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    Rod Building Cork Reamer DIY

    Reaming generates heat and rod building epoxy is sensitive to heat. Just go slow when you use this DIY reamer and it should work.
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    Grip build question

    Please keep us posted. Would love to see photos of the finished product.
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    Grip build question

    Just don't go overboard, keep it classy!
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    Grip build question

    Good question. Following...
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    Fly fishing mentor

    Yep, most fly fishermen are sure friendly, compliment them on how graceful their casts are and they will open up like a flower.
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    Birch Bark Grip

    Looks great! What is a good source for birch bark?
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    Little upfront but Im gonna ask

    The UK anglers would strangle those responsible with their bare hands.
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    American Made Flyrods

    Portugal, right?
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    New exciting rod builds recently?

    From my experience with it I would say that it's definitely a bit slower than comparable graphite 8 weights. Power wise it's not as strong as an 8wt NFC Gamma Beta I built earlier. However, it's a bit stronger than another graphite 8wt from Batson (Unity 908). It does respond well to a slower...
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    New exciting rod builds recently?

    Good plan! Those Iconoglass builds going like hotcakes here ;)
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    New exciting rod builds recently?

    What are you guys building for the upcoming season? Would love to see some photos for inspiration.
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    Pink Year

    Do you troll for them? Or, throw flies?
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    Saltwater - One or Two Stripping Guides

    Technically speaking there is only one stripping guide. Beyond that there are reduction guides and runners. Semantics aside, I think it depends on the reel size. Larger reels require bigger butt guides. The reduction guides are added to avoid sharp line angles. One or two is fine. I don't think...
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    What's your winter fishing program?

    Share the pics please. I mean pics of the rod, not your favorite spot. :)
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    Chum 101

    I was also picturing the Skokomish kings fishery in the years past
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    Chum 101

    They are sold at Safeway as "silverbright" salmon.
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    Rod Building Single foot guides

    Haha, I know... it's always very confusing when words like action and stiffness are used in the same sentence. Intuitively, I think it's something that kind of makes sense, but it's hard to really know the meaning unless more context is provided.
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    Rod Building Single foot guides

    Sorry, for a silly question. Why would the "stiffness" be different? What is stiffness anyway?
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    Rod Building Single foot guides

    Over the years I have built several rods with single foot Recoil and Pacbay Minima guides. However, on most of the builds I do use snakes. I really like the traditional look and the simplicity.
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    What's your winter fishing program?

    Florida, the Bahamas, Kiritimati Atoll is what comes to mind when I start thinking about winter fly fishing these days
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