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"Never trust a big butt and a smile."

Did you try 8 Mile Road in Stockton? There's a ton of YouTube videos of people catching crappie off the bridge, and the surrounding water in boats.

The cheaters better check their tow vehicle every time they hook up the trailer.

The Rainshadow Revelation 6'8" UL two piece. I love this rascal.

I've built rods using these blanks: Rainshadow North Fork Composites RODgeeks

I mostly get sick ocean fishing. When the local winds and waves are rough, or there's a bad swell I can become ill. I've personally chummed the water.

It's CCS. Dropbox

Sometimes I think I like building fishing rods and computers more than fishing and using a computer. I've been eyeing woodworking and building some speakers.

Hitena has size E thread in their nylon and NCP line. Some of their other thread, like the metallic and zebra, don't come in size E. Hitena size A seems a little smaller compared to ProWrap size A. I don't know how Hitena size E compares to other size E threads. I never wrapped with size E. https://hitenausa.com/rod-wrapping-thread/

King salmon, steelhead, yellowtail, and Dungeness crab.

I no longer file prep guide feet. For my ocean salt rods, if I use use guides like Fuji's CC models, I don't want to remove the surface that inhibits rust. Instead after I get 5 to 6 wraps onto the guide foot, I'll slightly pull the guide so the foot disappears under the thread. I've also stopped prepping the guide feet for my freshwater rods. I got the idea from rod builder Billy Vivona.

Gorgeous build. What reel seat and reel seat hood was used? The reel seat looks like an Alps MVT.

The reel seat has a recessed hood that fits into the cut out of a fly handle. The hood diameter is 21 mm or 0.826 inches. Make or buy a fly handle that can accept the hood size. The blank butt diameter should not be larger than 14 mm.

Looks a bit weird and different. However the site looks cleaner, less is more. Well done.

I apply three light coats of TM Lite. I could never achieve a satisfactory finish with a single coat of TM Lite. There are rod builders that can get away with a single coat of regular ThreadMaster.