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Hey guys,

I'm refinishing a South Bend 359 and I'm adding some guides as well as repositioning some guides. Most of my projects have been restorations and since the guides on my restorations went...

In my experience, the best epoxy to use for fixing delams or for cementing ferrules for bamboo rod repairs is golf club maker's epoxy. You can buy it from Golfsmith or any golf club making supply...

Bear,

Use either Titebond III of golf club maker's epoxy. Either wii work fine. Good luck on your project!!

Regards and WDE!!!
Bob L.


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--Robert...

Coach Robb,

They're Chinese made blanks and the price is very cheap. But for a few $ more you can get a quality US made blank from some of the builders over on Banjo's bamboo board. I'd suggest...

Bill,

He's using 20# Fireline for the tippet. He says another advantage is that it lays flat and won't kink like stranded wire. Sounds pretty good to me, what do you think?

Regards and WDE!!...

Have any of you used Berkley Fireline as a bite tippet? A friend of mine has been using it for fly fishing for blues and swears it works as well as some of the knotable braided steel leaders and a...

Bill,

Sounds to me like your ferrule is pinned. If you look very closely around the outside of your ferrule (sometimes a magnifying glass helps) I?ll bet you?ll see evidence of a pin. Pins can be...

DEEP SOUTH, you say!!!! Now you're talking!!! Count me in!

Regards and WDE!!!
Bob L.

"It's better to be crazy and know it than to be sane and have doubts."
--Robert Earl James

Bill,
This is my humble attempt to describe a scarf:
A scarf is a repair that requires that both sides of the break be planed accurately at a very acute angle, fitted, glued together, re-planed...

Bill,

There's a difference between a split and a break. A split can be somewhat(?) easily repaired. A clean break may be considerably more difficult to remedy and may require extensive surgery...

TNC,
Regarding the split/delamintion in your tip section:

Remove the varnish from all six flats around the damaged area.

Use some sewing needles or pins to pry and hold open the delamination....

iceman,

If my oftentimes foggy memory serves me correctly, the SB#55? s reel seat is all metal chrome plated brass with a down-locking screw lock (I think early versions may have had a slide...