Rod/reel combo with fishing kit as an emergency setup ru-vid.comUgkxntWMOZsO1Zfv-pdn_XuffEtNkTYAYu4Z recommend but started to use this every day. The rod is thick and seems durable. I keep it neatly tucked into a regular backpack all the time with my fishing gear, and can grab it anytime, put it on my back and go anywhere. I just read in another review that the rod length below the reel is adjustable as well, so I will try that too for even more portability. Probably the best setup I've ever owned. I lost the cap for the eyelets, but no big deal since I still have the black cloth sheath that came for the pole and I use that. Very portable and high quality.
I've got an old rock rod I'm rebuilding and have done the under binding with a two thread inlay just as you have done... Your's looks so much better than mine...
I made a rod without a reel. Figerglass with a small drum facing outwards with 400 yards of 80lb braid. I use it for catfish. I just drop my bait below me. Mostly on a boat. Gloves are used lol! No cranking and fighting. All pull. It's exhilarating when I have a 60lb+ fish on the end. Sounds ridiculous but I enjoy the fight.
how things have changed,built many a rod from scratch,Used rope with epoxy for rod handles ( Grips ) and PVA mix with water for cluing thread to rod,,and then a couple coats of lacquer to seal,all turned by hand on the lounge room floor,,still use me Black fish rod to day,,wow just thinking ,,way back in 1978 i made that one.
hey im gonna open a fishing store in a couple years and i got a question what thread are you using for the guides i tryed looking on amazon for prowrap and i couldn't find it. but i dont know whats that other thread
That would depend on rod curve,,and ifin is an over head or under hand set up,,on an over head the trick is to have runners so as when rod is in full bend the line does not contact rod,braid going of ya spool at a rate of knot will cut ya rod blank like a hack saw, On under hand rods,try to space runners so as the line tend to follow natural curve of blank,,you won't need as many as an over head,,but i think ( and that Just Me ) more is better, and finally don't skimp on quality of runners,,these days it is so confusing on what to use,,a good hard guide,with anti friction quality is the go,,
Lmfao fyi don’t use nail clippers. @3:18 you’ll end up cutting into your wrap lmfao then tried playing it off . But I guess since you covered it with the black band
