I know it's not pretty. 😭
I dropped my St Croix Premiere today and it got scuffed pretty bad. Only on the clear coat though. The blank isn't scratched.
I cleaned it really well and used clear coat nail polish to protect it. Looks aside, will this be okay based on my information?
Any tips?
Figured this is the place to ask
I'm attending my first proper fishing show as a vendor later in the year and the closer it gets the more stressed I'm getting thinking about all the stuff I'd need to not look like some fool sitting behind a table. I'm thinking about what kind of booth I'd be interested in checking out as a customer and to do that I'd need to seriously build up my on hand inventory, get promo items like hats, shirts, and stickers, and have one or two guides or pro staff type folks in my booth to talk to potential customers. I know, that's all going to cost A LOT of money, parts alone to fill out two rod racks will go well over $5k
The worst part about planning for this show is that is the inaugural show, I don't have any kind of historic attendance or anything to go off of. The best comparison is a show that's held just before Christmas over an hour away that hasn't had the best organization team, next to that is the Houston Fishing Show which, square footage wise, is 20x as big as this show
Does anyone notice a big difference in sensitivity when using cheaper blanks vs more expensive ones? For example would a 30 dollar blank like a CRB color series be in the same ballpark as a 200 dollar NFC X-ray blank or is it a night and day difference. Also how much of it depends on the components used? Ex. Carbon fiber grips and compressed carbon reel seat vs EVA grips and a graphite reel seat? Trying to figure out if the more expensive blanks are really worth the money or not. Thanks everyone!
I recently got an order for a gloss black ice fishing rod. The only gloss black that I can find have a colored tip, they specifically do not want that. The blanks that I am familiar with have raw options. What is the best route to get one painted gloss black? I was thinking about taking one to my local body shop and have them paint one with a flex agent in it. Thoughts?
I have a heavy blank that I want to make into a catfish rod but can't seem to make heads or tails of the guides that should be used.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
Thanks in advance
I love skinny rods. Recently I saw this rod for sale, listed as a 7’6” rainshadow revelation blank, ML. Unfortunately the listing was removed, but I’ve been so enamored that I’m looking to have one custom built.
I’m wanting to build one for inshore fishing, mostly gulf species (reds, speck, flounder, the occasional black drum/tripletail/jack that wander closer to shore). I prefer my rods slightly underpowered.
I’d like a ML, skinny rod with a long handle. I’d like it to be a high end blank.
Is there a name for this style of skinny rod? Do you have a blank suggestion I could approach a builder with? I’ve been interested in NFC and rainshadow.
Thank you for your insight.