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fishnmachine

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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #60 on: Feb 22, 2019, 04:44 PM »
Is he showing or learning?  ;D
     One more with the one we're after and we'll have two.
The brook trout is the prom queen of the trout world, and a promiscuous prom queen at that!

Mac Attack

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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #61 on: Feb 23, 2019, 09:09 AM »
Is he showing or learning?  ;D

I’m learning the basics.
He’s here for the advanced seminars.

Here is a photo from beginner rod building class I’m in right now.


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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #62 on: Feb 27, 2019, 06:06 AM »
The snow banks across the road are 4ft higher than my truck......



Sometimes we live no particular way but our own.....<br />Strangers stopping strangers just to shake there hand...<br />\"Dying is the easy part. Learning how to live is the hard part....\"

Jethro

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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #63 on: Feb 27, 2019, 02:48 PM »
Plenty of fishing to be had here in NH!!





Unfortunately the catching has been the hard part.

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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #64 on: Feb 27, 2019, 04:00 PM »
Great picture's Jethro...
Sometimes we live no particular way but our own.....<br />Strangers stopping strangers just to shake there hand...<br />\"Dying is the easy part. Learning how to live is the hard part....\"

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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #65 on: Mar 03, 2019, 10:31 AM »
Not slow here.. ;D








Sometimes we live no particular way but our own.....<br />Strangers stopping strangers just to shake there hand...<br />\"Dying is the easy part. Learning how to live is the hard part....\"

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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #66 on: Mar 03, 2019, 11:33 AM »
Not at all Dom. Great catch. That's some interesting transportation you have there.  No shortage of ice this year.

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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #67 on: Mar 03, 2019, 03:07 PM »
Thanks Bart. Not mine i wish. Buddy has almost 17 grand into that thing. Also has a huge 4 way plow for it..
Sometimes we live no particular way but our own.....<br />Strangers stopping strangers just to shake there hand...<br />\"Dying is the easy part. Learning how to live is the hard part....\"

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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #68 on: Mar 03, 2019, 07:30 PM »
Jethro nice photos best to you the remainder of this season.
Raquettedacker nice to have a friend with top-end transportation. How did the Euro-mounts you posted photos of in process turn out.
Mac Attack hope you and your son learned things that will improve your rod building.

Steve

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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #69 on: Mar 03, 2019, 10:19 PM »
I learned a little bit.
Now I'm going to build some rods.
Jeff has all the equipment.
At the show I bought ten (10), 2pc graphite 6.5' spinning rod blanks.
I also bought some eye kits, graphite reel seats, foam handles, etc.
I learned how to wrap guides today.
I have been You Tubing it since I got home.
Watched it done in a few seminars there, and today Jeff helped me.
Got serious eye strain today.
Enough to give me a headache.
So I ordered a head gear magnifying glass setup.
$10 on amazon with free shipping.
Will be here Tuesday.
So I will start on these 10 rods then.
No rush.
A few will be for gifts.
The rest I'll sell.
They won't be $200+ rods when I finish.
But they won't be $40-50 Cabela specials either.
I won't be doing anything fancy, like crazy wrap patterns.
Just simple black color-fast thread.
Even the handles are simple black EVO foam.
They will be good general purpose spinning rods.
I'll post pics when I get a few done.
Not sure what I'll sell them for.
I'm sure I will have a bit of time in each but I'll discount my time significantly.
We'll see.
I'm looking for an inside hobby for retirement that maybe I can make a few dollars at to put fuel in the boat and bait on the hook.
I may enjoy it, or not.
We'll see.
Mac

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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #70 on: Mar 05, 2019, 01:37 AM »
Been there.....done that.......mostly built my arsenal of equipment. Sold a few, but not many people will fork over what a custom rod is really worth. If you're looking for a hobby, keep it a hobby. Never turn a hobby you enjoy into a business.

I bought a lot of my blanks from one particular guy on eBay. They were very reasonable and very high quality.

Rg
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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #71 on: Mar 06, 2019, 07:52 AM »
Mac Attack have fun with the rod building. Nice that your son and you have some common intrests.

Steve

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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #72 on: Mar 06, 2019, 03:33 PM »
Been there.....done that.......mostly built my arsenal of equipment. Sold a few, but not many people will fork over what a custom rod is really worth. If you're looking for a hobby, keep it a hobby. Never turn a hobby you enjoy into a business.

I bought a lot of my blanks from one particular guy on eBay. They were very reasonable and very high quality.

Rg

Not going to do it for money Bob
But if I can sell a few here and there to offset some of the costs.......

You know.

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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #73 on: Mar 06, 2019, 06:51 PM »
Busy hands....busy mind.....long life.

Enjoy!

Rg
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Re: Slow Season Thread
« Reply #74 on: Mar 29, 2019, 05:57 AM »
Since my Doctor and Surgeon have deemed me not to be able to work looking for a hobby.

MacAttack is building rods hard?
Take a kid fishing

 



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