations?

[ozarkCat]

Bullseye bait and tackle in Offalon Mo. It is on the south service road. he is reasonble and does a great job

[JDH_STL]

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I'll second that.
He also has a nice selection of vision 110's

[THKUSTOMS]

Yea I thought so..
How long does he take you know and cost?

[JDH_STL]

I had him put a guide on an IMX rod last year and don't remember the cost but it wasn't too bad. He had it maybe a week so I figure I got it back a lot quicker than if I had sent it back to Loomis. Give them a call and see if they can help you out.

[Dietz_joe]

Bullseye does a great job... The last rod he had for about 3 days and it looked perfect.

[BassTaurus]

Bullseye is the place- great little bass fishing shop! John and Larry are great guys who usually can help you figure out what you need -even if you didn't realize you need it

That is a good little skill to learn, Trey-as is rod-building in general. I took a course taught by Tom Hargrove and built a couple fly-rods. Guide replacement isn't difficult to do-just need a replacement guide, thread, and epoxy-and perhaps a dremel tool to smooth/file the feet of the guide down nice and sharp. You can rotate the rod by hand while the epoxy dries to prevent sagging epoxy drying.

[THKUSTOMS]

That's kinda what I was thinking as I've got fly tying gear( thread) and vice, dremel and epoxy from painting baits.

[THKUSTOMS]

Bullseye charges 10$ if you don't have a guide and 7$ if you do..
Should be done weds I hope..

[THKUSTOMS]

Got the rod back and EH they did an ok job as there was bubbling in the epoxy and guide seems slightly off..
I also asked them what their turn around time for reel cleaning was and he Told me 3 weeks right now and come FEB-MARCH its 6 WEEKS! LOL I about fell on the floor and cant imagine giving my customers that kind of turn around..

[BassTaurus]

I always blow on my epoxy after it is mixed on the foil- it de-gasses it so the bubbles come to the top and pop there and don't form on the rod. I always thought the TAT on reel maintenance was pretty long, but I can't judge, since I don't know how many he gets. John always seems to be working in the back on reels and rods when I go in there. I've since learned to do my own reel work.