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bingsbaits
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2011/10/07 21:45:07 (permalink)

New rod

Woo hoo broke in the new rod today.
She gave those Steelies all they wanted and then some..
Almost felt like I was cheating on the old 6wt leaving her to home..












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    Riverbum
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    RE: New rod 2011/10/07 23:56:39 (permalink)
    Gotta love it. Very sleek and great color. Oh, and the fish is nice too.

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    troutslammer
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    RE: New rod 2011/10/08 00:49:39 (permalink)
    nice to be able to share the great outdoors Bings !!!!! I am quite sure if anyone can give a review after so many hot reel smokers there are out their it is you BINGS !!!! tell us about the build - good bad etc. !!!
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    bingsbaits
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    RE: New rod 2011/10/08 05:43:41 (permalink)
    The blank is a Rainshadow 9'6" 7wt, titanium eyes, green graphite reel seat.
    Used light Grey thread for the wraps, but I see without color preserver the epoxy really darkens the wraps.
    The build was quite easy till the epoxy.
    The top was on the dryer and it creeped up the jig while it was turning. That put the second eye into one of the V blocks on the jig and got caught in the felt.
    Went to check it and found a quarter size ball of felt wrapped up and epoxied to the eye.

    Little work with the razor and some sanding straightened her out.

    What a difference from the more moderate action 6wt w/out the fighting butt.
    Got some backbone to put it right to them now....

    We'll see how she does at the One Fly today.....

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    dimebrite
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    RE: New rod 2011/10/08 13:56:32 (permalink)
    bings; beautiful pictures man; and congrats on braking in the new build...
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    steeLpunishment
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    RE: New rod 2011/10/08 16:52:14 (permalink)
    surprized no one notice the outside mouth hook job

    its like bead fishin exsept dropper fly is hook

    hopethis helps

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    bingsbaits
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    RE: New rod 2011/10/08 21:03:57 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: steeLpunishment

    surprized no one notice the outside mouth hook job

    its like bead fishin exsept dropper fly is hook

    hopethis helps



    I'm still workin on the gettin the hook inside the mouth when I'm perfecting my lining technique..It'll come...

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    Mr.Slickfish
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    RE: New rod 2011/10/08 22:49:29 (permalink)
    I saw Bings build rod today....its bad arse....fire away

    I don't always snag fish, but when I do...
    I choose Little Cleos

    I'm the best looking smartest snagging poacher alive...
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    Mr.Slickfish
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    RE: New rod 2011/10/08 23:03:48 (permalink)
    PS. Hey Bings....anymore flower pics.... you get your own thread on the OT board....sac up!




    I don't always snag fish, but when I do...
    I choose Little Cleos

    I'm the best looking smartest snagging poacher alive...
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    bingsbaits
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    RE: New rod 2011/10/09 06:51:28 (permalink)
    And this is from a guy who stands on diving boards and shoots Rainbows out of his arse....

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    RE: New rod 2011/10/09 22:19:46 (permalink)
    Bumped into Bings on Friday and got to see his work on this one...top notch. You'd think the guy's been building rods for years.
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