07-13-2003, 12:16 PM
[cool]Hey, Ron. Good point on the superlines. The only problem in the smallest diameters is the tendency to slip behind even the tightest fitting spools. That's about the only reason I stick with my Excalibur super mono. It is smaller diameter than many other 6# rated lines, but just thick enough to keep it from throwing a coil behind the spool. It is also a bit less costly than the braids. But, the braids rule when you need more power and less diameter...and want to fish the big nasties. The sensitivity is great too. And, as you mentioned, that stuff just doesn't work as well on spinning reels, although some guys use it and swear by it.
I don't know about the white rod repair stuff. Probably one of those things that have forever disappeared and we will never know what the original use was for.
I have accumulated a large stock of bits and pieces of rods over the years...of all diameters. Some are from my own broken sticks. Others I have picked up where frustrated "tanglers" have left them after breaking them on a fishing trip. It is rare that I cannot find a match in diameter to the stick I need to mend with an insert. I first eposy it in place, and then do an overwrap and epoxy finish on the outside. In most cases, the mend is stronger than the rod...and mostly invisible, if I use the right thread. The only negative is that it creates a "flat spot" in the action. But, when you have a favorite rod, you hate to just chuck it if it can be repaired. And in the heat of battle, what's a little flat spot among fishermen?
Did you ever get up to northern California, or were you too busy chasing the local salt water fishies?
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I don't know about the white rod repair stuff. Probably one of those things that have forever disappeared and we will never know what the original use was for.
I have accumulated a large stock of bits and pieces of rods over the years...of all diameters. Some are from my own broken sticks. Others I have picked up where frustrated "tanglers" have left them after breaking them on a fishing trip. It is rare that I cannot find a match in diameter to the stick I need to mend with an insert. I first eposy it in place, and then do an overwrap and epoxy finish on the outside. In most cases, the mend is stronger than the rod...and mostly invisible, if I use the right thread. The only negative is that it creates a "flat spot" in the action. But, when you have a favorite rod, you hate to just chuck it if it can be repaired. And in the heat of battle, what's a little flat spot among fishermen?
Did you ever get up to northern California, or were you too busy chasing the local salt water fishies?
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